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� <br /> Neil Pedersen thanked the County Commissioners for this proclamation and said that <br /> he felt very blessed and fortunate to be the superintendent at CHCCS all these years and that <br /> the County Commissioners have been a good partner and advocate for schools in Orange <br /> County. <br /> b. County Health Rankinqs: Mobilizinq Action Toward Community Health <br /> Report <br /> The Board received the results of County Health Rankings Report for Orange County. <br /> Rosemary Summers said that Orange County ranked second in the State in the 2011 <br /> County Health Rankings. <br /> NC County Health <br /> 2011 Rankings <br /> Presented by <br /> Rosemary Summers <br /> Orange County Health Director <br /> Project Description <br /> 'Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funds the project to provide a snapshot for the health of a <br /> county <br /> 'Intent is to mobilize improvements <br /> 'Counties are only compared to others in their state <br /> 'Second year for the project <br /> The Model Used <br /> Health Outcomes <br /> ■Mortality Measures <br /> —Years of potential life lost prior to age 75 (5,729) <br /> ■Morbidity Measures <br /> —Self-reported fair or poor health (12%) <br /> —Self-reported poor physical health days (avg. 2.5 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) (8.4%) <br /> Health Factors <br /> ■Health Behaviors (30%) of score <br /> —Tobacco (13% adults smoke) <br /> —Diet and Exercise <br /> •Adult obesity (22% with BMI>30) <br /> —Alcohol use <br /> •Excessive drinking (15% have had more than 5 drinks on a single occasion in last 30 days or <br /> drinking more than 1-2 drink per day on average) <br /> •Motor vehicle death rate (14 per 100,000 population) <br /> —High risk sexual behavior <br />