State Findings: Arkansas, 2021, 2021 Annual Report
Strengths
- Low prevalence of excessive drinking
- High rate of high school graduation
- Low percentage of housing with lead risk
Challenges
- High prevalence of multiple chronic conditions
- High prevalence of two or more adverse childhood experiences
- High prevalence of cigarette smoking
Highlights
- Food insecurity decreased 41% from 21.2% to 12.6% of households between 2011-2013 and 2018-2020
- Flu vaccination increased 14% from 42.1% to 47.8% of adults between 2019 and 2020
- Adults with a dedicated health care provider decreased 6% from 81.3% to 76.3% between 2018 and 2020
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