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  Wisconsin La Crosse
County
Health Outcomes   23
Mortality   16
Premature death 6,124 5,342    
Morbidity   37
Poor or fair health 12% 10%    
Poor physical health days 3.3 3.6    
Poor mental health days 3.0 2.9    
Low birthweight 6.9% 6.3%    
Health Factors   4
Health Behaviors   5
Adult smoking 20% 18%    
Adult obesity 29% 24%    
Physical inactivity 23% 19%    
Excessive drinking 24% 23%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 15 7    
Sexually transmitted infections 372 341    
Teen birth rate 31 20    
Clinical Care   2
Uninsured 11% 9%    
Primary care physicians 744:1 415:1    
Preventable hospital stays 59 38    
Diabetic screening 89% 90%    
Mammography screening 73% 77%    
Social & Economic Factors   9
High school graduation 86% 91%    
Some college 63% 73%    
Unemployment 8.3% 6.3%    
Children in poverty 19% 14%    
Inadequate social support 17% 16%    
Children in single-parent households 29% 26%    
Violent crime rate 275 212    
Physical Environment   50
Air pollution-particulate matter days 5 4    
Air pollution-ozone days 1 0    
Access to recreational facilities 11 13    
Limited access to healthy foods 6% 6%    
Fast food restaurants 41% 50%