State Findings: Tennessee, 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 frequent mental distress
- High prevalence of multiple chronic conditions
- High prevalence of cigarette smoking
Highlights
- Adults who avoided care due to cost decreased 25% from 15.8% to 11.8% between 2018 and 2020
- Insufficient sleep decreased 16% from 40.0% to 33.7% of adults between 2018 and 2020
- Drug deaths increased 14% from 26.9 to 30.6 deaths per 100,000 population between 2018 and 2019
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