Health Indicators (Key)

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Note: Healthy People 2030 (HP2030) is a widely accepted set of health promotion and disease prevention goals for all Americans.
 
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SOCIAL DETERMINANTS Metro Area vs. NE vs. IA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Linguistically Isolated Population (Percent) 3.2
similar
2.9
unfavorable
2.0
favorable
4.4
Population in Poverty (Percent) 10.2
similar
11.0
similar
11.2
favorable
13.1
unfavorable
8.0
Children in Poverty (Percent) 14.2
similar
14.8
similar
14.2
favorable
19.5
unfavorable
8.0
No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) 8.8
similar
8.9
similar
8.0
favorable
12.3
% Unable to Pay Cash for a $400 Emergency Expense 18.7
favorable
24.6
% Worry/Stress Over Rent/Mortgage in Past Year 23.9
favorable
32.2
unfavorable
20.1
% Unhealthy/Unsafe Housing Conditions 9.0
favorable
12.2
unfavorable
6.1
% Went Without Electricity, Water, or Heat 9.4
unfavorable
5.2
% Worried About Food in the Past Year 19.7
favorable
30.0
similar
18.8
% Treated With Less Respect Than Others 25.1
% Receive Poorer Treatment at Restaurants/Stores 7.7
% Treated as Less Intelligent 13.3
% Threatened or Harassed 4.8
% Disagree That the Community Welcomes All Races 11.3
 
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OVERALL HEALTH Metro Area vs. NE vs. IA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Overall Health 14.3
similar
14.6
similar
14.4
similar
12.6
similar
12.7
 
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE Metro Area vs. NE vs. IA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% [Age 18-64] Lack Health Insurance 9.0
favorable
17.1
similar
9.6
similar
8.7
similar
7.9
favorable
12.1
% [Insured] Went Without Coverage in the Past Year 12.4
unfavorable
5.5
% Difficulty Accessing Health Care in Past Year (Composite) 36.0
similar
35.0
similar
33.4
% Cost Prevented Physician Visit in Past Year 11.2
favorable
12.6
unfavorable
8.5
similar
12.9
favorable
14.5
% Cost Prevented Getting Prescription in Past Year 10.8
similar
12.8
favorable
14.3
% Difficulty Getting Appointment in Past Year 13.8
similar
14.5
unfavorable
10.5
% Inconvenient Hrs Prevented Dr Visit in Past Year 11.1
similar
12.5
similar
12.5
% Difficulty Finding Physician in Past Year 7.7
similar
9.4
similar
6.6
% Transportation Hindered Dr Visit in Past Year 8.0
similar
8.9
unfavorable
4.7
% Language/Culture Prevented Care in Past Year 1.2
favorable
2.8
similar
0.9
% Skipped Prescription Doses to Save Costs 12.5
similar
12.7
similar
13.6
Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 88.3
similar
75.5
favorable
72.9
similar
76.6
% Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 78.4
favorable
74.2
unfavorable
84.0
favorable
66.1
% Have Had Routine Checkup in Past Year 66.3
unfavorable
73.0
unfavorable
78.6
unfavorable
70.5
similar
66.8
% Likely to Participate in Tele-Health 77.6
favorable
69.1
% Two or More ER Visits in Past Year 6.9
favorable
10.1
unfavorable
4.9
% Low Health Literacy 16.7
favorable
27.7
unfavorable
13.0
% Rate Local Health Care "Fair/Poor" 8.0
similar
8.0
similar
8.9
% Treated Worse Than Other Races 4.3
similar
4.7
 
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CANCER Metro Area vs. NE vs. IA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 155.5
similar
150.2
similar
154.7
similar
149.3
unfavorable
122.7
favorable
180.9
Lung Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 36.6
similar
33.9
similar
37.8
similar
34.9
unfavorable
25.1
Prostate Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 21.6
similar
18.6
similar
20.5
similar
18.6
unfavorable
16.9
Female Breast Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 19.1
similar
20.0
similar
18.1
similar
19.7
unfavorable
15.3
Colorectal Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 13.8
similar
14.6
similar
14.0
similar
13.4
unfavorable
8.9
Cancer Incidence Rate (All Sites) 483.6
similar
461.9
similar
479.0
similar
448.7
Female Breast Cancer Incidence Rate 112.7
similar
116.9
similar
107.7
similar
104.5
Prostate Cancer Incidence Rate 138.6
similar
127.4
similar
128.9
similar
125.9
Lung Cancer Incidence Rate 66.5
similar
57.2
similar
63.3
similar
58.3
Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rate 41.4
similar
42.7
similar
43.7
similar
38.4
% Cancer 9.1
favorable
12.4
favorable
12.2
similar
10.0
similar
9.2
% [Women 50-74] Mammogram in Past 2 Years 80.0
favorable
75.4
similar
80.8
similar
76.1
favorable
77.1
similar
82.3
% [Women 21-65] Cervical Cancer Screening 72.4
unfavorable
80.9
unfavorable
81.1
similar
73.8
unfavorable
84.3
unfavorable
86.7
% [Age 50-75] Colorectal Cancer Screening 78.0
favorable
68.7
favorable
71.7
similar
77.4
favorable
74.4
similar
75.3
 
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DIABETES Metro Area vs. NE vs. IA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Diabetes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 26.0
similar
24.7
unfavorable
21.6
unfavorable
21.5
unfavorable
21.9
% Diabetes/High Blood Sugar 12.4
unfavorable
10.2
unfavorable
10.3
similar
13.8
unfavorable
10.6
% Borderline/Pre-Diabetes 8.8
similar
9.7
% [Non-Diabetics] Blood Sugar Tested in Past 3 Years 46.0
similar
43.3
unfavorable
49.5
 
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HEART DISEASE & STROKE Metro Area vs. NE vs. IA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Diseases of the Heart (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 139.8
similar
146.6
favorable
168.5
favorable
163.4
similar
127.4
similar
152.6
% Heart Disease (Heart Attack, Angina, Coronary Disease) 6.0
similar
5.9
similar
6.3
similar
6.1
similar
5.2
Stroke (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 32.3
similar
31.5
similar
32.6
favorable
37.2
similar
33.4
favorable
39.5
% Stroke 3.2
similar
2.9
similar
3.1
similar
4.3
unfavorable
2.3
 
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INFANT HEALTH & FAMILY PLANNING Metro Area vs. NE vs. IA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
No Prenatal Care in First Trimester (Percent) 24.4
similar
24.9
similar
25.4
unfavorable
17.3
Low Birthweight Births (Percent) 7.5
similar
7.0
similar
6.8
similar
8.2
similar
7.6
Infant Death Rate 5.8
similar
5.4
similar
5.1
similar
5.6
similar
5.0
unfavorable
4.9
Births to Adolescents Age 15 to 19 (Rate per 1,000) 22.4
similar
21.4
unfavorable
19.0
similar
22.7
favorable
31.4
 
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INJURY & VIOLENCE Metro Area vs. NE vs. IA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Unintentional Injury (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 35.8
similar
39.0
favorable
41.9
favorable
48.9
favorable
43.2
similar
34.3
Motor Vehicle Crashes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 10.0
favorable
12.7
similar
10.7
similar
11.3
similar
10.1
[65+] Falls (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 66.3
similar
64.7
favorable
83.1
similar
65.1
similar
63.4
% [Age 45+] Fell in the Past Year 36.7
unfavorable
25.3
unfavorable
24.1
unfavorable
27.5
unfavorable
30.1
Firearm-Related Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 9.7
similar
9.2
similar
8.9
favorable
11.9
similar
10.7
Homicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 4.0
unfavorable
2.6
unfavorable
2.9
favorable
6.1
favorable
5.5
favorable
5.5
Violent Crime Rate 369.3
unfavorable
286.4
unfavorable
283.0
similar
416.0
% Neighborhood Is “Slightly/Not At All Safe” 18.0
similar
17.4
% Victim of Violent Crime in Past 5 Years 3.4
favorable
6.2
similar
2.5
% Victim of Intimate Partner Violence 15.5
similar
13.7
unfavorable
12.0
 
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KIDNEY DISEASE Metro Area vs. NE vs. IA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Kidney Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 10.8
similar
10.1
similar
9.3
favorable
12.9
similar
12.4
 
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MENTAL HEALTH Metro Area vs. NE vs. IA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Mental Health 17.0
unfavorable
13.4
unfavorable
9.0
% Diagnosed Depression 25.0
unfavorable
16.2
unfavorable
15.4
unfavorable
20.6
unfavorable
19.5
% Symptoms of Chronic Depression (2+ Years) 32.8
similar
30.3
unfavorable
25.1
% Typical Day Is "Extremely/Very" Stressful 12.8
favorable
16.1
similar
11.5
Suicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 13.7
similar
14.7
similar
15.7
similar
14.0
similar
12.8
unfavorable
10.1
% Have Someone to Turn to All/Most of the Time 81.8
unfavorable
86.1
% Recent Anxiety 20.0
% Recent Depression 15.1
% Moderate to Severe Anxiety/Depression (PHQ-4 Score of 6+) 15.6
Mental Health Providers per 100,000 156.8
favorable
71.7
favorable
36.7
favorable
42.6
% Have Ever Sought Help for Mental Health 35.2
favorable
30.0
favorable
31.6
% Taking Rx/Receiving Mental Health Trtmt 20.2
unfavorable
16.8
unfavorable
14.4
% Unable to Get Mental Health Svcs in Past Yr 6.1
similar
7.8
unfavorable
2.7
 
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NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & WEIGHT Metro Area vs. NE vs. IA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Population With Low Food Access (Percent) 19.2
similar
21.3
similar
21.4
favorable
22.4
% "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Buy Fresh Produce 16.1
favorable
21.1
favorable
22.8
% 5+ Servings of Fruits/Vegetables per Day 25.7
unfavorable
32.7
unfavorable
35.8
% 7+ Sugar-Sweetened Drinks in Past Week 29.1
similar
28.3
% No Leisure-Time Physical Activity 32.1
unfavorable
26.9
unfavorable
26.5
similar
31.3
unfavorable
21.2
unfavorable
16.7
% Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines 22.1
similar
20.9
favorable
20.0
similar
21.4
unfavorable
28.4
similar
22.0
Recreation/Fitness Facilities per 100,000 19.6
% Lack of Sidewalks/Poor Sidewalks 19.5
similar
20.1
% Lack of Trails/Poor Quality Trails 16.0
unfavorable
12.9
% Heavy Neighborhood Traffic 13.8
favorable
16.7
% Lack of Street Lights/Poor Street Lights 10.7
similar
9.4
% Crime Prevents Exercise in the Neighborhood 9.8
similar
11.0
% Overweight (BMI 25+) 71.9
unfavorable
69.0
unfavorable
68.3
unfavorable
61.0
unfavorable
67.5
% Obese (BMI 30+) 38.8
unfavorable
34.1
unfavorable
33.9
unfavorable
31.3
unfavorable
36.0
unfavorable
30.3
% Have Received Professional Advice to Lose Weight 20.2
unfavorable
24.7
% [Overweights] Trying to Lose Weight 55.9
similar
53.7
similar
54.3
% [Overweights] Counseled About Weight in Past Year 23.8
similar
24.7
unfavorable
31.7
 
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ORAL HEALTH Metro Area vs. NE vs. IA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% [Age 18+] Dental Visit in Past Year 64.6
unfavorable
67.7
unfavorable
70.8
similar
62.0
favorable
45.0
unfavorable
70.4
 
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POTENTIALLY DISABLING CONDITIONS Metro Area vs. NE vs. IA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Activity Limitations 24.8
similar
24.0
unfavorable
18.4
% With High-Impact Chronic Pain 17.6
unfavorable
14.1
unfavorable
7.0
Alzheimer's Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 36.0
unfavorable
28.7
similar
32.1
unfavorable
30.4
unfavorable
26.6
% Caregiver to a Friend/Family Member 30.0
unfavorable
22.6
unfavorable
26.7
 
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RESPIRATORY DISEASE Metro Area vs. NE vs. IA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
CLRD (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 48.7
similar
48.8
similar
44.7
unfavorable
39.6
similar
51.9
Pneumonia/Influenza (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 14.8
similar
15.6
similar
14.0
similar
13.8
similar
13.4
% [Adult] Asthma 11.6
unfavorable
8.0
unfavorable
8.0
similar
12.9
unfavorable
8.6
% COPD (Lung Disease) 7.5
unfavorable
5.7
unfavorable
6.1
similar
6.4
similar
7.4
 
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SEXUAL HEALTH Metro Area vs. NE vs. IA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
HIV/AIDS (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 1.0
unfavorable
0.8
unfavorable
0.6
favorable
1.9
HIV Prevalence Rate 53.9
favorable
137.3
favorable
106.0
favorable
372.8
% [Age 18-44] HIV Test in the Past Year 11.6
unfavorable
22.0
unfavorable
16.1
Chlamydia Incidence Rate 562.8
unfavorable
418.0
unfavorable
466.7
similar
539.9
Gonorrhea Incidence Rate 245.4
unfavorable
140.4
unfavorable
153.8
unfavorable
179.1
 
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE Metro Area vs. NE vs. IA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Cirrhosis/Liver Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 11.5
similar
10.8
unfavorable
9.2
similar
11.1
similar
10.9
unfavorable
7.9
% Excessive Drinker 24.5
unfavorable
21.9
unfavorable
22.5
similar
27.2
similar
26.0
% Drinking & Driving in Past Month 4.5
similar
5.1
similar
5.2
favorable
5.8
Unintentional Drug-Related Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 7.8
unfavorable
6.5
similar
8.6
favorable
18.8
similar
7.7
% Used an Prescription Opioid in Past Year 13.8
similar
12.9
favorable
18.1
% Ever Sought Help for Alcohol or Drug Problem 5.1
similar
5.4
favorable
3.9
 
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TOBACCO USE Metro Area vs. NE vs. IA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Current Smoker 14.2
similar
14.7
favorable
16.4
favorable
17.4
unfavorable
5.0
favorable
17.0
% Someone Smokes at Home 10.8
favorable
14.6
favorable
15.1
% [Household With Children] Someone Smokes in the Home 9.4
favorable
17.4
% [Smokers] Have Quit Smoking 1+ Days in Past Year 47.1
similar
52.6
similar
51.6
similar
42.8
unfavorable
65.7
similar
50.7
% [Smokers] Received Advice to Quit Smoking 56.5
similar
59.6
unfavorable
66.6
unfavorable
66.3
% Currently Use Vaping Products 6.5
favorable
8.9
similar
5.8
 
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