Health Indicators (Key)

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Note: Healthy People 2030 (HP2030) is a widely accepted set of health promotion and disease prevention goals for all Americans.
 
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SOCIAL DETERMINANTS Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Linguistically Isolated Population (Percent) 1.2
favorable
3.1
favorable
4.4
Population in Poverty (Percent) 21.5
unfavorable
16.0
unfavorable
14.1
unfavorable
8.0
Children in Poverty (Percent) 27.9
unfavorable
22.9
unfavorable
19.5
unfavorable
8.0
No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) 16.0
unfavorable
13.3
unfavorable
12.3
% Unable to Pay Cash for a $400 Emergency Expense 19.7
similar
24.6
% Worry/Stress Over Rent/Mortgage in Past Year 29.6
similar
32.2
similar
36.0
% Unhealthy/Unsafe Housing Conditions 15.6
similar
12.2
% Food Insecure 24.5
favorable
34.1
% Attended a Religious/Spiritual Svc in the Past Month 37.4
unfavorable
68.2
 
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OVERALL HEALTH Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Overall Health 17.4
similar
19.1
similar
12.6
similar
23.6
 
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% [Age 18-64] Lack Health Insurance 11.8
favorable
21.8
similar
8.7
similar
7.9
favorable
29.4
% Difficulty Accessing Health Care in Past Year (Composite) 45.5
unfavorable
35.0
similar
44.2
% Cost Prevented Physician Visit in Past Year 15.5
similar
18.2
similar
12.9
favorable
28.1
% Cost Prevented Getting Prescription in Past Year 15.4
similar
12.8
favorable
29.5
% Difficulty Getting Appointment in Past Year 22.5
unfavorable
14.5
similar
15.9
% Inconvenient Hrs Prevented Dr Visit in Past Year 23.5
unfavorable
12.5
similar
16.0
% Difficulty Finding Physician in Past Year 10.4
similar
9.4
similar
15.0
% Transportation Hindered Dr Visit in Past Year 13.8
similar
8.9
similar
10.4
% Language/Culture Prevented Care in Past Year 0.2
favorable
2.8
similar
1.9
% Skipped Prescription Doses to Save Costs 12.9
similar
12.7
favorable
21.6
Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 26.0
unfavorable
65.6
unfavorable
76.6
% Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 79.3
similar
74.2
similar
84.0
% Have Had Routine Checkup in Past Year 73.3
similar
78.3
similar
70.5
similar
73.0
% Two or More ER Visits in Past Year 13.2
similar
10.1
similar
15.2
% Eye Exam in Past 2 Years 69.7
favorable
61.0
favorable
61.1
favorable
59.0
% Rate Local Health Care "Fair/Poor" 5.7
similar
8.0
favorable
22.2
 
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CANCER Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 194.4
unfavorable
155.8
unfavorable
152.5
unfavorable
122.7
similar
221.2
Cancer Incidence Rate (All Sites) 487.3
similar
467.0
similar
448.7
Female Breast Cancer Incidence Rate 113.4
similar
126.8
similar
125.9
Prostate Cancer Incidence Rate 136.0
similar
124.2
unfavorable
104.5
Lung Cancer Incidence Rate 68.7
similar
62.8
unfavorable
58.3
Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rate 60.5
unfavorable
41.3
unfavorable
38.4
% Cancer 11.4
similar
10.7
similar
10.0
% [Women 50-74] Mammogram in Past 2 Years 86.1
similar
80.0
favorable
76.1
favorable
77.1
similar
86.0
% [Age 50-75] Colorectal Cancer Screening 81.1
favorable
68.8
similar
77.4
similar
74.4
similar
80.2
 
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DIABETES Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Diabetes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 42.0
unfavorable
21.6
unfavorable
21.3
similar
38.6
% Diabetes/High Blood Sugar 16.3
similar
12.6
similar
13.8
similar
17.3
% Borderline/Pre-Diabetes 8.5
similar
9.7
similar
7.3
% [Non-Diabetics] Blood Sugar Tested in Past 3 Years 43.4
similar
43.3
unfavorable
55.3
 
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HEART DISEASE & STROKE Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Diseases of the Heart (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 251.6
unfavorable
176.9
unfavorable
164.7
unfavorable
127.4
similar
252.6
% Heart Disease (Heart Attack, Angina, Coronary Disease) 13.3
unfavorable
7.1
unfavorable
6.1
unfavorable
6.4
Stroke (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 48.1
similar
43.7
unfavorable
37.3
unfavorable
33.4
favorable
66.1
% Stroke 11.7
unfavorable
3.7
unfavorable
4.3
unfavorable
5.7
% Blood Pressure Checked in Past 2 Years 91.7
favorable
85.0
% Told Have High Blood Pressure 44.2
unfavorable
33.1
similar
36.9
unfavorable
27.7
similar
39.9
% [HBP] Taking Action to Control High Blood Pressure 94.8
favorable
84.2
% Cholesterol Checked in Past 5 Years 96.5
favorable
80.7
% Told Have High Cholesterol 36.1
similar
32.7
similar
32.6
% [HBC] Taking Action to Control High Blood Cholesterol 92.3
favorable
83.2
% 1+ Cardiovascular Risk Factor 91.0
unfavorable
84.6
similar
86.7
 
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INFANT HEALTH & FAMILY PLANNING Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Low Birthweight Births (Percent) 9.9
similar
9.5
unfavorable
8.2
similar
9.6
Infant Death Rate 9.7
unfavorable
7.2
unfavorable
5.7
unfavorable
5.0
Births to Adolescents Age 15 to 19 (Rate per 1,000) 23.7
similar
26.3
similar
22.7
favorable
31.4
 
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INJURY & VIOLENCE Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Unintentional Injury (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 70.8
unfavorable
44.2
unfavorable
48.3
unfavorable
43.2
similar
70.4
Motor Vehicle Crashes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 30.9
unfavorable
14.3
unfavorable
11.5
unfavorable
10.1
Violent Crime Rate 498.0
unfavorable
373.1
unfavorable
416.0
% Victim of Violent Crime in Past 5 Years 9.0
similar
6.2
similar
6.0
% Victim of Intimate Partner Violence 20.9
unfavorable
13.7
similar
19.4
 
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KIDNEY DISEASE Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Kidney Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 34.5
unfavorable
18.5
unfavorable
13.0
favorable
48.5
% Kidney Disease 10.4
unfavorable
3.2
unfavorable
5.0
similar
5.3
 
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MENTAL HEALTH Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Mental Health 14.5
similar
13.4
similar
10.8
% Diagnosed Depression 28.2
unfavorable
17.1
unfavorable
20.6
similar
20.2
% Symptoms of Chronic Depression (2+ Years) 30.1
similar
30.3
similar
27.0
% Typical Day Is "Extremely/Very" Stressful 10.7
favorable
16.1
similar
8.7
Mental Health Providers per 100,000 55.8
favorable
21.7
favorable
42.6
% Have Ever Sought Help for Mental Health 31.1
similar
30.0
% Taking Rx/Receiving Mental Health Trtmt 21.0
similar
16.8
similar
27.0
% Unable to Get Mental Health Svcs in Past Yr 12.1
similar
7.8
unfavorable
4.9
 
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NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & WEIGHT Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Population With Low Food Access (Percent) 27.6
similar
30.8
unfavorable
22.4
% "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Buy Fresh Produce 13.8
favorable
21.1
similar
18.8
% 5+ Servings of Fruits/Vegetables per Day 15.2
unfavorable
32.7
unfavorable
42.2
% No Leisure-Time Physical Activity 35.3
unfavorable
26.2
similar
31.3
unfavorable
21.2
similar
31.3
% Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines 14.4
unfavorable
20.6
unfavorable
21.4
unfavorable
28.4
similar
11.7
% Healthy Weight (BMI 18.5-24.9) 23.9
unfavorable
30.8
unfavorable
34.5
similar
25.8
% Overweight (BMI 25+) 73.6
unfavorable
67.2
unfavorable
61.0
similar
74.2
% Obese (BMI 30+) 45.9
unfavorable
32.5
unfavorable
31.3
unfavorable
36.0
similar
37.7
 
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ORAL HEALTH Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Have Dental Insurance 71.9
similar
68.7
favorable
59.8
favorable
53.8
% [Age 18+] Dental Visit in Past Year 61.1
similar
62.5
similar
62.0
favorable
45.0
similar
51.9
 
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POTENTIALLY DISABLING CONDITIONS Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% 3+ Chronic Conditions 46.2
unfavorable
32.5
similar
47.2
% Activity Limitations 31.3
unfavorable
24.0
similar
24.3
% With High-Impact Chronic Pain 23.3
unfavorable
14.1
unfavorable
7.0
Alzheimer's Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 74.2
unfavorable
45.8
unfavorable
30.6
% Caregiver to a Friend/Family Member 25.4
similar
22.6
similar
26.4
 
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RESPIRATORY DISEASE Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
CLRD (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 67.2
unfavorable
46.4
unfavorable
40.4
unfavorable
43.6
% [Age 65+] Flu Vaccine in Past Year 71.6
favorable
52.6
similar
71.0
similar
60.0
% [Adult] Asthma 9.8
similar
8.9
similar
12.9
similar
10.1
% COPD (Lung Disease) 5.3
similar
7.3
similar
6.4
favorable
12.8
 
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SEXUAL HEALTH Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
HIV/AIDS (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 12.1
unfavorable
3.9
unfavorable
2.1
HIV Prevalence Rate 568.7
similar
624.9
unfavorable
372.8
Chlamydia Incidence Rate 1011.1
unfavorable
632.2
unfavorable
539.9
Gonorrhea Incidence Rate 383.8
unfavorable
200.1
unfavorable
179.1
 
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Excessive Drinker 23.4
unfavorable
16.1
similar
27.2
similar
18.3
% Illicit Drug Use in Past Month 3.0
similar
2.0
favorable
12.0
similar
4.6
% Used an Opioid Drug in Past Year 28.9
unfavorable
12.9
% Ever Sought Help for Alcohol or Drug Problem 8.3
similar
5.4
similar
5.6
% Personally Impacted by Substance Abuse 39.8
similar
35.8
unfavorable
25.9
 
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TOBACCO USE Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Current Smoker 15.5
similar
16.1
similar
17.4
unfavorable
5.0
favorable
24.4
% Someone Smokes at Home 16.2
similar
14.6
similar
21.4
% Currently Use Vaping Products 10.1
unfavorable
4.4
similar
8.9
unfavorable
3.1
 
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