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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, NC <br />2016 Population Health Dashboards <br /> <br />Summary: <br />Orange County performs well on most indicators of Maternal and Infant Health, including having the lowest teen <br />pregnancy rate in the state. However, many disparities exist for these indicators by race and ethnicity. Future <br />dashboards will look into examining disaggregated data and these disparities in more detail. <br /> <br /> Performing better than four or more benchmarks <br /> Performing better than two or three benchmarks <br /> Performing better than one or no benchmarks <br />Benchmarks include Target, Previous, Peer, NC, and US <br />Significant change <br />from previous <br /> No trend <br /> Trend cannot be assessed <br />Positive trend <br />Negative trend <br />Neutral trend <br />Sources: NC SCHS <br />Data points are the most current measures from multiple sources (available on request). <br /> <br />Birth OutcomesBirth OutcomesBirth OutcomesBirth Outcomes <br />IconCurrentTargetPreviousProgressPeerNCUS <br />Infant Mortality Rate (/1,000)4.96.34.6 SAME 1.37.16.1 <br />% Low Birthweight Babies (<2500 grams)*6.0%7.4%7.0%↓7.5%8.9%8.0% <br />% Very Low Birthweight Babies (<1500 grams)*0.7%1.4%1.6%↓0.9%1.7%1.4% <br />% Mothers Smoking while pregnant6.6%1.4%6.0%↑3.4%10.6%10.0% <br />% Preterm Births ( <37 Wks Gestation)*9.0%11.4%9.6%SAME 10.3%11.4%11.4% <br />Unintended PregnancyUnintended PregnancyUnintended PregnancyUnintended Pregnancy <br />IconCurrentTargetPreviousProgressPeerNCUS <br />Teen Pregnancy (Rate/1,000)9.6#N/A12.4 ↓24.032.326.5 <br />Repeat Teen Pregnancy Rate8.7%#N/A25.0%↓13.5%22.4%18.3% <br />ProgressProgressProgressProgressOrange CountyOrange CountyOrange CountyOrange CountyTrendTrendTrendTrendCompare toCompare toCompare toCompare to <br />ProgressProgressProgressProgressOrange CountyOrange CountyOrange CountyOrange CountyTrendTrendTrendTrendCompare toCompare toCompare toCompare to <br />Data Notes: <br />*Low birth weight and preterm birth percentages calculated from 2014 birth data query. Official percentages will be available from <br />the NC SCHS in the 2014 Pocket Guide, expected to be published in early 2016. See the Public Health Dashboard FAQ Document for <br />more on data methodology. <br />