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  Ohio Van Wert
County
Health Outcomes   27
Mortality   26
Premature death 7,513 6,598    
Morbidity   32
Poor or fair health 15% 15%    
Poor physical health days 3.6 4.0    
Poor mental health days 3.8 4.1    
Low birthweight 8.6% 6.7%    
Health Factors   26
Health Behaviors   54
Adult smoking 22%      
Adult obesity 30% 35%    
Physical inactivity 27% 25%    
Excessive drinking 17%      
Motor vehicle crash death rate 12 15    
Sexually transmitted infections 420 177    
Teen birth rate 40 38    
Clinical Care   5
Uninsured 14% 12%    
Primary care physicians 859:1 1,064:1    
Preventable hospital stays 78 66    
Diabetic screening 83% 87%    
Mammography screening 66% 71%    
Social & Economic Factors   35
High school graduation 78% 90%    
Some college 60% 50%    
Unemployment 10.1% 12.1%    
Children in poverty 23% 19%    
Inadequate social support 20%      
Children in single-parent households 33% 20%    
Violent crime rate 360 125    
Physical Environment   25
Air pollution-particulate matter days 2 3    
Air pollution-ozone days 6 0    
Access to recreational facilities 10 11    
Limited access to healthy foods 7% 0%    
Fast food restaurants 55% 52%