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  Tennessee Cheatham
County
Health Outcomes   17
Mortality   17
Premature death 9,093 8,552    
Morbidity   26
Poor or fair health 19% 20%    
Poor physical health days 4.1 3.3    
Poor mental health days 3.4 3.8    
Low birthweight 9.4% 8.7%    
Health Factors   15
Health Behaviors   44
Adult smoking 24% 27%    
Adult obesity 32% 32%    
Physical inactivity 30% 33%    
Excessive drinking 9% 6%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 22 37    
Sexually transmitted infections 478 165    
Teen birth rate 55 46    
Clinical Care   19
Uninsured 16% 16%    
Primary care physicians 837:1 1,719:1    
Preventable hospital stays 86 80    
Diabetic screening 85% 86%    
Mammography screening 63% 67%    
Social & Economic Factors   8
High school graduation 79% 77%    
Some college 55% 51%    
Unemployment 9.7% 9.0%    
Children in poverty 26% 19%    
Inadequate social support 19% 12%    
Children in single-parent households 35% 24%    
Violent crime rate 713 309    
Physical Environment   60
Air pollution-particulate matter days 1 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 8 1    
Access to recreational facilities 8 3    
Limited access to healthy foods 11% 20%    
Fast food restaurants 52% 50%