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  Idaho Owyhee
County
Health Outcomes   22
Mortality   24
Premature death 6,351 6,937    
Morbidity   25
Poor or fair health 14% 21%    
Poor physical health days 3.5 4.1    
Poor mental health days 3.3 3.7    
Low birthweight 6.6% 5.1%    
Health Factors   39
Health Behaviors   34
Adult smoking 17% 20%    
Adult obesity 27% 30%    
Physical inactivity 20% 29%    
Excessive drinking 15% 8%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 19 29    
Sexually transmitted infections 252 212    
Teen birth rate 40 56    
Clinical Care   42
Uninsured 19% 30%    
Primary care physicians 1,036:1 5,587:1    
Preventable hospital stays 45 62    
Diabetic screening 82% 85%    
Mammography screening 63% 54%    
Social & Economic Factors   33
High school graduation 81% 83%    
Some college 62% 35%    
Unemployment 9.3% 5.2%    
Children in poverty 20% 32%    
Inadequate social support 17% 20%    
Children in single-parent households 23% 20%    
Violent crime rate 242 198    
Physical Environment   38
Air pollution-particulate matter days 10 3    
Air pollution-ozone days 2 0    
Access to recreational facilities 10 0    
Limited access to healthy foods 9% 26%    
Fast food restaurants 46% 47%