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Vermont
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Vermont (2009)
America’s Health Rankings™
Ranking:
Vermont is 1st this year; it was 4th in 2008.
Strengths:
Vermont ranks among the top ten states on 12 of the 22 measures.
Strengths include a low percentage of children in poverty at 9.8 percent of persons
under age 18, a low prevalence of obesity at 23.2 percent of the population, a high
rate of high school graduation with 82.3 percent of incoming ninth graders who graduate
within four years and ready availability of primary care physicians with 168.8 primary
care physicians per 100,000 population. Vermont ranks higher for health determinants
than for health outcomes, indicating that overall healthiness should remain high
over time.
Challenges:
The primary challenges are a high prevalence of binge drinking
at 17.6 percent of the population and moderate immunization coverage with 74.4 percent
of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations.
Significant Changes:
In the past year, the high school graduation rate declined from 86.5 percent to
82.3 percent of incoming ninth graders who graduate within four years.
In the past five years, the incidence of infectious disease decreased from 8.0 to
4.8 cases per 100,000 population.
In the past ten years, the rate of deaths from cardiovascular disease decreased
from 334.8 to 248.9 deaths per 100,000 population.
Since 1990, the prevalence of smoking decreased from 30.7 percent to 16.7 percent
of the population.
Health Disparities:
In Vermont, smoking is more prevalent among Hispanics at 25.4 percent
than non-Hispanic whites at 17.6 percent. Mortality rates vary considerably by race
and ethnicity in Vermont, with 191.6 deaths per 100,000 population among Hispanics
compared to whites, who experience 757.6 deaths per 100,000 population.
State Health Department Web Site:
www.healthvermont.gov
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New! Supplemental Measures
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America’s Health Rankings™ have been expanded to include 15 more state-specific measures of health, from Daily Vegetable and Fruit intake to Incidence of High Blood Pressure and Diabetes. GO
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| Vermont - Core Measures | | | 2009 | 2008 | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) | 82.3 | 8 | 86.5 | 4 | 87.5 | | Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) | 23.2 | 7 | 21.9 | 6 | 19.1 | | Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) | 16.7 | 12 | 17.6 | 12 | 9.3 | | Prevalence of Binge Drinking (Percent of population) | 17.6 | 37 | 17.3 | 38 | 9.0 | | Community & Environment | | | | | | | Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) | 4.5 | 17 | 4.5 | 13 | 3.1 | | Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) | 4.8 | 5 | 5.7 | 7 | 2.4 | | Air Pollution (Micrograms of fine particles per cubic meter) | 8.1 | 11 | 8.7 | 12 | 4.8 | | Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) | 9.8 | 4 | 10.9 | 4 | 8.6 | | Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) | 135 | 2 | 124 | 2 | 117 | | Public & Health Policies | | | | | | | Lack of Health Insurance (Percent of population) | 10.2 | 9 | 10.7 | 10 | 5.4 | | Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) | 74.4 | 37 | 79.8 | 29 | 85.0 | | Public Health Funding (Dollars per person) | $203 | 2 | $143 | 3 | $220 | | Clinical Care | | | | | | | Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) | 86.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 49 | 86.1 | | Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) | 55.2 | 7 | 58.1 | 7 | 29.3 | | Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) | 168.8 | 5 | 165.1 | 5 | 190.0 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Premature Death (Years lost per 100,000 population) | 5977 | 3 | 5935 | 4 | 5595 | | Poor Physical Health Days (Days in the previous 30 days) | 3.3 | 15 | 3.1 | 9 | 2.7 | | Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) | 6.1 | 16 | 5.8 | 12 | 4.8 | | Poor Mental Health Days (Days in the previous 30 days) | 3.4 | 28 | 3.2 | 16 | 2.2 | | Geographic Disparity (Relative standard deviation) | 6.0 | 4 | 5.2 | 2 | 4.3 | | Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 183.8 | 12 | 185.0 | 13 | 144.7 | | Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 248.9 | 10 | 255.7 | 10 | 212.6 | | | | Summation | | | | | | | All Determinants | 0.827 | 1 | 0.659 | 4 | 0.827 | | All Outcomes | 0.238 | 9 | 0.268 | 6 | 0.348 | | Overall | 1.064 | 1 | 0.927 | 4 | 1.064 |
| Vermont - Supplemental Measures | | | 2009 | 2008 | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | Cholesterol Check (Percent of adult population) | 76.5 | 20 | 76.5 | 20 | 84.6 | | Recent Dental Visit (Percent of adult population) | 75.4 | 8 | 73.5 | 13 | 80.2 | | Daily Vegetables and Fruit (Percent of population) | 30.0 | 1 | 30.0 | 1 | 30.0 | | Physical Activity (Percent of adult population) | 80.5 | 5 | 81.7 | 6 | 81.9 | | Chronic Disease | | | | | | | Stroke (Percent of adult population) | 2.1 | 7 | 2.2 | 10 | 1.8 | | High Cholesterol (Percent of adult population) | 35.1 | 11 | 35.1 | 11 | 32.4 | | High Blood Pressure (Percent of adult population) | 24.8 | 5 | 24.8 | 5 | 19.7 | | Heart Attack (Percent of adult population) | 4.1 | 20 | 4.2 | 25 | 2.9 | | Cardiac Heart Disease (Percent of adult population) | 4.4 | 29 | 4.4 | 28 | 2.7 | | Diabetes (Percent of adult population) | 6.4 | 4 | 7.0 | 11 | 5.9 | | Economic | | | | | | | Per Capita Personal Income (Dollars per person) | $38880 | 22 | $37483 | 21 | $56248 | | Underemployment Rate (Percent) | 9.1 | 18 | 6.9 | 12 | 5.7 | | Annual Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 4.8 | 18 | 4.0 | 19 | 3.0 | | Median Household Income (Dollars per household) | $50706 | 23 | $49210 | 32 | $66176 | | August 2009 Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 6.8 | 8 | 4.7 | 16 | 4.3 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Health Status (Percent report fair or poor health) | 11.5 | 5 | 11.6 | 3 | 10.7 |
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