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Nevada
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Nevada (2009)
America’s Health Rankings™
Ranking:
Nevada is 45th this year; it was 42nd in 2008.
Strengths:
Strengths include low levels of air pollution at 9.0 micrograms
of fine particulate per cubic meter, a low rate of preventable hospitalizations
with 61.5 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees and a low infant mortality rate
at 6.1 deaths per 1,000 live births.
Challenges:
Challenges include a low high school graduation rate with 55.8
percent of incoming ninth graders who graduate within four years, a high violent
crime rate at 725 offenses per 100,000 population, low immunization coverage with
70.1 percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations,
low public health funding at $37 per person and high geographic disparity within
the state at 17.1 percent. Nevada ranks lower for determinants than for health outcomes,
indicating that overall healthiness may decline over time.
Significant Changes:
In the past year, the rate of preventable hospitalizations decreased from 65.3 to
61.5 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees.
In the past five years, the percentage of pregnant women receiving adequate prenatal
care declined from 70.1 percent to 57.4 percent.
In the past ten years, the prevalence of obesity increased from 14.0 percent to
25.6 percent of the population.
Since 1990, the prevalence of smoking decreased from 35.7 percent to 22.1 percent
of the population.
Health Disparities:
In Nevada, obesity is more prevalent among Hispanics at 28.3 percent
than non-Hispanic whites at 24.2 percent. The prevalence of diabetes also varies
by race and ethnicity in the state; 8.6 percent of non-Hispanic whites have diabetes
compared to 5.1 percent of Hispanics. In addition, mortality rates vary in Nevada,
with 905.4 deaths per 100,000 population among whites compared to Hispanics, who
experience 474.7 deaths per 100,000 population.
State Health Department Web Site:
health2k.state.nv.us
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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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| Nevada - Core Measures | | | 2009 | 2008 | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) | 55.8 | 50 | 55.8 | 50 | 87.5 | | Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) | 25.6 | 19 | 24.6 | 13 | 19.1 | | Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) | 22.1 | 41 | 21.5 | 35 | 9.3 | | Prevalence of Binge Drinking (Percent of population) | 17.9 | 41 | 16.4 | 32 | 9.0 | | Community & Environment | | | | | | | Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) | 5.2 | 22 | 6.7 | 32 | 3.1 | | Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) | 17.2 | 34 | 17.3 | 33 | 2.4 | | Air Pollution (Micrograms of fine particles per cubic meter) | 9.0 | 15 | 9.1 | 14 | 4.8 | | Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) | 16.5 | 20 | 14.1 | 19 | 8.6 | | Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) | 724 | 49 | 750 | 48 | 117 | | Public & Health Policies | | | | | | | Lack of Health Insurance (Percent of population) | 18.0 | 42 | 18.4 | 43 | 5.4 | | Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) | 70.1 | 47 | 66.7 | 50 | 85.0 | | Public Health Funding (Dollars per person) | $37 | 48 | $36 | 48 | $220 | | Clinical Care | | | | | | | Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) | 57.4 | 47 | 60.7 | 43 | 86.1 | | Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) | 61.5 | 11 | 65.3 | 13 | 29.3 | | Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) | 86.8 | 46 | 85.3 | 46 | 190.0 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Premature Death (Years lost per 100,000 population) | 8359 | 39 | 8665 | 41 | 5595 | | Poor Physical Health Days (Days in the previous 30 days) | 3.5 | 28 | 3.7 | 36 | 2.7 | | Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) | 6.1 | 16 | 6.1 | 17 | 4.8 | | Poor Mental Health Days (Days in the previous 30 days) | 3.6 | 35 | 3.8 | 43 | 2.2 | | Geographic Disparity (Relative standard deviation) | 17.1 | 45 | 17.6 | 46 | 4.3 | | Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 195.5 | 27 | 199.0 | 32 | 144.7 | | Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 313.3 | 39 | 320.3 | 38 | 212.6 | | | | Summation | | | | | | | All Determinants | -0.449 | 49 | -0.347 | 45 | 0.827 | | All Outcomes | -0.033 | 37 | -0.077 | 40 | 0.348 | | Overall | -0.482 | 45 | -0.424 | 42 | 1.064 |
| Nevada - Supplemental Measures | | | 2009 | 2008 | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | Cholesterol Check (Percent of adult population) | 70.6 | 46 | 70.6 | 46 | 84.6 | | Recent Dental Visit (Percent of adult population) | 63.7 | 44 | 66.2 | 39 | 80.2 | | Daily Vegetables and Fruit (Percent of population) | 21.9 | 32 | 21.9 | 32 | 30.0 | | Physical Activity (Percent of adult population) | 72.4 | 38 | 75.6 | 35 | 81.9 | | Chronic Disease | | | | | | | Stroke (Percent of adult population) | 2.1 | 7 | 2.4 | 17 | 1.8 | | High Cholesterol (Percent of adult population) | 37.1 | 19 | 37.1 | 19 | 32.4 | | High Blood Pressure (Percent of adult population) | 27.0 | 24 | 27.0 | 24 | 19.7 | | Heart Attack (Percent of adult population) | 4.4 | 31 | 4.2 | 25 | 2.9 | | Cardiac Heart Disease (Percent of adult population) | 4.2 | 22 | 4.4 | 28 | 2.7 | | Diabetes (Percent of adult population) | 8.5 | 30 | 8.0 | 25 | 5.9 | | Economic | | | | | | | Per Capita Personal Income (Dollars per person) | $40353 | 18 | $39853 | 16 | $56248 | | Underemployment Rate (Percent) | 11.1 | 37 | 7.6 | 24 | 5.7 | | Annual Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 6.7 | 44 | 4.7 | 35 | 3.0 | | Median Household Income (Dollars per household) | $54744 | 14 | $56135 | 15 | $66176 | | August 2009 Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 13.2 | 49 | 7.0 | 45 | 4.3 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Health Status (Percent report fair or poor health) | 18.7 | 42 | 17.3 | 36 | 10.7 |
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