INDICATORS

VITAL STATISTICS

•4.1.1 Deaths by Leading Causes •4.1.2 Hospitalizations by Four Leading Causes •4.1.3 Share of Avoidable Hospital Admissions •4.1.4 Persons with a Disability •4.1.5 Infant Mortality Rate •4.1.6 Traffic Fatalities •4.1.7 Traffic Fatalities Involving Alcohol •4.1.8 Sexually Transmitted Diseases •4.1.9 Opioid Prescription Rates

YOUTH RATES

•4.2.1 Teen Birth Rate •4.2.2 Youth Deaths by Type •4.2.3 Youth Feeling Sad or Hopeless

ADULT RATES

•4.3.1 Primary Care Physicians per 100k Residents •4.3.2 Adult Diabetes Rate •4.3.3 Suicide Rates by Gender •4.3.4 Adults Reporting Poor Mental Health

ACCESS TO CARE

•4.4.1 Uninsured Population •4.4.2 Uninsured Population (18 and younger) •4.4.3 Physicians per 1,000 Residents

FUNDING & RESOURCES

•4.5.1 Hospital Charity Care •4.5.2 Local Govt. Expenditures on Public Health •4.5.3 Local Govt. Expenditures on Substance Abuse

HEALTH

The health of any population is a complex outcome of economic, environmental, behavioral, and even genetic factors. In nearly all surveys of happiness, good health ranks among individuals' top preferences. Without good health, economic achievements are hollow. These trends give a brief but informative look at the health of the residents in the three counties.