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| Introduction to Outcomes |
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| Poor Physical Health Days |
| Infant Mortality |
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Iowa RANKING: Iowa is 11th this year; it was 10th in 2005.STRENGTHS: Strengths include a low rate of uninsured population at 8.6 percent, a low incidence of infectious disease at 5.9 cases per 100,000 population, ready access to adequate prenatal care with 83.0 percent of pregnant women receiving adequate prenatal care, a high rate of high school graduation with 85.3 percent of incoming ninth graders who graduate within four years and a low infant mortality rate at 5.2 deaths per 1,000 live births.CHALLENGES: Challenges include low per capita public health spending at $59 per person and a high prevalence of obesity at 25.4 percent of the population.SIGNIFICANT CHANGES: In the past year, the rate of uninsured population decreased from 9.5 percent to 8.6 percent. In the past year, the percentage of children in poverty increased from 12.8 percent to 14.5 percent of persons under age 18. Since 1990, the rate of motor vehicle deaths decreased from 2.6 to 1.4 deaths per 100,000,000 miles driven. Since 1990, the prevalence of obesity increased from 12.8 percent to 25.4 percent of the population. HEALTH DISPARITIES: In Iowa, the percentage of women who receive prenatal care varies from 75 percent among Hispanics to 90 percent among whites. Cancer is 71 percent more prevalent among blacks (486.5 cases per 100,000 population) than Hispanics (283.7 cases per 100,000 population).CLINICAL CARE: The cost of clinical care in Iowa is low compared to other states and the quality of care is high.STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WEB SITE: www.idph.state.ia.us/ |
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