Health Indicators (Key)

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Note: Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) is a widely accepted set of health promotion and disease prevention goals for all Americans.
 
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Social Determinants New Orleans East vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Linguistically Isolated Population (Percent) 2.1
unfavorable
1.6
favorable
4.8
Population in Poverty (Percent) 27.3
unfavorable
19.1
unfavorable
15.4
Population Below 200% FPL (Percent) 48.4
unfavorable
39.6
unfavorable
34.2
Children Below 100% FPL (Percent) 40.3
unfavorable
27.0
unfavorable
21.6
No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) 15.5
favorable
17.5
unfavorable
14.0
Unemployment Rate (Age 16+, Percent) 7.5
unfavorable
7.0
unfavorable
6.1
 
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Overall Health New Orleans East vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Physical Health 19.9
favorable
22.8
unfavorable
15.3
unfavorable
15.6
% Activity Limitations 22.0
similar
22.8
similar
21.5
unfavorable
17.0
 
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Access to Health Services New Orleans East vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% [Age 18-64] Lack Health Insurance 15.3
favorable
26.0
similar
15.1
unfavorable
0.0
favorable
22.1
% [Insured] Went Without Coverage in Past Year 10.1
similar
8.1
similar
11.6
% Difficulty Accessing Healthcare in Past Year (Composite) 46.3
unfavorable
39.9
similar
47.8
% Inconvenient Hrs Prevented Dr Visit in Past Year 16.4
similar
15.4
similar
18.8
% Cost Prevented Getting Prescription in Past Year 21.1
unfavorable
15.8
favorable
25.0
% Cost Prevented Physician Visit in Past Year 18.3
similar
18.2
similar
18.6
% Difficulty Getting Appointment in Past Year 19.7
similar
17.0
favorable
22.8
% Difficulty Finding Physician in Past Year 10.7
similar
11.0
favorable
18.6
% Transportation Hindered Dr Visit in Past Year 9.9
similar
9.4
similar
10.7
% Skipped Prescription Doses to Save Costs 20.1
unfavorable
15.3
similar
18.9
% Difficulty Getting Child's Healthcare in Past Year 4.9
similar
6.0
similar
7.3
Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 87.5
favorable
64.3
favorable
74.5
% [Age 18+] Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 65.1
unfavorable
76.3
unfavorable
95.0
similar
67.4
% [Age 18-64] Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 63.6
unfavorable
75.6
unfavorable
89.4
similar
64.4
% [Age 65+] Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 70.6
unfavorable
80.0
unfavorable
100.0
unfavorable
79.6
% Have Had Routine Checkup in Past Year 75.5
similar
74.9
favorable
65.0
favorable
72.8
% Child Has Had Checkup in Past Year 89.5
favorable
84.1
similar
93.2
% Two or More ER Visits in Past Year 11.6
unfavorable
8.9
similar
14.0
% Rate Local Healthcare "Fair/Poor" 23.5
unfavorable
16.5
favorable
33.1
 
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Arthritis, Osteoporosis & Chronic Back Conditions New Orleans East vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% [50+] Arthritis/Rheumatism 41.0
similar
37.3
similar
40.4
% [50+] Osteoporosis 7.4
favorable
13.5
unfavorable
5.3
similar
7.6
% Sciatica/Chronic Back Pain 21.8
unfavorable
18.4
similar
18.3
 
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Cancer New Orleans East vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 188.7
similar
191.0
unfavorable
166.2
unfavorable
161.4
favorable
214.5
Lung Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 51.0
favorable
55.2
unfavorable
44.7
unfavorable
45.5
Prostate Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 27.8
unfavorable
21.8
unfavorable
19.8
unfavorable
21.8
Female Breast Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 29.5
unfavorable
24.3
unfavorable
21.3
unfavorable
20.7
Colorectal Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 17.1
favorable
18.0
unfavorable
14.9
unfavorable
14.5
Prostate Cancer Incidence per 100,000 166.3
similar
168.9
unfavorable
142.3
Female Breast Cancer Incidence per 100,000 131.0
unfavorable
121.3
unfavorable
122.7
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000 67.8
favorable
74.2
similar
64.9
Colorectal Cancer Incidence per 100,000 48.6
similar
51.0
unfavorable
43.3
Cervical Cancer Incidence per 100,000 10.3
unfavorable
9.4
unfavorable
7.8
% Skin Cancer 2.8
favorable
5.0
favorable
6.7
similar
3.2
% Cancer (Other Than Skin) 5.3
similar
6.6
similar
6.1
similar
5.3
% [Women 50-74] Mammogram in Past 2 Years 86.7
favorable
76.8
similar
83.6
favorable
81.1
similar
83.7
% [Women 21-65] Pap Smear in Past 3 Years 86.5
favorable
80.6
similar
83.9
unfavorable
93.0
similar
86.3
% [Age 50-75] Colorectal Cancer Screening 77.4
similar
75.1
favorable
70.5
similar
74.9
 
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Chronic Kidney Disease New Orleans East vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Kidney Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 22.3
favorable
24.3
unfavorable
13.2
favorable
28.3
% Kidney Disease 3.1
similar
2.2
similar
3.0
 
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Dementias, Including Alzheimer's Disease New Orleans East vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Alzheimer's Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 18.5
favorable
32.3
favorable
24.0
favorable
27.5
 
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Diabetes New Orleans East vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Diabetes Mellitus (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 28.9
unfavorable
27.0
unfavorable
21.3
unfavorable
20.5
favorable
52.0
% Diabetes/High Blood Sugar 12.7
similar
11.6
similar
11.7
similar
13.5
% Borderline/Pre-Diabetes 7.8
unfavorable
5.1
% [Non-Diabetes] Blood Sugar Tested in Past 3 Years 54.7
favorable
49.2
 
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Hearing & Other Sensory or Communication Disorders New Orleans East vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Deafness/Trouble Hearing 5.9
favorable
10.3
favorable
7.4
 
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Heart Disease & Stroke New Orleans East vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Diseases of the Heart (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 206.7
similar
213.2
unfavorable
171.3
unfavorable
156.9
favorable
248.1
Stroke (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 40.6
favorable
44.5
unfavorable
37.0
unfavorable
34.8
favorable
67.5
% Heart Disease (Heart Attack, Angina, Coronary Disease) 5.1
similar
6.1
similar
6.4
% Stroke 5.6
unfavorable
4.0
similar
3.9
similar
4.9
% Blood Pressure Checked in Past 2 Years 92.5
similar
91.0
similar
92.6
similar
94.4
% Told Have High Blood Pressure (Ever) 45.0
unfavorable
39.9
unfavorable
34.1
unfavorable
26.9
unfavorable
40.2
% [HBP] Taking Action to Control High Blood Pressure 93.5
favorable
89.2
similar
93.8
% Cholesterol Checked in Past 5 Years 89.8
favorable
76.2
favorable
86.6
favorable
82.1
similar
91.4
% Told Have High Cholesterol (Ever) 28.3
favorable
40.7
similar
29.9
unfavorable
13.5
similar
28.1
% [HBC] Taking Action to Control High Blood Cholesterol 80.0
similar
81.4
similar
88.1
% 1+ Cardiovascular Risk Factor 87.7
unfavorable
82.3
similar
84.5
 
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HIV New Orleans East vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
HIV/AIDS (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 17.3
favorable
21.8
unfavorable
3.6
unfavorable
3.3
HIV Prevalence per 100,000 1834.3
unfavorable
451.8
unfavorable
340.4
% [Age 18-44] HIV Test in the Past Year 36.7
favorable
19.3
similar
39.2
 
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Immunization & Infectious Diseases New Orleans East vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% [Age 65+] Flu Vaccine in Past Year 60.2
similar
66.3
similar
57.5
unfavorable
70.0
unfavorable
72.7
% [High-Risk 18-64] Flu Vaccine in Past Year 42.7
similar
45.9
unfavorable
70.0
unfavorable
60.8
% [Age 65+] Pneumonia Vaccine Ever 73.5
similar
68.1
similar
68.4
unfavorable
90.0
similar
65.2
% [High-Risk 18-64] Pneumonia Vaccine Ever 49.0
similar
41.9
unfavorable
60.0
favorable
38.1
% Have Completed Hepatitis B Vaccination Series 44.1
similar
44.7
similar
41.7
 
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Injury & Violence Prevention New Orleans East vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Unintentional Injury (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 48.1
similar
49.1
unfavorable
39.2
unfavorable
36.4
favorable
71.1
Motor Vehicle Crashes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 14.9
favorable
17.7
unfavorable
10.7
unfavorable
12.4
unfavorable
14.0
% "Always" Wear Seat Belt 85.0
similar
84.8
unfavorable
92.0
favorable
83.2
% Child [Age 0-17] "Always" Uses Seat Belt/Car Seat 94.5
similar
92.2
similar
92.4
% Child [Age 5-17] "Always" Wears Bicycle Helmet 33.6
unfavorable
48.7
similar
29.6
Firearm-Related Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 42.9
unfavorable
18.9
unfavorable
10.4
unfavorable
9.3
favorable
52.1
% Firearm in Home 37.1
similar
34.7
similar
31.6
% [Homes With Children] Firearm in Home 39.6
similar
37.4
similar
33.1
% [Homes With Firearms] Weapon(s) Unlocked & Loaded 30.6
unfavorable
16.8
similar
31.4
Homicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 41.3
unfavorable
12.1
unfavorable
5.3
unfavorable
5.5
favorable
50.1
Violent Crime per 100,000 789.1
unfavorable
532.9
unfavorable
395.5
% Victim of Violent Crime in Past 5 Years 4.6
unfavorable
2.8
favorable
6.7
% Ever Threatened With Violence by Intimate Partner 11.9
similar
14.1
favorable
14.2
% Victim of Domestic Violence (Ever) 13.3
similar
15.0
similar
12.6
% Neighborhood Safety/Security/Crime Control is "Fair/Poor" 28.8
favorable
41.3
% Neighborhood Crime Has Worsened in Past 2 Years 25.1
similar
26.6
% Neighborhood Safety During the Day is "Fair/Poor" 15.1
similar
17.5
% Neighborhood Safety at Night is "Fair/Poor" 43.7
similar
45.3
% Nighttime Safety/Security at Home is "Fair/Poor" 7.9
similar
9.9
 
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Maternal, Infant & Child Health New Orleans East vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
No Prenatal Care in First Trimester (Percent) 28.6
similar
29.5
unfavorable
22.1
Low Birthweight Births (Percent) 12.1
unfavorable
10.9
unfavorable
8.0
unfavorable
7.8
Infant Death Rate 7.9
favorable
8.4
unfavorable
6.0
unfavorable
6.0
favorable
10.0
Births to Teenagers (Percent) 8.8
favorable
10.4
unfavorable
7.8
favorable
13.8
 
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Mental Health & Mental Disorders New Orleans East vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Mental Health 14.2
similar
11.9
similar
15.9
% Diagnosed Depression 15.5
favorable
20.4
% Symptoms of Chronic Depression (2+ Years) 35.6
unfavorable
30.4
similar
37.3
Suicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 8.8
favorable
12.4
favorable
12.5
favorable
10.2
similar
9.2
% [Those With Diagnosed Depression] Seeking Help 84.6
favorable
76.6
% Typical Day Is "Extremely/Very" Stressful 12.4
similar
11.9
similar
12.1
 
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Nutrition, Physical Activity & Weight New Orleans East vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Eat 5+ Servings of Fruit or Vegetables per Day 27.4
unfavorable
39.5
unfavorable
37.8
% "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Buy Fresh Produce 25.0
similar
24.4
similar
27.3
Population With Low Food Access (Percent) 26.7
favorable
28.6
unfavorable
23.6
% Medical Advice on Nutrition in Past Year 46.8
favorable
39.2
favorable
43.6
% Healthy Weight (BMI 18.5-24.9) 26.6
unfavorable
30.6
unfavorable
34.4
unfavorable
33.9
unfavorable
31.3
% Overweight (BMI 25+) 69.7
similar
67.4
unfavorable
63.1
similar
67.0
% Obese (BMI 30+) 37.1
unfavorable
33.1
unfavorable
29.0
unfavorable
30.5
unfavorable
32.3
% Medical Advice on Weight in Past Year 30.9
favorable
23.7
favorable
25.2
% [Overweights] Counseled About Weight in Past Year 38.7
favorable
31.8
% [Obese Adults] Counseled About Weight in Past Year 54.1
similar
48.3
% [Overweights] Trying to Lose Weight Both Diet/Exercise 42.9
similar
39.5
similar
40.7
% Child [Age 5-17] Healthy Weight 57.0
similar
56.7
% Children [Age 5-17] Overweight (85th Percentile) 31.9
similar
31.5
similar
37.2
% Children [Age 5-17] Obese (95th Percentile) 24.7
unfavorable
14.8
unfavorable
14.5
similar
21.7
% "Often/Sometimes" Worried That Food Would Run Out 31.5
similar
32.4
% "Often/Sometimes" Ran Out of Food Without More Money 24.3
similar
25.5
% Relied on Food Bank/Church for Food in the Past Year 12.9
similar
13.8
% No Leisure-Time Physical Activity 26.1
favorable
32.2
unfavorable
20.7
favorable
32.6
similar
26.7
% Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines 44.7
unfavorable
50.3
similar
43.1
% Moderate Physical Activity 24.5
unfavorable
30.6
similar
23.0
% Vigorous Physical Activity 35.9
similar
38.0
similar
34.5
Recreation/Fitness Facilities per 100,000 9.3
similar
9.6
similar
9.4
% Medical Advice on Physical Activity in Past Year 51.6
favorable
44.0
favorable
48.7
% Child [Age 2-17] Physically Active 1+ Hours per Day 56.7
favorable
48.6
 
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Oral Health New Orleans East vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% [Age 18+] Dental Visit in Past Year 57.3
similar
56.1
unfavorable
65.9
favorable
49.0
similar
53.5
% Child [Age 2-17] Dental Visit in Past Year 87.6
favorable
81.5
favorable
49.0
similar
83.7
% Have Dental Insurance 62.7
similar
65.6
favorable
57.1
 
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Respiratory Diseases New Orleans East vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
CLRD (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 27.2
favorable
44.4
favorable
42.0
favorable
33.5
Pneumonia/Influenza (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 10.3
favorable
18.3
favorable
15.3
favorable
17.7
% COPD (Lung Disease) 10.8
unfavorable
7.5
similar
8.6
unfavorable
6.8
% [Adult] Currently Has Asthma 8.6
similar
7.8
similar
9.4
similar
8.0
% [Child 0-17] Currently Has Asthma 14.5
unfavorable
7.1
similar
13.2
 
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases New Orleans East vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Gonorrhea Incidence per 100,000 396.7
unfavorable
194.0
unfavorable
107.5
Chlamydia Incidence per 100,000 1189.8
unfavorable
597.9
unfavorable
456.7
% [Unmarried 18-64] 3+ Sexual Partners in Past Year 9.5
similar
11.7
similar
11.7
% [Unmarried 18-64] Using Condoms 41.8
favorable
33.6
unfavorable
54.8
 
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Substance Abuse New Orleans East vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Cirrhosis/Liver Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 9.5
unfavorable
8.7
similar
9.9
unfavorable
8.2
similar
9.9
% Current Drinker 50.5
similar
49.0
favorable
56.5
favorable
58.2
% Drinking & Driving in Past Month 2.4
favorable
5.0
similar
3.8
% Excessive Drinker 16.8
favorable
23.2
favorable
25.4
similar
21.4
Drug-Induced Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 19.8
unfavorable
15.0
unfavorable
14.1
unfavorable
11.3
unfavorable
17.7
% Illicit Drug Use in Past Month 1.6
favorable
4.0
favorable
7.1
favorable
3.5
% Ever Sought Help for Alcohol or Drug Problem 3.8
similar
4.9
similar
2.7
 
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Tobacco Use New Orleans East vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Current Smoker 19.4
favorable
23.5
unfavorable
14.9
unfavorable
12.0
similar
18.2
% Someone Smokes at Home 18.8
unfavorable
12.7
similar
16.3
% [Non-Smokers] Someone Smokes in the Home 9.6
unfavorable
6.3
similar
9.3
% [Household With Children] Someone Smokes in the Home 17.0
unfavorable
9.7
similar
15.3
% [Smokers] Received Advice to Quit Smoking 69.3
similar
67.8
similar
62.1
% [Smokers] Have Quit Smoking 1+ Days in Past Year 63.8
similar
55.9
unfavorable
80.0
similar
62.7
% Smoke Cigars 4.9
similar
4.1
unfavorable
0.2
similar
5.3
% Use Smokeless Tobacco 1.8
favorable
5.7
favorable
4.0
unfavorable
0.3
similar
0.8
 
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Transportation New Orleans East vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Local Public Transportation is "Fair/Poor" 34.8
favorable
44.6
% Cannot Rely on Public Transportation for Needs 32.9
favorable
35.5
 
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Vision New Orleans East vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Blindness/Trouble Seeing 9.4
unfavorable
5.6
similar
8.5
favorable
12.6
% Eye Exam in Past 2 Years 56.5
similar
56.8
unfavorable
64.1
 
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