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  Florida Wakulla
County
Health Outcomes   22
Mortality   6
Premature death 7,781 6,945    
Morbidity   40
Poor or fair health 15% 14%    
Poor physical health days 3.5 3.6    
Poor mental health days 3.6 4.4    
Low birthweight 8.6% 9.0%    
Health Factors   31
Health Behaviors   58
Adult smoking 19% 28%    
Adult obesity 26% 35%    
Physical inactivity 24% 28%    
Excessive drinking 16% 21%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 19 23    
Sexually transmitted infections 398 344    
Teen birth rate 44 40    
Clinical Care   36
Uninsured 25% 22%    
Primary care physicians 983:1 3,893:1    
Preventable hospital stays 64 57    
Diabetic screening 84% 79%    
Mammography screening 71% 67%    
Social & Economic Factors   6
High school graduation 79% 83%    
Some college 58% 46%    
Unemployment 11.5% 8.2%    
Children in poverty 24% 20%    
Inadequate social support 21% 20%    
Children in single-parent households 36% 25%    
Violent crime rate 674 338    
Physical Environment   40
Air pollution-particulate matter days 0 1    
Air pollution-ozone days 5 0    
Access to recreational facilities 9 9    
Limited access to healthy foods 9% 25%    
Fast food restaurants 45% 41%