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  South Dakota Mellette
County
Health Outcomes   47
Mortality   27
Premature death 6,655      
Morbidity   47
Poor or fair health 11% 15%    
Poor physical health days 2.8 2.7    
Poor mental health days 2.5 2.6    
Low birthweight 6.8% 8.2%    
Health Factors   52
Health Behaviors   52
Adult smoking 19% 25%    
Adult obesity 30% 37%    
Physical inactivity 26% 34%    
Excessive drinking 19% 17%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 23      
Sexually transmitted infections 375 252    
Teen birth rate 39 79    
Clinical Care   50
Uninsured 15% 21%    
Primary care physicians 769:1      
Preventable hospital stays 67      
Diabetic screening 82% 48%    
Mammography screening 71%      
Social & Economic Factors   52
High school graduation 82% 63%    
Some college 65% 57%    
Unemployment 4.8% 5.8%    
Children in poverty 19% 45%    
Inadequate social support 17% 21%    
Children in single-parent households 30% 55%    
Violent crime rate 230      
Physical Environment   59
Air pollution-particulate matter days 0 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 0 0    
Access to recreational facilities 12 0    
Limited access to healthy foods 14% 62%    
Fast food restaurants 42% 100%