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2012 | Colorado | Compare Counties

  Colorado Alamosa
County
Health Outcomes   49
Mortality   52
Premature death 6,005 8,178    
Morbidity   42
Poor or fair health 13% 14%    
Poor physical health days 3.1 3.3    
Poor mental health days 3.1 2.9    
Low birthweight 9.0% 11.0%    
Health Factors   36
Health Behaviors   33
Adult smoking 18% 16%    
Adult obesity 20% 21%    
Physical inactivity 17% 20%    
Excessive drinking 18% 14%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 14 30    
Sexually transmitted infections 405 363    
Teen birth rate 44 57    
Clinical Care   32
Uninsured 17% 21%    
Primary care physicians 816:1 594:1    
Preventable hospital stays 48 47    
Diabetic screening 80% 67%    
Mammography screening 65% 55%    
Social & Economic Factors   45
High school graduation 72% 73%    
Some college 67% 61%    
Unemployment 8.9% 7.6%    
Children in poverty 17% 29%    
Inadequate social support 17% 18%    
Children in single-parent households 27% 32%    
Violent crime rate 345 424    
Physical Environment   15
Air pollution-particulate matter days 1 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 8 0    
Access to recreational facilities 11 19    
Limited access to healthy foods 6% 2%    
Fast food restaurants 45% 42%