New Jersey
Overall
(1990-2011)
New Jersey
Diabetes
(1990-2011)
New Jersey
Smoking
(1990-2011)
New Jersey
Obesity
(1990-2011)
New Jersey
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12
Outcomes Rank
12
Determinants Rank
11
Overall Rank
30
Diabetes Rank
6
Smoking Rank
12
Obesity Rank
Strengths:
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High rate of high school graduation
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Low percentage of children in poverty
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Ready availability of primary care physicians
Challenges:
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Low use of early prenatal care
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Low immunization coverage
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Moderate rate of preventable
Highlights:
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While smoking has decreased from 21.0 percent to 14.4 percent of the adult population in the last ten years, 969,000 adults still smoke in New Jersey.
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In the past year, the rate of preventable hospitalizations decreased from 76.2 to 71.6 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees.
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In the past five years, diabetes increased from 7.7 percent to 9.2 percent of the adult population. There are now 619,000 New Jersey adults with diabetes.
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In the past ten years, obesity increased from 18.5 percent to 24.8 percent of the population, with nearly 1.7 million obese adults in the state.
Health Disparities:
In New Jersey, obesity is more prevalent among non-Hispanic blacks at 35.9 percent than non-Hispanic whites at 23.1 percent and Hispanics at 26.8 percent. Diabetes also varies by race and ethnicity in the state; 13.7 percent of non-Hispanic blacks have diabetes compared to 7.8 percent of non-Hispanic whites and 8.5 percent of Hispanics.
State Health Department Web Site: www.state.nj.us/health
