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Indicators of Health and Safety
| Indicators |
Current Cortland County Data
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Current National Data
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Current NYS Data
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Healthy People 2010 Goal
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Cortland Status
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Cortland County Goal
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| % births to women receiving 1st trimester prenatal care |
82.4% (1997)
|
83.0% (1997)
|
71.3% (1997)
|
90%
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| Hopitalization for asthma (0-4 yr. old children) |
64.5 / 10,000 (1996-1998)
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45.6 / 10.000 (1998)
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79.0 / 10,000 (1997)
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25/10,000
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| % low birth weight babies |
4.6% (1997)
6.1% (1998)
|
7.6% (1998)
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7.8% (1997)
|
5%
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| Indicated child abuse calls |
38.4 / 1,000 families (1998)
|
.
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22.5 / 1,000 families (1998)
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| Immunization: % kids under 6 in fully operational population-based immunization registry |
TBD
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32.0% (1999)
|
.
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95%
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| Teen Pregnancy (15-17 yr. old) |
25.6 / 1,000 (1997)
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68.0 / 1,000 (1996)
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56.6 / 1,000 (1997)
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43 / 1,000
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| Tobacco use: 1. Moms in Prenatal Care Assistance Program (PCAP) 2. general population |
(1) 38.4% (2000)
(2) 40.1% (1994-98)
|
13.0% (1998)
24.0% (1998)
|
.
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1%
12%
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| Alcohol use for PCAP mothers |
8.5% (2000)
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14.0% (1996-97)
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3.8% (2000)
7 area countie
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6%
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| DWI arrests involving youth |
69.6 / 1000,000 (1997)
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.
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31.6 / 100,000
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| Number of dentists who serve low income population |
1:9000
|
1 : 5000
is high need
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.
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| Fluoride in public water supply |
9.7%
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62% (1992)
|
.
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75%
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| Colorectal caner rate for men |
44.1 / 100,000 (1993-97)
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.
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54.8 / 100,000 (1993-97)
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| Colorectal cancer rate for women |
39.1 / 100,000 (1993-97)
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.
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39.7 / 100,000 (1993-97)
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| Breast cancer occurence |
97.4 / 1000,000 (1993-97)
|
.
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102.1 / 100,000 (1993-97)
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| Diseases of the heart |
269.9 / 100,000 (1998)
|
.
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317.9 / 100,000 (1998)
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.
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| Coronary heart disease |
243.8 / 100,000 (1997)
|
216.0 / 100,000 (1997)
|
.
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166 / 100,00
|
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| Lung Cancer for men |
89.5 / 100,000 (1993-97)
|
.
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73.8 / 100,000 (1993-97)
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.
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| Lung Cancer for women |
47.5 / 100,000 (1993-97)
|
.
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42.8 / 100,000 (1993-97)
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| Stroke / Cerebrovascular accidents |
66.0 / 100,000 (1997)
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62.0 / 100,000 (1997)
|
.
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48 / 100,000
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| COPD Deaths (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) |
85.4 / 100,000 (1998)
|
119.4 / 100,000 (1998) age 45+
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34.4 / 100,000 (1998)
|
60 / 100,000
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| Cervical cancer |
11.0 / 100,000 (1993-97)
|
.
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10.5 / 100,000 (1993-97)
|
.
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| Prostate cancer |
120.5 / 1000,000 (1993-97)
|
.
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122.4 /100,000 (1993-97)
|
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| Hepatitis B |
TBD
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TBD
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| Unintentional injuries |
TBD
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TBD
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| Adults (age 20+) at healthy weight (BMI= 18.5 to 25) |
TBD
|
42%
|
.
|
60%
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TBD
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| Property Crime |
3554.9 / 100,000 (1998)
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2931.5 / 100,000 (1998)
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| Violent Crime |
255.4 / 100,000 (1998)
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.
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637.2 / 100,000 (1998)
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