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2012 | Louisiana | Compare Counties

  Louisiana Cameron
Health Outcomes   7
Mortality   12
Premature death 10,361 9,405    
Morbidity   6
Poor or fair health 19% 19%    
Poor physical health days 3.7 2.5    
Poor mental health days 3.2 3.7    
Low birthweight 11.0% 9.1%    
Health Factors   8
Health Behaviors   6
Adult smoking 22% 22%    
Adult obesity 33% 33%    
Physical inactivity 30% 25%    
Excessive drinking 15% 15%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 22      
Sexually transmitted infections 626 14    
Teen birth rate 55 27    
Clinical Care   38
Uninsured 20% 23%    
Primary care physicians 863:1      
Preventable hospital stays 93      
Diabetic screening 79% 81%    
Mammography screening 63%      
Social & Economic Factors   4
High school graduation 67% 84%    
Some college 52% 46%    
Unemployment 7.5% 6.2%    
Children in poverty 27% 19%    
Inadequate social support 23%      
Children in single-parent households 41% 16%    
Violent crime rate 676 619    
Physical Environment   52
Air pollution-particulate matter days 4 1    
Air pollution-ozone days 7 0    
Access to recreational facilities 9 0    
Limited access to healthy foods 14% 32%    
Fast food restaurants 53%