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 Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Linguistically Isolated Population (Percent) 4.8
favorable
6.2
unfavorable
4.0
Population in Poverty (Percent) 12.1
similar
13.1
similar
12.6
unfavorable
8.0
Children in Poverty (Percent) 18.7
similar
18.2
similar
17.1
unfavorable
8.0
No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) 10.2
similar
11.0
similar
11.1
Unemployment Rate (Age 16+, Percent) 2.9
unfavorable
2.3
similar
3.3
favorable
10.8
% Worry/Stress Over Rent/Mortgage in Past Year 36.6
favorable
45.8
Population With Low Food Access (Percent) 37.0
unfavorable
25.1
unfavorable
22.2
% Food Insecure 28.0
favorable
43.3
unfavorable
23.3
 
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OVERALL HEALTH Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Overall Health 21.4
unfavorable
14.7
unfavorable
15.7
unfavorable
17.9
 
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% [Age 18-64] Lack Health Insurance 15.6
favorable
22.6
unfavorable
8.1
unfavorable
7.6
favorable
24.1
% Difficulty Accessing Health Care in Past Year (Composite) 51.7
similar
52.5
unfavorable
37.9
% Cost Prevented Physician Visit in Past Year 16.3
similar
14.0
favorable
21.6
similar
14.1
% Cost Prevented Getting Prescription in Past Year 13.2
favorable
20.2
similar
14.3
% Difficulty Getting Appointment in Past Year 35.6
similar
33.4
unfavorable
16.0
% Inconvenient Hrs Prevented Dr Visit in Past Year 12.7
favorable
22.9
similar
12.4
% Difficulty Finding Physician in Past Year 24.2
similar
22.0
unfavorable
9.3
% Transportation Hindered Dr Visit in Past Year 9.2
favorable
18.3
unfavorable
5.6
% Language/Culture Prevented Care in Past Year 2.6
favorable
5.0
unfavorable
0.6
% Stretched Prescription to Save Cost in Past Year 15.2
favorable
19.4
similar
16.3
% Difficulty Getting Child's Health Care in Past Year 8.5
similar
11.1
similar
12.9
Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 92.9
unfavorable
108.0
unfavorable
107.3
% Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 71.0
similar
69.9
unfavorable
84.0
unfavorable
76.5
% Routine Checkup in Past Year 75.0
similar
76.9
favorable
65.3
similar
75.7
% [Child 0-17] Routine Checkup in Past Year 85.6
favorable
77.5
similar
86.7
% Two or More ER Visits in Past Year 16.2
similar
15.6
unfavorable
7.4
% Rate Local Health Care "Fair/Poor" 17.9
unfavorable
11.5
similar
17.4
% Have Heard of Healthy Lee Community Initiatives 23.2
favorable
10.9
 
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CANCER Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 121.0
similar
139.0
favorable
146.5
similar
122.7
favorable
142.5
Lung Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 29.5
similar
32.7
similar
33.4
similar
25.1
Female Breast Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 16.7
similar
18.4
favorable
19.4
similar
15.3
Prostate Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 11.6
favorable
16.0
favorable
18.5
favorable
16.9
Colorectal Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 10.1
favorable
12.4
favorable
13.1
similar
8.9
Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 428.2
similar
460.5
similar
449.4
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 51.1
similar
56.1
similar
56.3
Female Breast Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 113.9
similar
122.3
similar
128.1
Prostate Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 80.8
favorable
97.9
favorable
109.9
Colorectal Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 30.2
favorable
36.0
favorable
37.7
% Cancer 13.7
similar
13.3
unfavorable
7.4
similar
13.8
% Wear Sunscreen on Sunny Summer Days 16.0
similar
19.1
% [Women 50-74] Breast Cancer Screening 84.1
favorable
79.2
favorable
64.0
similar
80.5
similar
80.1
% [Women 21-65] Cervical Cancer Screening 75.6
similar
76.7
similar
75.4
unfavorable
84.3
unfavorable
81.9
% [Age 50-75] Colorectal Cancer Screening 83.9
favorable
72.5
favorable
71.5
favorable
74.4
favorable
78.0
 
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DIABETES Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Diabetes Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 17.2
favorable
20.6
favorable
22.6
unfavorable
13.5
% Diabetes/High Blood Sugar 13.0
similar
11.8
similar
12.8
similar
12.5
% Borderline/Pre-Diabetes 14.0
similar
15.0
unfavorable
8.7
Kidney Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 4.6
favorable
9.6
favorable
12.8
favorable
7.2
 
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DISABLING CONDITIONS Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% 3+ Chronic Conditions 42.3
unfavorable
38.0
unfavorable
33.8
% Activity Limitations 28.8
similar
27.5
unfavorable
21.3
% High-Impact Chronic Pain 26.0
unfavorable
19.6
unfavorable
6.4
Alzheimer's Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 16.5
favorable
19.1
favorable
30.9
unfavorable
10.2
% [Age 45+] Increasing Confusion/Memory Loss 14.6
similar
14.1
% Caregiver to a Friend/Family Member 25.6
similar
22.8
similar
24.1
 
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HEART DISEASE & STROKE Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Heart Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 110.9
favorable
142.1
favorable
164.4
similar
127.4
favorable
137.7
% Heart Disease 12.5
unfavorable
7.6
similar
10.3
similar
10.1
Stroke Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 24.9
favorable
41.2
favorable
37.6
favorable
33.4
unfavorable
20.9
% Stroke 4.3
similar
3.6
similar
5.4
similar
3.9
% High Blood Pressure 44.7
unfavorable
33.5
unfavorable
40.4
similar
42.6
unfavorable
36.4
% High Cholesterol 44.5
unfavorable
32.4
unfavorable
38.5
% 1+ Cardiovascular Risk Factor 97.3
unfavorable
87.8
unfavorable
85.1
 
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INFANT HEALTH & FAMILY PLANNING Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
No Prenatal Care in First 6 Months (Percent of Births) 7.7
similar
7.4
unfavorable
6.1
similar
6.6
Teen Births per 1,000 Females 15-19 20.8
similar
18.4
similar
19.3
Low Birthweight (Percent of Births) 8.2
similar
8.7
similar
8.2
Infant Deaths per 1,000 Births 5.7
similar
5.8
similar
5.5
similar
5.0
similar
6.2
% Would Not Want Newborn Vaccinated 17.0
unfavorable
13.2
 
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INJURY & VIOLENCE Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Unintentional Injury Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 70.7
unfavorable
58.8
unfavorable
51.6
unfavorable
43.2
unfavorable
42.6
Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 15.2
similar
14.7
unfavorable
11.4
unfavorable
10.1
[65+] Fall-Related Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 68.3
similar
68.9
similar
67.1
similar
63.4
% [Age 45+] Injured as the Result of a Fall in Past Year 17.6
[Child 0-17] % “Always” Wears a Seatbelt or Restraint 91.0
similar
93.2
% Texted While Driving in the Past Month 29.8
unfavorable
17.3
[Child 5-17] % “Always” Wears a Bike Helmet 39.3
similar
33.5
% [Those w/Pools] Pool Has Safety Features 87.8
favorable
80.2
Homicide Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 6.2
similar
7.0
similar
6.1
similar
5.5
favorable
7.6
Violent Crimes per 100,000 339.7
favorable
433.9
favorable
416.0
% Victim of Violent Crime in Past 5 Years 2.9
favorable
7.0
similar
2.8
% Victim of Intimate Partner Violence 15.8
favorable
20.3
similar
13.7
 
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MENTAL HEALTH Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Mental Health 21.5
similar
24.4
unfavorable
9.2
% Diagnosed Depression 24.5
unfavorable
14.7
favorable
30.8
unfavorable
17.4
% Symptoms of Chronic Depression 37.2
favorable
46.7
unfavorable
25.2
% Typical Day Is "Extremely/Very" Stressful 14.0
favorable
21.1
unfavorable
10.8
Suicide Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 14.9
similar
14.3
similar
13.9
similar
12.8
similar
15.5
Mental Health Providers per 100,000 87.3
unfavorable
114.3
unfavorable
146.6
% Have Ever Sought Help for Mental Health 35.1
% Receiving Mental Health Treatment 18.3
favorable
21.9
similar
15.5
% Unable to Get Mental Health Services in Past Year 8.6
favorable
13.2
 
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NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & WEIGHT Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Buy Fresh Produce 27.6
similar
30.0
unfavorable
18.9
% 7+ Sugar-Sweetened Drinks in Past Week 26.5
similar
23.4
% No Leisure-Time Physical Activity 28.2
similar
26.8
similar
30.2
unfavorable
21.8
similar
26.7
% Meet Physical Activity Guidelines 25.1
similar
27.0
unfavorable
30.3
unfavorable
29.7
similar
26.8
% [Child 2-17] Physically Active 1+ Hours per Day 54.3
favorable
27.4
similar
54.0
% [Child 2-17] 3+ Hours of Daily Screen Time 44.0
unfavorable
28.7
Recreation/Fitness Facilities per 100,000 10.1
unfavorable
12.3
unfavorable
11.9
% Overweight (BMI 25+) 69.7
unfavorable
64.1
unfavorable
63.3
unfavorable
64.0
% Obese (BMI 30+) 37.1
unfavorable
28.4
similar
33.9
similar
36.0
unfavorable
23.0
% [Child 5-17] Overweight (85th Percentile) 40.1
similar
31.8
similar
46.3
% [Child 5-17] Obese (95th Percentile) 20.8
similar
19.5
similar
15.5
favorable
31.6
 
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ORAL HEALTH Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Have Dental Insurance 64.5
unfavorable
72.7
unfavorable
75.0
favorable
50.0
% Dental Visit in Past Year 60.0
similar
61.2
similar
56.5
favorable
45.0
unfavorable
65.2
% [Child 2-17] Dental Visit in Past Year 80.3
similar
77.8
favorable
45.0
favorable
68.0
 
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RESPIRATORY DISEASE Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Lung Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 26.2
favorable
35.1
favorable
38.1
favorable
32.7
Pneumonia/Influenza Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 6.1
favorable
9.1
favorable
13.4
similar
5.4
COVID-19 Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 37.5
favorable
56.4
favorable
85.0
% Asthma 13.2
unfavorable
7.3
favorable
17.9
unfavorable
6.1
% [Child 0-17] Asthma 9.0
favorable
16.7
similar
13.5
% COPD (Lung Disease) 10.4
unfavorable
7.5
similar
11.0
similar
10.5
 
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SEXUAL HEALTH Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
HIV Prevalence per 100,000 324.2
favorable
612.5
favorable
379.7
Chlamydia Incidence per 100,000 404.9
favorable
465.7
favorable
481.3
Gonorrhea Incidence per 100,000 148.5
favorable
189.9
favorable
206.5
 
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SUBSTANCE USE Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Alcohol-Induced Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 17.6
unfavorable
12.0
unfavorable
11.9
unfavorable
12.2
Cirrhosis/Liver Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 14.1
similar
13.1
similar
12.5
unfavorable
10.9
% Excessive Drinking 20.7
similar
22.6
favorable
34.3
similar
23.1
% Drinking & Driving in Past Month 4.2
unfavorable
2.0
similar
3.0
Unintentional Drug-Induced Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 37.6
unfavorable
25.9
unfavorable
21.0
unfavorable
10.2
% Used an Illicit Drug in Past Month 4.2
favorable
8.4
unfavorable
1.9
% Used Marijuana in the Past Month 12.6
unfavorable
5.4
% Used a Prescription Opioid in Past Year 16.7
similar
15.1
similar
16.7
% Ever Sought Help for Alcohol or Drug Problem 5.0
similar
6.8
favorable
3.1
% Personally Impacted by Substance Use 36.8
favorable
45.4
similar
40.4
 
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TOBACCO USE Lee County vs. FL vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Smoke Tobacco Products 17.0
% Someone Smokes at Home 9.9
favorable
17.7
favorable
13.3
% Use Vaping Products 10.0
unfavorable
5.7
favorable
18.5
unfavorable
6.3
% Use Smokeless Tobacco 3.0
similar
2.3
similar
2.3
% [Smokers] Have Quit Smoking 1+ Days in Past Year 42.7
unfavorable
54.7
similar
53.1
unfavorable
65.7
similar
47.3
 
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