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  Idaho Latah
County
Health Outcomes   3
Mortality   3
Premature death 6,351 4,744    
Morbidity   3
Poor or fair health 14% 12%    
Poor physical health days 3.5 3.3    
Poor mental health days 3.3 2.7    
Low birthweight 6.6% 5.1%    
Health Factors   5
Health Behaviors   11
Adult smoking 17% 16%    
Adult obesity 27% 26%    
Physical inactivity 20% 17%    
Excessive drinking 15% 22%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 19 15    
Sexually transmitted infections 252 214    
Teen birth rate 40 9    
Clinical Care   7
Uninsured 19% 18%    
Primary care physicians 1,036:1 971:1    
Preventable hospital stays 45 63    
Diabetic screening 82% 87%    
Mammography screening 63% 71%    
Social & Economic Factors   3
High school graduation 81% 82%    
Some college 62% 76%    
Unemployment 9.3% 7.9%    
Children in poverty 20% 15%    
Inadequate social support 17% 12%    
Children in single-parent households 23% 23%    
Violent crime rate 242 114    
Physical Environment   16
Air pollution-particulate matter days 10 10    
Air pollution-ozone days 2 0    
Access to recreational facilities 10 11    
Limited access to healthy foods 9% 3%    
Fast food restaurants 46% 47%