Orange County NC Website
2018 Population Health Dashboards <br />Orange County, NC <br />1- SUMH18 <br /> <br />Substance Use and Mental Health <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Sources: BRFSS (2011), CHCCS YRBS (2015, 2017), OCS YRBS (2016), SCHS Mortality statistics (2015-16) and records (2012-2016), DHHS/Highway <br />Research Center (2015-16), Rates are per 100,000 unless otherwise noted. <br /> <br />Data Notes: <br />*Due to changes in survey methodology and overlapping confidence intervals, BRFSS data cannot be compared to previous years, <br />**Confidence intervals for YRBS trend data are unavailable to assess significance of trends over time <br />***Sample size for OCS YRBS was small due to an active consent process and may not represent general population rates <br />See the Public Health Dashboard FAQ Document for more on data methodology. <br /> <br /> <br />Alcohol <br />ScoreIcon Current Proposed OC Target Previous Progress Peer NC US 2020 Target <br />% Adults who Drink Excessively (Binge Drinking)*-NA NA 23%-NA 15%17%NA <br />% High schoolers using alcohol products (CHCCS)**23%NA 29%↓NA 29%33%NA <br />% High schoolers using alcohol products (OCS)***-16%NA NA -NA 29%33%NA <br />% Crashes that are Alcohol Related 4%5%5%↓4%4%5%5% <br />Opioids and Drug Overdose <br />ScoreIcon Current Proposed OC Target Previous Progress Peer NC US 2020 Target <br />% High schoolers who have used marijuana in past 30 days (CHCCS)**29%22%34%↓NA 22%22%NA <br />% Providers registered in CSRS 79%NA 22%↑77%NA NA NA <br />Drug Overdose Mortality Rate 13 10 7 ↑32 19 20 NA <br />Opioid Overdose Mortality Rate 6 5 4 ↑16 15 13 NA <br />Tobacco <br />ScoreIcon Current Proposed OC Target Previous Progress Peer NC US 2020 Target <br />% Adult Smokers*-NA 13%17%-NA 18%16%13% <br />% High schoolers who smoked in past 30 days (CHCCS)**17%16%21%↓NA NA 31%16% <br />% High schoolers who have ever used an e-cigarette (CHCCS)**29%25%37%↓NA 49%45%NA <br />% High schoolers who have ever used an e-cigarette (OCS)***-21%25%NA -NA 49%45%NA <br />% High schoolers who believe vape is low harm (CHCCS)**-56%NA 65%↓NA NA NA NA <br />Older Adult Mental Health <br />ScoreIcon Current Proposed OC Target Previous Progress Peer NC US 2020 Target <br />% Older Adults with Depression 19%16%16%↑14%18%17%NA <br />Alzheimer's Age-Adj Mortality Rate 27 25 27 SAME 18 32 25 NA <br /> Suicide <br />ScoreIcon Current Proposed OC Target Previous Progress Peer NC US 2020 Target <br />Suicide Mortality Rate 9 8 9 SAME 14 13 14 8 <br />Progress Orange County Trend <br />Progress Orange County Trend <br />Compare to <br />Compare to <br />Progress Orange County Trend <br />Progress Orange County Trend <br />Compare to <br />Compare to <br />Progress Orange County Trend Compare to <br />Summary: <br />Orange County saw significant increases in both Drug Overdose and Opioid Overdose mortality rates in 2016. However, it is <br />important to remember that as a county with a small population, sizable fluctuation in rates from year to year is not unusual. It <br />appears on several measures (alcohol, marijuana, and smoking cigarettes or e-cigarettes), High School substance use decreased <br />from 2015 to 2017 (CHCCS). Additionally, fewer students reported that they believed vaping is low in harm. However, more Orange <br />County students report current marijuana use than NC or the US. Depression continues to be a common condition that close to <br />1 in 5 residents face, young and old. <br />Significant change <br />from previous that is <br />positive, negative, <br />or indeterminable (grey) <br /> No trend <br /> Trend cannot be assessed <br /> <br /> Performing better than Previous, Peer, NC, and US <br /> Performing better than two or three benchmarks <br /> Performing better than one or no benchmarks <br />(Target value adds additional benchmark, if present) <br />↑↓Positive trend <br />↑↓Negative trend <br />↑↓Neutral trend <br />2015 Population Health Dashboards <br />Disparity Present <br />Negligible Disparity <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 Previous, Peer, NC, US, and 2020 Target <br />OC Targets represent proposed local goals