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Tennessee RANKING: Tennessee is 47th this year, it was 48th in 2005.STRENGTHS: Strengths include moderate immunization coverage with 82.9 percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations, ready access to adequate prenatal care with 71.6 percent of pregnant women receiving adequate prenatal care and a moderate rate of uninsured population at 14.2 percent.CHALLENGES: Challenges include a high prevalence of smoking at 26.7 percent of the population, a high violent crime rate at 753 offenses per 100,000 population, a high rate of deaths from cardiovascular disease at 384.4 deaths per 100,000 population and a high infant mortality rate at 8.8 deaths per 1,000 live births.SIGNIFICANT CHANGES: In the past year, the violent crime rate increased from 695 to 753 offenses per 100,000 population. Since 1990, the prevalence of obesity increased from 11.8 percent to 27.4 percent of the population. Since 1990, the percentage of children in poverty decreased from 29.6 percent to 19.5 percent of persons under age 18. Since 1990, the violent crime rate increased from 534 to 753 offenses per 100,000 population. HEALTH DISPARITIES: In Tennessee, the percentage of women who receive prenatal care varies from 60 percent among Hispanics to 88 percent among whites.CLINICAL CARE: The cost of clinical care in Tennessee is moderate compared to other states and the quality of care is moderate. STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WEB SITE: www.state.tn.us/health/
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