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| Introduction to Outcomes |
| Poor Mental Health Days |
| Poor Physical Health Days |
| Infant Mortality |
| Cardiovascular Deaths |
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Maine RANKING: Maine is 9th this year, it was 8th in 2005.STRENGTHS: Strengths include a low violent crime rate at 112 offenses per 100,000 population, a low rate of deaths from cardiovascular disease at 270.3 deaths per 100,000 population, ready access to adequate prenatal care with 85.3 percent of pregnant women receiving adequate prenatal care, a low rate of uninsured population at 10.8 percent, a low incidence of infectious disease at 6.9 cases per 100,000 population and a low rate of uninsured population at 10.8 percent.CHALLENGES: Challenges include a high rate of cancer deaths at 216.9 deaths per 100,000 population and many poor physical health days at 3.9 days in the previous 30 days.SIGNIFICANT CHANGES: In the past year, the infant mortality rate increased from 5.2 to 6.3 deaths per 1,000 live births. In the past year, the percentage of children in poverty increased from 14.0 percent to 15.8 percent of persons under age 18. Since 1990, the rate of deaths from cardiovascular disease decreased from 416.7 to 270.3 deaths per 100,000 population. Since 1990, the incidence of infectious disease decreased from 16.3 to 6.9 cases per 100,000 population. HEALTH DISPARITIES: In Maine, the percentage of women who receive prenatal care varies from 76 percent among blacks to 88 percent among whites. Cancer is 18 percent more prevalent among Hispanics (599.7 cases per 100,000 population) than whites (507.2 cases per 100,000 population).CLINICAL CARE: The cost of clinical care in Maine is low compared to other states and the quality of care is high.STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WEB SITE: www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/ |
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