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County Health Rankings 2011: North Carolina <br />The Rankings <br />This report ranks North Carolina counties according to <br />their summary measures of health outcomes and <br />health factors, as well as the components used to <br />create each summary measure. The figure below depicts <br />the structure of the Rankings model. Counties receive a <br />rank for each population health component; those having <br />high ranks (e.g., 1 or 2) are estimated to be the <br />"healthiest." <br />Our summary health outcomes rankings are based on <br />an equal weighting of mortality and morbidity measures. <br />The summary health factors rankings are based on <br />weighted scores of four types of factors: behavioral, <br />clinical, social and economic, and environmental. The <br />weights for the factors (shown in parentheses in the <br />figure) are based upon a review of the literature and <br />expert input, but represent just one way of combining <br />these factors. <br />Mortality (length of life) 509'0 <br />Morbidity (quality of Life) 5t)°fo <br />°°°" Tobacco use-~ <br />~ -- Dief & exercise <br />Health behaviors <br />{3C7°l } <br />' ~~~ Alcohol use <br /> <br /> t <br />t <br />;Unsafe sex <br /> <br />Clinical care Aacess to care <br />(20%) <br /> ~ ~Quality of care <br /> <br />Education <br />' -~ Employment <br />Social and <br />economic factors r - ~ Income <br />(d0 ~~} <br />Family & social support <br />Community safety <br />Physical <br />environment <br />(10°''x) <br />CountyHeatth Rankings model X2010 UWPHI <br />'~ Environmental quality <br />Built environment <br />2 www.countyhealthrankings.orglnorth-Carolina <br />