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  Virginia Giles
County
Health Outcomes   77
Mortality   86
Premature death 6,729 8,801    
Morbidity   65
Poor or fair health 13% 20%    
Poor physical health days 3.2 4.5    
Poor mental health days 3.2 3.3    
Low birthweight 8.3% 7.2%    
Health Factors   60
Health Behaviors   48
Adult smoking 19% 22%    
Adult obesity 28% 29%    
Physical inactivity 24% 29%    
Excessive drinking 16% 9%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 13 18    
Sexually transmitted infections 398 110    
Teen birth rate 35 46    
Clinical Care   38
Uninsured 14% 14%    
Primary care physicians 806:1 1,077:1    
Preventable hospital stays 60 83    
Diabetic screening 84% 87%    
Mammography screening 67% 78%    
Social & Economic Factors   68
High school graduation 87% 80%    
Some college 65% 53%    
Unemployment 6.9% 9.2%    
Children in poverty 15% 19%    
Inadequate social support 18% 15%    
Children in single-parent households 29% 20%    
Violent crime rate 252 111    
Physical Environment   113
Air pollution-particulate matter days 1 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 7 0    
Access to recreational facilities 11 0    
Limited access to healthy foods 7% 22%    
Fast food restaurants 50% 56%