State Findings: Louisiana, 2021, 2021 Annual Report
Strengths
- Low prevalence of non-medical drug use
- High prevalence of having a dedicated health care provider
- Low percentage of housing with lead risk
Challenges
- High premature death rate
- High prevalence of two or more adverse childhood experiences
- High percentage of households with food insecurity
Highlights
- Adults who avoided care due to cost decreased 34% from 17.6% to 11.6% between 2016 and 2020
- Drug deaths increased 16% from 23.8 to 27.5 deaths per 100,000 population between 2017 and 2019
- Smoking decreased 16% from 21.9% to 18.3% of adults between 2019 and 2020
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