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April 25, 2010
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CHR in the News
Snapshot 2010: La Crosse, WI
| La Crosse County |
Error Margin |
Target Value* |
Wisconsin | Rank (of 72) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 22 | ||||
| Mortality | 14 | ||||
| Premature death | 5,353 | 4,875-5,831 | 4,943 | 6,172 | |
| Morbidity | 39 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 10% | 8-13% | 9% | 12% | |
| Poor physical health days | 3.8 | 3.0-4.7 | 2.5 | 3.3 | |
| Poor mental health days | 3.0 | 2.2-3.8 | 2.1 | 3.1 | |
| Low birthweight | 6.0% | 5.5-6.5% | 5.2% | 6.8% | |
| Health Factors | 6 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 21 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 23% | 19-28% | 16% | 21% | |
| Adult obesity | 26% | 22-30% | 24% | 25% | |
| Binge drinking | 22% | 18-27% | 16% | 23% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 9 | 7-11 | 12 | 16 | |
| Chlamydia rate | 314 | 73 | 352 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 20 | 19-22 | 17 | 32 | |
| Additional Measures | |||||
| Smoking during pregnancy | 16% | 15-17% | 11% | 14% | |
| Motor vehicle crash occupancy rate | 46 | 27 | 53 | ||
| Motor vehicle crash-related ER visits (onroad) | 445 | 423-468 | 380 | 714 | |
| Motor vehicle crash-related ER visits (offroad) | 69 | 60-78 | 74 | 90 | |
| Clinical Care | 1 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 10% | 8-11% | 9% | 10% | |
| Primary care provider rate | 250 | 182 | 134 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 44 | 41-47 | 51 | 63 | |
| Diabetic screening | 90% | 88-93% | 91% | 88% | |
| Hospice use | 18% | 15-23% | 34% | 29% | |
| Additional Measures | |||||
| No recent dental visit | 23% | 20-26% | 20% | 25% | |
| Did not get needed health care | 2% | 1-2% | 1% | 2% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 13 | ||||
| High school graduation | 95% | 98% | 88% | ||
| College degrees | 29% | 27-31% | 26% | 25% | |
| Unemployment | 4% | 4-4% | 4% | 5% | |
| Children in poverty | 14% | 12-16% | 9% | 15% | |
| Income inequality | 44 | 38 | 42 | ||
| Inadequate social support | 15% | 11-21% | 12% | 17% | |
| Single-parent households | 8% | 6-9% | 6% | 9% | |
| Violent crime rate | 181 | 54 | 272 | ||
| Physical Environment | 3 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 67% | 63% | 46% | ||
| Liquor store density | 0.3 | 0.8 | |||
| Additional Measures | |||||
| Lead poisoned children | 1% | 1-2% | 0% | 2% | |
| Municipal water | 77% | 75% | 71% | ||
| Contaminants in municipal water | 15% | 0% | 57% | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
