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) 0.7
favorable
2.7
favorable
4.0
Population in Poverty (Percent) 19.2
unfavorable
13.9
unfavorable
12.6
unfavorable
8.0
Children in Poverty (Percent) 29.4
unfavorable
19.6
unfavorable
17.1
unfavorable
8.0
No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) 15.0
unfavorable
11.8
unfavorable
11.1
Unemployment Rate (Age 16+, Percent) 3.4
unfavorable
2.8
similar
3.3
% Unable to Pay Cash for a $400 Emergency Expense 30.8
similar
34.0
unfavorable
19.7
% Worry/Stress Over Rent/Mortgage in Past Year 28.3
favorable
45.8
similar
36.0
% Unhealthy/Unsafe Housing Conditions 14.7
similar
16.4
similar
15.6
% Went Without Utilities in Past Year 8.0
Population With Low Food Access (Percent) 28.1
similar
30.9
unfavorable
22.2
% Food Insecure 31.8
favorable
43.3
similar
30.4
 
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OVERALL HEALTH Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Overall Health 17.0
similar
18.1
similar
15.7
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 16.2
similar
17.1
unfavorable
8.1
unfavorable
7.6
favorable
29.4
% Difficulty Accessing Health Care in Past Year (Composite) 41.7
favorable
52.5
similar
44.2
% Cost Prevented Physician Visit in Past Year 14.6
similar
15.5
favorable
21.6
favorable
28.1
% Cost Prevented Getting Prescription in Past Year 19.7
similar
20.2
favorable
29.5
% Difficulty Getting Appointment in Past Year 20.7
favorable
33.4
similar
15.9
% Inconvenient Hrs Prevented Dr Visit in Past Year 10.5
favorable
22.9
similar
16.0
% Difficulty Finding Physician in Past Year 15.5
favorable
22.0
similar
15.0
% Transportation Hindered Dr Visit in Past Year 11.4
favorable
18.3
similar
10.4
% Language/Culture Prevented Care in Past Year 1.4
favorable
5.0
similar
1.9
% Stretched Prescription to Save Cost in Past Year 16.6
similar
19.4
similar
21.6
% Difficulty Getting Child's Health Care in Past Year 4.5
favorable
11.1
Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 75.1
unfavorable
87.8
unfavorable
107.8
% Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 74.1
similar
69.9
unfavorable
84.0
favorable
58.9
% Routine Checkup in Past Year 77.5
similar
76.3
favorable
65.3
similar
73.0
% [Child 0-17] Routine Checkup in Past Year 83.9
similar
77.5
% Two or More ER Visits in Past Year 16.5
similar
15.6
similar
15.2
% Rate Local Health Care "Fair/Poor" 10.2
similar
11.5
favorable
22.2
 
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CANCER Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 191.9
unfavorable
150.5
unfavorable
146.5
unfavorable
122.7
favorable
223.7
Lung Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 49.1
unfavorable
35.7
unfavorable
33.4
unfavorable
25.1
Female Breast Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 12.0
favorable
20.2
favorable
19.4
favorable
15.3
Prostate Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 8.7
favorable
20.6
favorable
18.5
favorable
16.9
Colorectal Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 20.7
unfavorable
14.0
unfavorable
13.1
unfavorable
8.9
Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 450.6
similar
468.6
similar
449.4
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 55.9
similar
59.8
similar
56.3
Female Breast Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 94.4
favorable
129.1
favorable
128.1
Prostate Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 150.9
similar
132.6
unfavorable
109.9
Colorectal Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 43.4
similar
40.4
similar
37.7
% Cancer 9.9
similar
11.2
similar
7.4
similar
11.4
% [Women 21-65] Cervical Cancer Screening 79.2
similar
76.5
similar
75.4
similar
84.3
similar
80.6
% [Age 50-75] Colorectal Cancer Screening 80.2
favorable
69.8
similar
71.5
similar
74.4
similar
80.2
 
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DIABETES Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Diabetes Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 46.2
unfavorable
22.2
unfavorable
22.6
unfavorable
31.0
% Diabetes/High Blood Sugar 16.5
similar
12.3
similar
12.8
similar
17.3
% Borderline/Pre-Diabetes 10.8
similar
15.0
similar
7.3
Kidney Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 32.0
unfavorable
18.4
unfavorable
12.8
similar
30.0
 
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DISABLING CONDITIONS Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% 3+ Chronic Conditions 46.0
unfavorable
38.0
similar
47.2
% Activity Limitations 29.7
similar
27.5
similar
24.3
% High-Impact Chronic Pain 19.4
similar
19.6
unfavorable
6.4
similar
23.3
Alzheimer's Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 51.2
similar
44.8
unfavorable
30.9
unfavorable
38.8
% Caregiver to a Friend/Family Member 23.8
similar
22.8
similar
26.4
 
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HEART DISEASE & STROKE Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Heart Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 233.9
unfavorable
178.3
unfavorable
164.4
unfavorable
127.4
favorable
269.5
% Heart Disease 12.9
unfavorable
7.0
similar
10.3
unfavorable
6.4
Stroke Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 51.7
unfavorable
42.8
unfavorable
37.6
unfavorable
33.4
favorable
71.8
% Stroke 3.0
similar
3.7
similar
5.4
similar
5.7
% High Blood Pressure 50.8
unfavorable
36.6
unfavorable
40.4
unfavorable
42.6
unfavorable
39.9
% High Cholesterol 40.3
unfavorable
32.4
similar
32.6
% 1+ Cardiovascular Risk Factor 95.5
unfavorable
87.8
unfavorable
86.7
 
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INFANT HEALTH & FAMILY PLANNING Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Teen Births per 1,000 Females 15-19 19.4
favorable
22.5
similar
19.3
Low Birthweight (Percent of Births) 10.0
similar
9.8
unfavorable
8.2
 
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INJURY & VIOLENCE Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Unintentional Injury Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 70.9
unfavorable
44.9
unfavorable
51.6
unfavorable
43.2
similar
65.3
Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 25.8
unfavorable
14.4
unfavorable
11.4
unfavorable
10.1
Violent Crimes per 100,000 498.0
unfavorable
373.1
unfavorable
416.0
% Victim of Violent Crime in Past 5 Years 2.9
favorable
7.0
similar
6.0
% Victim of Intimate Partner Violence 15.6
similar
20.3
similar
19.4
 
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MENTAL HEALTH Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Mental Health 24.1
similar
24.4
unfavorable
10.8
% Diagnosed Depression 31.8
unfavorable
17.7
similar
30.8
unfavorable
20.2
% Symptoms of Chronic Depression 46.7
similar
46.7
unfavorable
27.0
% Typical Day Is "Extremely/Very" Stressful 15.2
favorable
21.1
unfavorable
8.7
Mental Health Providers per 100,000 67.9
similar
75.0
unfavorable
149.9
% Receiving Mental Health Treatment 23.7
similar
21.9
similar
27.0
% Unable to Get Mental Health Services in Past Year 6.9
favorable
13.2
similar
4.9
 
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NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & WEIGHT Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Buy Fresh Produce 29.6
similar
30.0
unfavorable
18.8
% No Leisure-Time Physical Activity 31.9
unfavorable
23.7
similar
30.2
unfavorable
21.8
similar
31.3
% Meet Physical Activity Guidelines 22.6
similar
24.1
unfavorable
30.3
unfavorable
29.7
favorable
11.7
% [Child 2-17] Physically Active 1+ Hours per Day 48.5
favorable
27.4
Recreation/Fitness Facilities per 100,000 10.7
similar
10.8
similar
11.9
% Overweight (BMI 25+) 77.4
unfavorable
68.0
unfavorable
63.3
similar
74.2
% Obese (BMI 30+) 50.4
unfavorable
33.9
unfavorable
33.9
unfavorable
36.0
unfavorable
37.7
 
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ORAL HEALTH Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Have Dental Insurance 69.6
similar
72.7
similar
75.0
favorable
53.8
% Dental Visit in Past Year 55.0
similar
60.7
similar
56.5
favorable
45.0
similar
51.9
% [Child 2-17] Dental Visit in Past Year 80.0
similar
77.8
favorable
45.0
 
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RESPIRATORY DISEASE Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Lung Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 67.9
unfavorable
43.1
unfavorable
38.1
unfavorable
53.7
COVID-19 Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 108.3
unfavorable
81.7
unfavorable
85.0
% Asthma 12.6
similar
9.4
favorable
17.9
similar
10.1
% [Child 0-17] Asthma 13.1
similar
16.7
% COPD (Lung Disease) 6.8
similar
6.6
favorable
11.0
favorable
12.8
 
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SEXUAL HEALTH Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
HIV Prevalence per 100,000 546.6
favorable
643.5
unfavorable
379.7
Chlamydia Incidence per 100,000 740.6
unfavorable
589.4
unfavorable
481.3
Gonorrhea Incidence per 100,000 304.9
unfavorable
221.0
unfavorable
206.5
 
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SUBSTANCE USE Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Excessive Drinking 16.9
similar
16.0
favorable
34.3
similar
18.3
% Used an Illicit Drug in Past Month 4.8
favorable
8.4
similar
4.6
% Used a Prescription Opioid in Past Year 17.8
similar
15.1
favorable
28.9
% Ever Sought Help for Alcohol or Drug Problem 4.8
similar
6.8
similar
5.6
% Personally Impacted by Substance Use 31.5
favorable
45.4
similar
25.9
 
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TOBACCO USE Peach County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Smoke Cigarettes 14.6
similar
15.0
favorable
23.9
unfavorable
6.1
favorable
24.4
% Someone Smokes at Home 19.1
similar
17.7
similar
21.4
% Use Vaping Products 15.2
unfavorable
7.8
similar
18.5
unfavorable
3.1
 
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