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| Introduction to Outcomes |
| Poor Mental Health Days |
| Poor Physical Health Days |
| Infant Mortality |
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Arkansas RANKING: Arkansas is 46th this year; it was 47th in 2005.STRENGTHS: Strengths include a high rate of high school graduation with 76.6 percent of incoming ninth graders who graduate within four years and a low incidence of infectious disease at 15.8 cases per 100,000 population.CHALLENGES: Challenges include low immunization coverage with 67.8 percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations, low per capita public health spending at $64 per person, a high prevalence of obesity at 28.0 percent of the population, and a high prevalence of smoking at 23.5 percent of the population.SIGNIFICANT CHANGES: In the past year, the prevalence of smoking decreased from 25.5 percent to 23.5 percent of the population. Percentage of children in poverty declined from 21.8 percent to 18.6 percent of persons under age 18. In the past year, immunization coverage declined from 82.4 percent to 67.8 percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations. Since 1990, the prevalence of obesity increased from 13.2 percent to 28.0 percent of the population. HEALTH DISPARITIES: In Arkansas, the percentage of women who receive prenatal care varies from 69 percent among Hispanics to 84 percent among whites.CLINICAL CARE: The cost of clinical care in Arkansas is moderate compared to other states and the quality of care is low.STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WEB SITE: www.healthyarkansas.com/ |
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