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2012 | Colorado | Compare Counties

  Colorado Huerfano
County
Health Outcomes   59
Mortality   59
Premature death 6,005 11,494    
Morbidity   58
Poor or fair health 13%      
Poor physical health days 3.1 5.2    
Poor mental health days 3.1 6.9    
Low birthweight 9.0% 10.9%    
Health Factors   55
Health Behaviors   41
Adult smoking 18%      
Adult obesity 20% 20%    
Physical inactivity 17% 24%    
Excessive drinking 18%      
Motor vehicle crash death rate 14      
Sexually transmitted infections 405 315    
Teen birth rate 44 52    
Clinical Care   52
Uninsured 17% 24%    
Primary care physicians 816:1 1,553:1    
Preventable hospital stays 48 67    
Diabetic screening 80% 79%    
Mammography screening 65% 53%    
Social & Economic Factors   57
High school graduation 72% 75%    
Some college 67% 51%    
Unemployment 8.9% 12.3%    
Children in poverty 17% 37%    
Inadequate social support 17%      
Children in single-parent households 27% 33%    
Violent crime rate 345 196    
Physical Environment   31
Air pollution-particulate matter days 1 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 8 0    
Access to recreational facilities 11 0    
Limited access to healthy foods 6% 15%    
Fast food restaurants 45% 17%