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| Introduction to Outcomes |
| Poor Mental Health Days |
| Poor Physical Health Days |
| Infant Mortality |
| Cardiovascular Deaths |
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New York RANKING: New York is 29th this year; it was 26th in 2005.STRENGTHS: Strengths include high per capita public health spending at $316 per person, a low rate of motor vehicle deaths at 1.0 deaths per 100,000,000 miles driven, a low occupational fatalities rate at 3.9 deaths per 100,000 workers and a low rate of cancer deaths at 189.9 deaths per 100,000 population.CHALLENGES: Challenges include a high incidence of infectious disease at 43.5 cases per 100,000 population, limited access to adequate prenatal care with 63.8 percent of pregnant women receiving adequate prenatal care and a low high school graduation rate with 60.9 percent of incoming ninth graders who graduate within four years.SIGNIFICANT CHANGES: In the past year, the rate of uninsured population decreased from 14.2 percent to 13.5 percent. In the past year, the incidence of infectious disease decreased from 46.5 to 43.5 cases per 100,000 population. Since 1990, the violent crime rate decreased from 1,007 to 446 offenses per 100,000 population. Since 1990, the infant mortality rate decreased from 10.7 to 6.1 deaths per 1,000 live births. HEALTH DISPARITIES: In New York, the percentage of women who receive prenatal care varies from 72 percent among blacks to 88 percent among whites. Cancer is 41 percent more prevalent among whites (475.1 cases per 100,000 population) than Hispanics (337.5 cases per 100,000 population).CLINICAL CARE: The cost of clinical care in New York is high compared to other states and the quality of care is low.STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WEB SITE: www.health.state.ny.us/ |
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