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| Introduction to Outcomes |
| Poor Mental Health Days |
| Poor Physical Health Days |
| Infant Mortality |
| Cardiovascular Deaths |
| Cancer Deaths |
| Premature Death |
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Oregon RANKING: Oregon is 19th this year; it was 18th in 2005.STRENGTHS: Strengths include a low prevalence of smoking at 18.5 percent of the population, a low infant mortality rate at 5.6 deaths per 1,000 live births, a low rate of deaths from cardiovascular disease at 293.7 deaths per 100,000 population and a low occupational fatalities rate at 4.2 deaths per 100,000 workers.CHALLENGES: Challenges include low immunization coverage with 72.9 percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations, a high rate of cancer deaths at 205.0 deaths per 100,000 population and many poor mental and physical health days per month at 3.6 days and 4.0 days respectively in the previous 30 days.SIGNIFICANT CHANGES: In the past year, the percentage of children in poverty increased from 15.6 percent to 17.7 percent of persons under age 18. In the past year, the prevalence of smoking decreased from 20.0 percent to 18.5 percent of the population. Since 1990, the infant mortality rate decreased from 9.9 to 5.6 deaths per 1,000 live births. Since 1990, the violent crime rate decreased from 540 to 287 offenses per 100,000 population. HEALTH DISPARITIES: In Oregon, the percentage of women who receive prenatal care varies from 70 percent among Hispanics to 85 percent among whites. Cancer is 26 percent more prevalent among whites (459.3 cases per 100,000 population) than Hispanics (364.9 cases per 100,000 population).CLINICAL CARE: The cost of clinical care in Oregon is moderate compared to other states and the quality of care is moderate.STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WEB SITE: www.oregon.gov/dhs/ph/ |
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