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  Idaho Twin Falls
County
Health Outcomes   27
Mortality   32
Premature death 6,351 7,474    
Morbidity   18
Poor or fair health 14% 14%    
Poor physical health days 3.5 3.4    
Poor mental health days 3.3 3.3    
Low birthweight 6.6% 6.8%    
Health Factors   15
Health Behaviors   21
Adult smoking 17% 19%    
Adult obesity 27% 26%    
Physical inactivity 20% 24%    
Excessive drinking 15% 13%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 19 25    
Sexually transmitted infections 252 189    
Teen birth rate 40 52    
Clinical Care   10
Uninsured 19% 22%    
Primary care physicians 1,036:1 1,217:1    
Preventable hospital stays 45 48    
Diabetic screening 82% 85%    
Mammography screening 63% 67%    
Social & Economic Factors   17
High school graduation 81% 76%    
Some college 62% 56%    
Unemployment 9.3% 8.4%    
Children in poverty 20% 19%    
Inadequate social support 17% 15%    
Children in single-parent households 23% 27%    
Violent crime rate 242 284    
Physical Environment   8
Air pollution-particulate matter days 10 1    
Air pollution-ozone days 2 0    
Access to recreational facilities 10 12    
Limited access to healthy foods 9% 1%    
Fast food restaurants 46% 49%