Health Indicators (Key)

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Note: Healthy People 2030 (HP2030) is a widely accepted set of health promotion and disease prevention goals for all Americans.
 
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SOCIAL DETERMINANTS Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Linguistically Isolated Population (Percent) 9.8
unfavorable
7.2
unfavorable
3.9
Population in Poverty (Percent) 12.6
similar
12.0
similar
12.4
unfavorable
8.0
Children in Poverty (Percent) 18.1
unfavorable
15.2
similar
16.3
unfavorable
8.0
No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) 26.7
unfavorable
15.4
unfavorable
10.6
Unemployment Rate (Age 16+, Percent) 8.5
unfavorable
5.2
unfavorable
3.9
favorable
10.4
% Unable to Pay Cash for a $400 Emergency Expense 32.3
similar
34.0
similar
31.2
% Worry/Stress Over Rent/Mortgage in Past Year 47.5
similar
45.8
unfavorable
44.0
% Unhealthy/Unsafe Housing Conditions 20.3
unfavorable
16.4
similar
20.8
% Multi-Generational Housing 15.0
similar
16.5
% Share Housing Expenses With Non-Family 11.3
similar
10.1
Population With Low Food Access (Percent) 16.6
unfavorable
13.3
favorable
22.2
% Food Insecure 42.9
similar
43.3
similar
40.8
 
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OVERALL HEALTH Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Overall Health 18.7
favorable
20.8
unfavorable
15.7
similar
18.8
 
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% [Age 18-64] Lack Health Insurance 7.5
similar
8.9
similar
8.1
similar
7.6
similar
8.4
% Difficulty Accessing Health Care in Past Year (Composite) 65.8
unfavorable
52.5
favorable
73.9
% Cost Prevented Physician Visit in Past Year 23.0
similar
21.6
favorable
29.6
% Cost Prevented Getting Prescription in Past Year 18.4
similar
20.2
favorable
24.7
% Difficulty Getting Appointment in Past Year 52.6
unfavorable
33.4
similar
52.8
% Inconvenient Hrs Prevented Dr Visit in Past Year 24.5
similar
22.9
favorable
33.8
% Difficulty Finding Physician in Past Year 33.8
unfavorable
22.0
similar
36.0
% Transportation Hindered Dr Visit in Past Year 14.8
favorable
18.3
similar
13.1
% Language/Culture Prevented Care in Past Year 3.2
favorable
5.0
favorable
5.3
% Stretched Prescription to Save Cost in Past Year 18.1
similar
19.4
similar
18.9
% Difficulty Getting Child's Health Care in Past Year 12.8
similar
11.1
similar
11.3
Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 98.4
unfavorable
115.0
unfavorable
118.0
% Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 64.7
unfavorable
69.9
unfavorable
84.0
unfavorable
72.7
% Routine Checkup in Past Year 63.7
unfavorable
74.5
similar
65.3
similar
61.3
% [Child 0-17] Routine Checkup in Past Year 84.7
favorable
77.5
similar
87.9
% Two or More ER Visits in Past Year 15.2
similar
15.6
unfavorable
11.7
% Low Health Literacy 25.0
similar
25.1
favorable
27.2
% Rate Local Health Care "Fair/Poor" 24.3
unfavorable
11.5
similar
23.4
 
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CANCER Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Cancer Deaths per 100,000 134.8
similar
153.5
favorable
182.5
similar
122.7
similar
130.1
Lung Cancer Deaths per 100,000 21.2
favorable
26.0
favorable
39.8
favorable
25.1
Female Breast Cancer Deaths per 100,000 22.1
similar
23.3
similar
25.1
unfavorable
15.3
Prostate Cancer Deaths per 100,000 18.4
similar
19.9
similar
20.1
similar
16.9
Colorectal Cancer Deaths per 100,000 10.6
favorable
14.3
favorable
16.3
unfavorable
8.9
Cancer Incidence per 100,000 373.8
similar
397.4
favorable
444.4
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000 28.3
favorable
36.7
favorable
53.1
Female Breast Cancer Incidence per 100,000 113.1
similar
124.0
similar
129.8
Prostate Cancer Incidence per 100,000 109.3
similar
98.6
similar
113.2
Colorectal Cancer Incidence per 100,000 31.0
similar
33.5
favorable
36.4
% Cancer 9.2
similar
9.5
similar
7.4
similar
8.4
% [Women 50-74] Breast Cancer Screening 77.1
favorable
64.0
unfavorable
80.5
unfavorable
82.6
% [Women 21-65] Cervical Cancer Screening 70.6
unfavorable
75.4
unfavorable
84.3
unfavorable
79.1
% [Age 45-75] Colorectal Cancer Screening 75.8
similar
71.5
similar
74.4
similar
73.5
 
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DIABETES Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Diabetes Deaths per 100,000 18.2
favorable
29.4
favorable
30.5
similar
19.2
% Diabetes/High Blood Sugar 11.1
similar
11.5
similar
12.8
similar
10.4
% Borderline/Pre-Diabetes 19.0
unfavorable
15.0
unfavorable
15.3
% [Non-Diabetics] Blood Sugar Tested in Past 3 Years 48.0
favorable
41.5
favorable
42.7
Kidney Disease Deaths per 100,000 14.7
unfavorable
12.4
similar
16.9
unfavorable
8.5
 
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DISABLING CONDITIONS Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% 3+ Chronic Conditions 34.0
favorable
38.0
favorable
38.2
% Activity Limitations 30.2
similar
27.5
similar
29.4
% High-Impact Chronic Pain 17.3
similar
19.6
unfavorable
6.4
favorable
19.4
Alzheimer's Disease Deaths per 100,000 26.8
favorable
43.5
favorable
35.8
similar
28.0
% Caregiver to a Friend/Family Member 25.7
similar
22.8
similar
26.1
 
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HEART DISEASE & STROKE Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Heart Disease Deaths per 100,000 126.8
favorable
168.0
favorable
209.5
similar
127.4
similar
113.9
% Heart Disease 9.2
unfavorable
5.2
similar
10.3
unfavorable
6.7
Stroke Deaths per 100,000 42.5
similar
46.9
favorable
49.3
unfavorable
33.4
unfavorable
34.1
% Stroke 2.6
similar
2.9
favorable
5.4
similar
3.0
% High Blood Pressure 36.6
unfavorable
30.6
favorable
40.4
favorable
42.6
similar
36.3
% High Cholesterol 37.6
unfavorable
32.4
similar
37.9
 
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INFANT HEALTH & FAMILY PLANNING Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
No Prenatal Care in First Trimester (Percent of Births) 20.5
unfavorable
14.8
similar
22.3
similar
21.3
Teen Births per 1,000 Females 15-19 20.5
unfavorable
11.6
unfavorable
15.5
Low Birthweight (Percent of Births) 6.5
similar
7.1
favorable
8.4
Infant Deaths per 1,000 Births 3.7
similar
3.9
favorable
5.5
favorable
5.0
favorable
4.5
 
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INJURY & VIOLENCE Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Unintentional Injury Deaths per 100,000 50.8
similar
53.8
favorable
67.8
similar
43.2
unfavorable
31.3
Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths per 100,000 13.0
similar
12.3
similar
13.3
unfavorable
10.1
Homicide Deaths per 100,000 6.4
similar
6.0
favorable
7.6
similar
5.5
favorable
11.5
% Victim of Violent Crime in Past 5 Years 5.7
similar
7.0
favorable
7.1
% Victim of Intimate Partner Violence 17.9
similar
20.3
unfavorable
14.8
 
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MENTAL HEALTH Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Mental Health 27.5
unfavorable
24.4
favorable
34.3
% Diagnosed Depression 27.3
unfavorable
17.0
favorable
30.8
unfavorable
24.6
% Symptoms of Chronic Depression 45.1
similar
46.7
favorable
51.2
% Typical Day Is "Extremely/Very" Stressful 21.9
similar
21.1
unfavorable
18.9
Suicide Deaths per 100,000 11.0
similar
10.8
favorable
14.7
favorable
12.8
similar
10.5
Mental Health Providers per 100,000 332.3
similar
340.6
similar
325.6
% Receiving Mental Health Treatment 21.7
similar
21.9
unfavorable
14.9
% Unable to Get Mental Health Services in Past Year 15.0
similar
13.2
favorable
18.8
% [Age 5-17] Child Needed Mental Health Services in the Past Year 21.6
similar
22.4
% [Age 5-17] Child Has Taken Prescribed Meds for Mental Health 8.5
favorable
13.2
% [Age 5-17] Aware of Mental Health Resources for Children 53.2
unfavorable
67.5
similar
50.0
 
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NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & WEIGHT Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% 7+ Sugar-Sweetened Drinks in Past Week 20.3
similar
20.5
% "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Buy Fresh Produce 27.5
similar
30.0
similar
28.0
% Meet Physical Activity Guidelines 34.5
favorable
30.1
favorable
30.3
favorable
29.7
favorable
29.6
% [Child 2-17] Physically Active 1+ Hours per Day 31.3
similar
27.4
favorable
24.4
Recreation/Fitness Facilities per 100,000 12.1
similar
13.6
similar
12.5
% Overweight (BMI 25+) 71.1
unfavorable
64.0
unfavorable
63.3
similar
70.4
% Obese (BMI 30+) 36.4
unfavorable
27.7
similar
33.9
similar
36.0
favorable
42.0
% [Child 5-17] Overweight (85th Percentile) 41.8
unfavorable
31.8
similar
42.7
% [Child 5-17] Obese (95th Percentile) 25.8
similar
19.5
unfavorable
15.5
similar
22.4
 
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ORAL HEALTH Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Have Dental Insurance 75.4
similar
72.7
similar
75.0
favorable
71.6
% Dental Visit in Past Year 63.9
unfavorable
66.2
favorable
56.5
favorable
45.0
favorable
59.9
% [Child 2-17] Dental Visit in Past Year 80.6
similar
77.8
favorable
45.0
similar
81.3
 
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RESPIRATORY DISEASE Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Lung Disease Deaths per 100,000 24.8
favorable
30.2
favorable
43.5
similar
27.8
Pneumonia/Influenza Deaths per 100,000 7.3
favorable
12.8
favorable
13.4
favorable
11.8
% Asthma 11.6
unfavorable
8.8
favorable
17.9
favorable
13.3
% [Child 0-17] Asthma 14.1
similar
16.7
unfavorable
6.5
% COPD (Lung Disease) 5.8
unfavorable
4.2
favorable
11.0
similar
6.2
 
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SEXUAL HEALTH Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
HIV Prevalence per 100,000 214.7
favorable
418.7
favorable
386.6
Chlamydia Incidence per 100,000 498.0
similar
491.1
similar
492.2
Gonorrhea Incidence per 100,000 70.3
favorable
190.2
favorable
179.0
 
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SUBSTANCE USE Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Alcohol-Induced Deaths per 100,000 15.3
favorable
17.7
similar
15.7
unfavorable
12.7
% Excessive Drinking 18.6
unfavorable
15.4
favorable
34.3
favorable
25.6
Unintentional Drug-Induced Deaths per 100,000 22.9
favorable
26.6
favorable
29.7
unfavorable
9.1
% Used an Illicit Drug in Past Month 4.5
favorable
8.4
favorable
6.1
% Used a Prescription Opioid in Past Year 10.3
favorable
15.1
similar
11.2
% Ever Sought Help for Alcohol or Drug Problem 5.0
unfavorable
6.8
similar
4.7
% Personally Impacted by Substance Use 41.8
favorable
45.4
similar
40.3
 
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TOBACCO USE Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Smoke Cigarettes 9.0
similar
8.5
favorable
23.9
unfavorable
6.1
unfavorable
7.3
% Someone Smokes at Home 7.1
favorable
17.7
favorable
9.5
% Use Vaping Products 7.7
unfavorable
5.9
favorable
18.5
unfavorable
6.3
 
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