Strengths:

• High immunization coverage
• Low levels of air pollution
• Low prevalence of binge drinking

 

Challenges:

• High rate of uninsured population
• High geographic disparity within the state
• Low high school graduation rate

 

Highlights:

• Almost 2 million people in Florida are affected by diabetes, an increase of 836,000 people in the last ten years.
• Florida ranks higher for determinants than for outcomes, indicating that overall healthiness should improve over time.
• In the past year, the rate of preventable hospitalizations increased from 62.5 to 64.3 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees.
• In the past year, the violent crime rate decreased from 613 to 542 offenses per 100,000 population.
• Over 5 million adults in Florida are obese, 2.1 million more individuals than 10 years ago.
• While smoking has decreased significantly in the past ten years, 3.2 million adults still smoke in Florida.

 

Disparities:

• In Florida, obesity is more prevalent among non-Hispanic blacks at 38.8 percent than non-Hispanic whites at 24.1 percent and Hispanics at 28.7 percent. Diabetes also varies by race and ethnicity in the state; 13.4 percent of non-Hispanic blacks have diabetes compared to 9.3 percent of Hispanics and 9.5 percent for non-Hispanic whites.

 

State Health Department Web Site: www.doh.state.fl.us