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  Idaho Kootenai
County
Health Outcomes   10
Mortality   11
Premature death 6,351 5,817    
Morbidity   9
Poor or fair health 14% 12%    
Poor physical health days 3.5 3.5    
Poor mental health days 3.3 3.2    
Low birthweight 6.6% 5.9%    
Health Factors   17
Health Behaviors   17
Adult smoking 17% 20%    
Adult obesity 27% 26%    
Physical inactivity 20% 20%    
Excessive drinking 15% 16%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 19 13    
Sexually transmitted infections 252 338    
Teen birth rate 40 33    
Clinical Care   6
Uninsured 19% 19%    
Primary care physicians 1,036:1 890:1    
Preventable hospital stays 45 38    
Diabetic screening 82% 84%    
Mammography screening 63% 67%    
Social & Economic Factors   20
High school graduation 81% 74%    
Some college 62% 65%    
Unemployment 9.3% 11.0%    
Children in poverty 20% 18%    
Inadequate social support 17% 16%    
Children in single-parent households 23% 27%    
Violent crime rate 242 346    
Physical Environment   28
Air pollution-particulate matter days 10 16    
Air pollution-ozone days 2 0    
Access to recreational facilities 10 17    
Limited access to healthy foods 9% 16%    
Fast food restaurants 46% 46%