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2011 | Forest, Pennsylvania

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  Forest
County		 Error
Margin		 National
Benchmark*		 Pennsylvania Rank
(of 67)
Health Outcomes 37
Mortality 19
Premature death 6,590 5,073-8,419 5,564 7,411  
Morbidity 61
Poor or fair health     10% 14%  
Poor physical health days     2.6 3.5  
Poor mental health days     2.3 3.6  
Low birthweight     6.0% 8.2%  
Health Factors 65
Health Behaviors 38
Adult smoking     15% 22%  
Adult obesity 29% 22-38% 25% 28%  
Excessive drinking     8% 18%  
Motor vehicle crash death rate     12 13  
Sexually transmitted infections 191   83 340  
Teen birth rate     22 31  
Clinical Care 59
Uninsured adults 17% 14-21% 13% 13%  
Primary care physicians     631:1 838:1  
Preventable hospital stays 111 97-126 52 76  
Diabetic screening 86% 56-100% 89% 84%  
Mammography screening 69% 37-100% 74% 65%  
Social & Economic Factors 66
High school graduation 87%   92% 83%  
Some college 33%   68% 58%  
Unemployment 11.0%   5.3% 8.1%  
Children in poverty 31% 23-39% 11% 17%  
Inadequate social support     14% 21%  
Children in single-parent households 32%   20% 31%  
Violent crime rate 452   100 419  
Physical Environment 55
Air pollution-particulate matter days 0   0 10  
Air pollution-ozone days 1   0 8  
Access to healthy foods 50%   92% 57%  
Access to recreational facilities 0   17 12  

* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data