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7 <br /> would just have to get approval from OWASA that the lines run up and down Purefoy Drive. <br /> b. County Health Rankings: Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health Report <br /> The Board received the results of the County Health Rankings Report for Orange County. <br /> Health Director Rosemary Summers made a PowerPoint presentation. <br /> NC County Health Rankings <br /> 2010 Rankings by <br /> University of Wisconsin <br /> Project Description <br /> •Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded the project to look at a standard way to measure how <br /> healthy a county is and where they can improve <br /> •Each state had rankings published for all of its jurisdictions/counties <br /> •Rankings are a snapshot in time <br /> The Model Used <br /> Health Outcomes <br /> •Mortality Measures <br /> —Years of potential life lost prior to age 75 (5,730) <br /> •Morbidity Measures <br /> —Self-reported fair or poor health (12%) <br /> —Self-reported poor physical health days (avg. 2.6 days in past 30 days) <br /> —Self-reported poor mental health days (avg. 2.9 days in past 30 days) <br /> —% of births with low birth weight (<2500 grams) (8 per 1,000 births) <br /> Health Factors <br /> •Health Behaviors (30%) of score <br /> —Tobacco (13% adults smoke) <br /> —Diet and Exercise <br /> •Physical activity (48% adults meet guidelines) <br /> •Adult obesity (22% with BMI>30) <br /> —Alcohol use <br /> •Binge drinking (14% have had more than 5 drinks in same day last month) <br /> •Motor vehicle death rate (14 per 100,000 population) <br /> —High risk sexual behavior <br /> •Teen births (13 per 1,000 under 19) <br /> •Chlamydia rate (194 per 100,000 population) <br /> Health Factors <br /> *Clinical Care (20% of score) <br /> —Access to Care <br /> •Uninsured adults (23% under 65) <br /> •Primary care providers (387 per 100,000 population) <br /> —Quality of Care <br />