Health Indicators (Key)

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Note: Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) is a widely accepted set of health promotion and disease prevention goals for all Americans.
 
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SOCIAL DETERMINANTS Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Linguistically Isolated Population (Percent) 5.3
favorable
6.4
unfavorable
4.4
Population in Poverty (Percent) 14.0
similar
14.8
similar
14.1
Population Below 200% FPL (Percent)
Children in Poverty (Percent) 23.4
similar
21.3
unfavorable
19.5
No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) 12.0
similar
12.1
similar
12.3
Unemployment Rate (Age 16+, Percent) 2.6
similar
2.7
favorable
3.3
% Food Insecure 25.2
favorable
34.1
similar
23.3
 
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OVERALL HEALTH Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Overall Health 15.2
favorable
20.8
similar
12.6
similar
17.9
 
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% [Age 18-64] Lack Health Insurance 18.5
similar
20.9
unfavorable
8.7
unfavorable
0.0
favorable
24.1
% Difficulty Accessing Healthcare in Past Year (Composite) 43.7
unfavorable
35.0
unfavorable
37.9
% Lack or Type of Insurance Prevented Care 15.6
similar
15.4
% Cost Prevented Physician Visit in Past Year 14.8
similar
16.2
similar
12.9
similar
14.1
% Cost Prevented Getting Prescription in Past Year 14.3
similar
12.8
% Difficulty Getting Appointment in Past Year 21.7
unfavorable
14.5
unfavorable
16.0
% Inconvenient Hrs Prevented Dr Visit in Past Year 12.3
similar
12.5
similar
12.4
% Difficulty Finding Physician in Past Year 13.6
unfavorable
9.4
unfavorable
9.3
% Transportation Hindered Dr Visit in Past Year 7.6
similar
8.9
similar
5.6
% Language/Culture Prevented Care in Past Year 3.2
similar
2.8
% Low Health Literacy 23.5
favorable
27.7
similar
24.1
% Skipped Prescription Doses to Save Costs 14.1
similar
12.7
similar
16.3
% Difficulty Getting Child's Healthcare in Past Year 10.7
similar
8.0
similar
12.9
Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 64.8
favorable
36.3
favorable
38.3
% Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 68.5
unfavorable
74.2
unfavorable
95.0
unfavorable
76.5
% Outmigration for Medical Care 13.1
similar
14.5
% Have Had Routine Checkup in Past Year 74.2
unfavorable
80.4
similar
70.5
similar
75.7
% Child Has Had Checkup in Past Year 83.1
similar
77.4
similar
86.7
% Two or More ER Visits in Past Year 11.5
similar
10.1
unfavorable
7.4
% Rate Local Healthcare "Fair/Poor" 10.7
unfavorable
8.0
favorable
17.4
% Aware of Healthy Lee Community Initiatives 16.9
favorable
10.9
% Have Heard of “Choose, Commit, Change!” 12.2
favorable
8.8
 
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CANCER Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 128.2
similar
144.8
favorable
152.5
favorable
161.4
similar
145.8
Lung Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 31.9
similar
35.6
similar
36.6
favorable
45.5
Prostate Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 12.8
favorable
16.5
favorable
18.9
favorable
21.8
Female Breast Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 16.9
similar
18.5
favorable
19.9
favorable
20.7
Colorectal Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 10.7
favorable
13.1
favorable
13.7
favorable
14.5
Cancer Incidence Rate (All Sites) 415.8
similar
451.9
similar
448.0
Prostate Cancer Incidence Rate 84.3
similar
94.7
favorable
104.1
Female Breast Cancer Incidence Rate 111.1
similar
117.5
similar
125.2
Lung Cancer Incidence Rate 54.5
similar
59.0
similar
59.2
Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rate 29.9
favorable
36.6
favorable
38.7
% Cancer 13.8
similar
15.6
unfavorable
10.0
% [Women 50-74] Mammogram in Past 2 Years 81.3
similar
81.4
similar
76.1
similar
81.1
similar
80.1
% [Women 21-65] Cervical Cancer Screening 77.6
similar
79.4
similar
73.8
unfavorable
93.0
similar
81.9
% [Age 50-75] Colorectal Cancer Screening 78.9
favorable
71.0
similar
77.4
favorable
70.5
similar
78.0
 
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DIABETES Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Diabetes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 17.5
similar
19.8
favorable
21.3
favorable
20.5
unfavorable
14.0
% Diabetes/High Blood Sugar 14.0
similar
12.6
similar
13.8
similar
12.5
% Borderline/Pre-Diabetes 9.2
similar
9.7
similar
8.7
% [Non-Diabetics] Blood Sugar Tested in Past 3 Years 53.8
favorable
43.3
unfavorable
60.9
 
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HEART DISEASE & STROKE Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Diseases of the Heart (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 113.9
favorable
145.0
favorable
164.7
favorable
156.9
favorable
142.2
Stroke (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 26.2
favorable
38.6
favorable
37.3
favorable
34.8
similar
23.2
% Heart Disease (Heart Attack, Angina, Coronary Disease) 9.1
similar
8.5
unfavorable
6.1
similar
10.1
% Stroke 6.2
unfavorable
4.1
similar
4.3
unfavorable
3.9
% Told Have High Blood Pressure 42.7
unfavorable
35.4
unfavorable
36.9
unfavorable
26.9
unfavorable
36.4
% Told Have High Cholesterol 40.4
unfavorable
32.7
unfavorable
13.5
similar
38.5
% 1+ Cardiovascular Risk Factor 86.6
similar
84.6
similar
85.1
 
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INFANT HEALTH & FAMILY PLANNING Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
No Prenatal Care in First Trimester (Percent) 31.7
unfavorable
26.2
unfavorable
22.7
similar
34.5
Low Birthweight Births (Percent) 8.2
similar
8.7
similar
8.2
similar
7.8
similar
7.8
Infant Death Rate 5.8
similar
6.1
similar
5.7
similar
6.0
similar
5.4
% Would Not Want Newborn Vaccinated 6.8
favorable
13.2
Births to Adolescents (Percent) 5.7
unfavorable
4.8
similar
5.1
favorable
9.3
 
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INJURY & VIOLENCE Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Motor Vehicle Crashes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 15.8
similar
14.5
unfavorable
11.5
unfavorable
12.4
% Texting While Driving 26.8
unfavorable
17.3
% [Child 0-17] “Always” Wears Seat Belt/Restraint 87.2
similar
85.6
similar
93.2
% [Child 5-17] “Always” Wears Helmet on a Bike 42.6
similar
48.8
similar
33.5
[65+] Falls (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 87.2
unfavorable
66.6
unfavorable
63.4
unfavorable
47.0
% [Age 45+] Fell in the Past Year 25.8
similar
27.5
similar
26.9
Firearm-Related Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 13.9
similar
12.6
similar
11.9
% "Always" Use Sunscreen 16.5
similar
19.1
% Have a Swimming Pool at Home/Apartment 51.5
unfavorable
43.1
% [Those w/Pools] Pool Has Safety Features 84.8
similar
80.2
Unintentional Injury (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 67.7
unfavorable
54.7
unfavorable
48.3
unfavorable
36.4
unfavorable
48.9
Homicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 7.0
similar
6.6
similar
6.1
unfavorable
5.5
similar
7.5
Violent Crime Rate 339.7
favorable
433.9
favorable
400.4
% Victim of Violent Crime in Past 5 Years 3.4
favorable
6.2
similar
2.8
% Victim of Intimate Partner Violence 16.3
similar
13.7
similar
13.7
 
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KIDNEY DISEASE Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Kidney Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 3.6
favorable
10.0
favorable
13.0
favorable
7.8
% Kidney Disease 4.6
similar
3.4
similar
5.0
similar
3.8
 
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MENTAL HEALTH Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Mental Health 16.9
unfavorable
13.4
unfavorable
9.2
% Diagnosed Depression 21.1
unfavorable
15.6
similar
20.6
unfavorable
17.4
% Symptoms of Chronic Depression (2+ Years) 34.3
similar
30.3
unfavorable
25.2
% Typical Day Is "Extremely/Very" Stressful 15.7
similar
16.1
unfavorable
10.8
Suicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 14.8
similar
14.4
similar
13.9
unfavorable
10.2
similar
16.8
Mental Health Providers per 100,000 99.7
unfavorable
150.1
unfavorable
202.8
% Taking Rx/Receiving Mental Health Trtmt 14.5
similar
16.8
similar
15.5
% [Those With Diagnosed Depression] Receiving Treatment 91.0
similar
85.4
% Member of HH Sought Mental Health Svcs 13.4
favorable
10.3
% Member of HH Received Needed Mental Health Svcs 81.8
similar
85.0
% Member of HH Received Mental Health Svcs in Lee County 88.6
similar
86.0
 
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NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & WEIGHT Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Population With Low Food Access (Percent) 38.2
unfavorable
25.7
unfavorable
22.4
% "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Buy Fresh Produce 18.9
similar
21.1
similar
21.1
% 5+ Servings of Fruits/Vegetables per Day 25.0
unfavorable
32.7
unfavorable
41.4
% 7+ Sugar-Sweetened Drinks in Past Week 26.5
similar
29.0
similar
23.4
% No Leisure-Time Physical Activity 23.6
favorable
26.8
favorable
31.3
favorable
32.6
similar
26.7
% Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines 22.6
similar
20.5
similar
21.4
similar
20.1
unfavorable
26.8
% Child [Age 2-17] Physically Active 1+ Hours per Day 49.0
favorable
33.0
similar
54.0
% [Child Age 5-17] 3+ Hours Daily Screen Time 36.9
similar
28.7
Recreation/Fitness Facilities per 100,000 8.9
unfavorable
11.1
unfavorable
11.0
% Healthy Weight (BMI 18.5-24.9) 34.1
similar
32.2
similar
34.5
similar
33.9
% Overweight (BMI 25+) 63.4
similar
65.9
similar
61.0
similar
64.0
% Obese (BMI 30+) 29.3
similar
30.7
similar
31.3
similar
30.5
unfavorable
23.0
% Children [Age 5-17] Healthy Weight 61.8
favorable
47.6
% Children [Age 5-17] Overweight (85th Percentile) 24.2
similar
32.3
favorable
46.3
% Children [Age 5-17] Obese (95th Percentile) 12.3
similar
16.0
similar
14.5
favorable
31.6
 
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ORAL HEALTH Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Have Dental Insurance 55.9
unfavorable
68.7
favorable
50.0
% [Age 18+] Dental Visit in Past Year 61.5
unfavorable
65.7
similar
62.0
favorable
49.0
similar
65.2
% Child [Age 2-17] Dental Visit in Past Year 75.9
similar
72.1
favorable
49.0
similar
68.0
 
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POTENTIALLY DISABLING CONDITIONS Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% 3+ Chronic Conditions 33.8
similar
32.5
% Activity Limitations 24.6
unfavorable
20.7
similar
24.0
similar
21.3
Alzheimer's Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 15.1
favorable
20.5
favorable
30.6
unfavorable
10.3
% [Age 45+] Increasing Confusion/Memory Loss in Past Yr 13.0
similar
11.2
similar
14.1
% Caregiver to a Friend/Family Member 29.7
unfavorable
22.6
unfavorable
24.1
 
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RESPIRATORY DISEASE Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
CLRD (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 31.6
favorable
38.0
favorable
40.4
similar
34.3
Pneumonia/Influenza (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 5.9
favorable
9.5
favorable
14.2
favorable
6.8
% [Age 65+] Flu Vaccine in Past Year 77.3
favorable
52.8
similar
71.0
favorable
70.0
similar
71.8
% [Adult] Asthma 9.6
similar
8.7
favorable
12.9
unfavorable
6.1
% [Child 0-17] Ever Diagnosed With Asthma 10.2
similar
14.6
similar
13.5
% COPD (Lung Disease) 9.2
similar
8.3
unfavorable
6.4
similar
10.5
 
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SEXUAL HEALTH Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
HIV/AIDS (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 2.1
favorable
4.4
similar
2.1
HIV Prevalence Rate 334.3
favorable
615.2
similar
362.3
Chlamydia Incidence Rate 374.1
favorable
467.4
favorable
497.3
Gonorrhea Incidence Rate 75.6
favorable
138.9
favorable
145.8
 
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Cirrhosis/Liver Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 12.8
similar
11.6
similar
10.9
unfavorable
8.2
similar
11.7
% Excessive Drinker 27.9
unfavorable
18.2
similar
27.2
similar
25.4
unfavorable
23.1
% Drinking and Driving in Past Month 1.2
favorable
3.4
favorable
3.0
Unintentional Drug-Related Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 31.4
unfavorable
21.8
unfavorable
18.1
unfavorable
11.3
unfavorable
14.9
% Illicit Drug Use in Past Month 6.4
unfavorable
2.0
similar
7.1
unfavorable
1.9
% Used an Opioid Drug in Past Year 16.7
unfavorable
12.9
% Used Marijuana in the Past Month 14.3
unfavorable
8.5
unfavorable
5.4
% Ever Sought Help for Alcohol or Drug Problem 6.0
similar
5.4
favorable
3.1
% Personally Impacted by Substance Abuse 36.9
similar
35.8
similar
40.4
 
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TOBACCO USE Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Current Smoker 15.2
similar
14.5
similar
17.4
unfavorable
12.0
similar
15.6
% Someone Smokes at Home 10.8
favorable
14.6
similar
13.3
% [Household With Children] Someone Smokes in the Home 14.0
similar
17.4
% [Smokers] Have Quit Smoking 1+ Days in Past Year 52.3
similar
57.0
similar
42.8
unfavorable
80.0
similar
47.3
% Currently Use Vaping Products 9.3
unfavorable
4.3
similar
8.9
unfavorable
6.3
% Smoke Cigars 5.6
similar
7.5
unfavorable
0.3
similar
4.3
% Use Smokeless Tobacco 3.3
similar
2.9
similar
4.4
unfavorable
0.2
similar
2.3
 
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