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  Tennessee Bledsoe
County
Health Outcomes   35
Mortality   16
Premature death 9,093 8,505    
Morbidity   78
Poor or fair health 19% 26%    
Poor physical health days 4.1 7.5    
Poor mental health days 3.4 4.4    
Low birthweight 9.4% 7.8%    
Health Factors   68
Health Behaviors   50
Adult smoking 24%      
Adult obesity 32% 33%    
Physical inactivity 30% 36%    
Excessive drinking 9% 6%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 22 31    
Sexually transmitted infections 478 129    
Teen birth rate 55 56    
Clinical Care   79
Uninsured 16% 20%    
Primary care physicians 837:1 3,279:1    
Preventable hospital stays 86 121    
Diabetic screening 85% 82%    
Mammography screening 63% 67%    
Social & Economic Factors   73
High school graduation 79% 75%    
Some college 55% 26%    
Unemployment 9.7% 12.8%    
Children in poverty 26% 34%    
Inadequate social support 19% 17%    
Children in single-parent households 35% 27%    
Violent crime rate 713 161    
Physical Environment   22
Air pollution-particulate matter days 1 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 8 1    
Access to recreational facilities 8 0    
Limited access to healthy foods 11% 2%    
Fast food restaurants 52% 25%