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| Introduction to Outcomes |
| Poor Mental Health Days |
| Poor Physical Health Days |
| Infant Mortality |
| Cardiovascular Deaths |
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North Dakota RANKING: North Dakota is 8th this year; it was 6th in 2005.STRENGTHS: Strengths include a low violent crime rate at 98 offenses per 100,000 population, a low incidence of infectious disease at 3.0 cases per 100,000 population, few poor mental and physical health days per month at 2.4 days and 2.7 days respectively in the previous 30 days and a high rate of high school graduation with 86.4 percent of incoming ninth graders who graduate within four years.CHALLENGES: Challenges include a high occupational fatalities rate at 8.1 deaths per 100,000 workers, high prevalence of obesity at 25.4 percent of the population and limited access to adequate prenatal care with 69.8 percent of pregnant women receiving adequate prenatal care.SIGNIFICANT CHANGES: In the past year, the percent of children in poverty increased from 12.1 percent to 13.3 percent of persons under age 18. In the past year, the rate of uninsured population increased from 11.2 percent to 12.2 percent. Since 1990, the violent crime rate increased from 57 to 98 offenses per 100,000 population, though it remains the lowest in the nation. Since 1990, the incidence of infectious disease decreased from 11.1 to 3.0 cases per 100,000 population. HEALTH DISPARITIES: In North Dakota, the percentage of women who receive prenatal care varies from 66 percent among American Indians to 89 percent among whites.CLINICAL CARE: The cost of clinical care in North Dakota is low compared to other states and the quality of care is moderate.STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WEB SITE: www.health.state.nd.us/ |
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