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7 <br /> •Preventable hospital stays (47 per 100,000 population) <br /> •Diabetic screening (87% received HbA1c test) <br /> •Hospice use (35% Medicare patients used in last 6 months of life) <br /> Health Factors <br /> •Socioeconomic Factors (40% of score) <br /> —Education <br /> •High school graduation (83%) <br /> •College graduates (54% of adult population) <br /> —Employment <br /> •Unemployment rate (4%) [2008] <br /> —Income <br /> •Children in poverty (12% under 18) [2007] <br /> •Income inequality (53%) <br /> Health Factors <br /> —Family & Social Support <br /> •Social/emotional support (16% adults without support) <br /> •Single-parent households (7%) <br /> —Community Safety <br /> •Violent crime (4 homicides per 100,000 population) <br /> Health Factors <br /> •Physical environment (10% of score) <br /> —Air quality <br /> •Unhealthy air due to ozone (0) <br /> •Unhealthy air due to particulate matter (9 average annual number) [2005] <br /> —Built environment <br /> •Access to healthy foods (56% zip codes with grocery stores or farmer's markets) <br /> •Liquor stores (.7 per 100,000 density) <br /> Overall Orange Rank: Second <br /> •First <br /> —Health Behaviors <br /> —Clinical Care <br /> —Social and Economic Factors <br /> •Second <br /> —Mortality <br /> •Fourth <br /> —Morbidity <br /> •32nd <br /> —Physical environment <br /> Celebrating Success! <br /> *Strong long established partnerships <br /> *Collaboration between public and private sector <br /> •Healthy Carolinians structure that fosters and encourages collaboration <br />