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Snapshot 2010: Polk, GA

	Polk County	Error Margin	Target Value*	Georgia	Rank (of 157)
Health Outcomes					130
Mortality					137
Premature death	12,230	11,052-13,407	7,537	8,269
Morbidity					105
Poor or fair health	24%	17-31%	12%	17%
Poor physical health days	3.9	2.5-5.3	2.9	3.6
Poor mental health days	4.9	3.0-6.7	2.6	3.5
Low birthweight	9.6%	8.8-10.4%	7.1%	9.1%
Health Factors					76
Health Behaviors					71
Adult smoking	24%	17-33%	17%	21%
Adult obesity	28%	23-34%	26%	29%
Binge drinking	9%	5-18%	5%	13%
Motor vehicle crash death rate	33	26-39	15	18
Chlamydia rate	304		142	458
Teen birth rate	97	90-103	39	57
Clinical Care					117
Uninsured adults	21%	18-24%	15%	19%
Primary care provider rate	39		143	100
Preventable hospital stays	98	92-105	63	80
Diabetic screening	78%	75-82%	84%	79%
Hospice use	37%	30-46%	46%	37%
Social & Economic Factors					66
High school graduation	61%		70%	62%
College degrees	9%	7-11%	25%	27%
Unemployment	6%	6-7%	5%	6%
Children in poverty	24%	20-29%	15%	20%
Income inequality	38		40	46
Inadequate social support	14%	9-23%	14%	21%
Single-parent households	10%	7-14%	8%	11%
Homicide rate	11	7-15	2	8
Physical Environment					107
Air pollution-particulate matter days	10		4	9
Air pollution-ozone days	7		0	2
Access to healthy foods	50%		100%	41%
Liquor store density	0.2			0.9

* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data