Health Indicators (Key)

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Note: Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) is a widely accepted set of health promotion and disease prevention goals for all Americans.
 
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Social Determinants SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Linguistically Isolated Population (Percent) 8.5
unfavorable
7.6
unfavorable
5.1
unfavorable
4.8
Population in Poverty (Percent) 16.9
unfavorable
14.8
unfavorable
14.1
unfavorable
15.4
Population Below 200% FPL (Percent) 36.0
unfavorable
32.3
unfavorable
31.5
similar
34.2
Children Below 200% FPL (Percent) 47.9
unfavorable
42.6
unfavorable
40.8
unfavorable
43.8
No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) 15.5
unfavorable
14.1
unfavorable
12.7
unfavorable
14.0
Unemployment Rate (Age 16+, Percent) 6.3
unfavorable
5.9
unfavorable
5.6
unfavorable
5.3
favorable
6.7
 
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Overall Health SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Physical Health 14.2
similar
16.6
similar
16.9
similar
15.3
similar
12.1
% Activity Limitations 24.7
similar
21.4
unfavorable
17.0
similar
21.5
unfavorable
12.5
 
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Access to Health Services SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% [Age 18-64] Lack Health Insurance 10.2
similar
8.1
favorable
19.4
favorable
15.1
unfavorable
0.0
favorable
27.8
% [Insured] Went Without Coverage in Past Year 11.3
unfavorable
7.1
similar
8.1
similar
15.0
% Difficulty Accessing Healthcare in Past Year (Composite) 42.1
similar
37.6
similar
39.9
favorable
52.8
% Inconvenient Hrs Prevented Dr Visit in Past Year 23.2
unfavorable
18.6
unfavorable
15.4
similar
20.5
% Cost Prevented Getting Prescription in Past Year 12.4
similar
12.6
similar
15.8
favorable
33.3
% Cost Prevented Physician Visit in Past Year 13.2
similar
12.0
favorable
18.2
favorable
30.1
% Difficulty Getting Appointment in Past Year 19.1
similar
15.1
similar
17.0
similar
16.4
% Difficulty Finding Physician in Past Year 10.9
similar
9.9
similar
11.0
favorable
17.7
% Transportation Hindered Dr Visit in Past Year 6.7
similar
8.5
similar
9.4
favorable
13.6
% Skipped Prescription Doses to Save Costs 14.8
similar
12.7
similar
15.3
similar
16.5
% Difficulty Getting Child's Healthcare in Past Year 0.0
favorable
3.6
favorable
6.0
favorable
11.5
Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 91.9
unfavorable
98.6
favorable
79.0
favorable
74.5
% [Age 18+] Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 73.0
similar
73.9
similar
76.3
unfavorable
95.0
similar
66.0
% [Age 18-64] Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 71.7
similar
74.4
similar
75.6
unfavorable
89.4
similar
63.6
% [Age 65+] Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 76.4
similar
71.5
similar
80.0
unfavorable
100.0
% Have Had Routine Checkup in Past Year 68.0
similar
72.7
similar
66.5
similar
65.0
similar
62.9
% Child Has Had Checkup in Past Year 94.2
similar
91.8
favorable
84.1
similar
95.7
% Two or More ER Visits in Past Year 7.5
similar
7.5
similar
8.9
similar
4.9
% Rate Local Healthcare "Fair/Poor" 12.4
similar
13.5
favorable
16.5
similar
13.9
 
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Arthritis, Osteoporosis & Chronic Back Conditions SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% [50+] Arthritis/Rheumatism 41.0
similar
36.3
similar
37.3
similar
31.5
% [50+] Osteoporosis 9.5
similar
10.0
similar
13.5
unfavorable
5.3
similar
15.9
% Sciatica/Chronic Back Pain 18.6
similar
18.3
similar
18.4
similar
17.1
 
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Cancer SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 174.5
similar
169.2
similar
174.2
similar
166.2
unfavorable
161.4
favorable
196.5
Lung Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 43.9
favorable
47.5
similar
44.7
similar
45.5
Prostate Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 23.1
unfavorable
20.5
unfavorable
19.8
unfavorable
21.8
Female Breast Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 24.2
unfavorable
22.8
unfavorable
21.3
unfavorable
20.7
Colorectal Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 16.7
similar
15.9
unfavorable
14.9
unfavorable
14.5
Prostate Cancer Incidence per 100,000 159.8
similar
156.2
unfavorable
149.4
unfavorable
142.3
Female Breast Cancer Incidence per 100,000 126.5
similar
129.4
similar
127.4
similar
122.7
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000 66.1
similar
64.8
favorable
70.6
similar
64.9
Colorectal Cancer Incidence per 100,000 50.2
similar
48.1
similar
48.6
unfavorable
43.3
Cervical Cancer Incidence per 100,000 10.2
unfavorable
9.2
unfavorable
8.4
unfavorable
7.8
% Skin Cancer 3.7
similar
3.6
similar
4.6
favorable
6.7
similar
1.5
% Cancer (Other Than Skin) 4.0
similar
5.2
favorable
6.3
similar
6.1
similar
2.5
% [Men 50+] Prostate Exam in Past 2 Years 69.5
similar
69.2
similar
75.0
% [Women 50-74] Mammogram in Past 2 Years 67.5
unfavorable
79.1
unfavorable
76.4
unfavorable
83.6
unfavorable
81.1
% [Women 21-65] Pap Smear in Past 3 Years 77.6
unfavorable
84.6
similar
77.3
similar
83.9
unfavorable
93.0
similar
77.2
% [Age 50-75] Colorectal Cancer Screening 68.8
similar
70.4
similar
75.1
similar
70.5
similar
66.7
 
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Chronic Kidney Disease SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Kidney Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 17.2
unfavorable
16.2
similar
17.1
unfavorable
13.2
favorable
20.9
% Kidney Disease 1.9
similar
2.7
similar
2.4
similar
3.0
similar
1.9
 
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Dementias, Including Alzheimer's Disease SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Alzheimer's Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 15.8
similar
16.4
favorable
20.0
favorable
24.0
favorable
17.7
 
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Diabetes SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Diabetes Mellitus (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 20.6
unfavorable
19.3
unfavorable
19.4
similar
21.3
similar
20.5
favorable
24.5
% Diabetes/High Blood Sugar 10.7
similar
11.5
similar
9.9
similar
11.7
similar
6.1
% Borderline/Pre-Diabetes 8.4
similar
6.9
unfavorable
5.1
unfavorable
0.8
% [Non-Diabetes] Blood Sugar Tested in Past 3 Years 60.2
favorable
53.8
favorable
49.2
 
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Educational & Community-Based Programs SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Attended Health Event in Past Year 24.9
similar
21.1
similar
23.8
favorable
16.4
 
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Family Planning SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Teen Births 7.9
unfavorable
7.2
similar
7.6
similar
7.8
favorable
10.7
 
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Hearing & Other Sensory or Communication Disorders SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Deafness/Trouble Hearing 5.7
similar
6.7
favorable
10.3
similar
5.0
 
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Heart Disease & Stroke SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Diseases of the Heart (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 183.4
unfavorable
172.0
unfavorable
173.9
unfavorable
171.3
unfavorable
156.9
favorable
233.0
Stroke (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 36.8
similar
35.4
similar
37.7
similar
37.0
unfavorable
34.8
favorable
46.4
% Heart Disease (Heart Attack, Angina, Coronary Disease) 4.4
similar
5.4
similar
6.1
similar
3.2
% Stroke 2.9
similar
3.0
similar
2.8
similar
3.9
similar
1.9
% Blood Pressure Checked in Past 2 Years 97.7
favorable
95.4
favorable
91.0
favorable
92.6
favorable
93.6
% Told Have High Blood Pressure (Ever) 29.6
favorable
34.6
similar
30.1
similar
34.1
similar
26.9
unfavorable
17.4
% [HBP] Taking Action to Control High Blood Pressure 99.5
favorable
93.5
favorable
89.2
% Cholesterol Checked in Past 5 Years 95.0
favorable
92.4
favorable
74.0
favorable
86.6
favorable
82.1
similar
90.0
% Told Have High Cholesterol (Ever) 28.3
similar
31.2
favorable
36.6
similar
29.9
unfavorable
13.5
similar
26.5
% [HBC] Taking Action to Control High Blood Cholesterol 84.9
similar
89.7
similar
81.4
unfavorable
94.5
% 1+ Cardiovascular Risk Factor 72.1
favorable
80.9
favorable
82.3
favorable
81.9
 
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HIV SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
HIV Prevalence per 100,000 558.5
unfavorable
449.1
unfavorable
300.1
unfavorable
340.4
% [Age 18-44] HIV Test in the Past Year 36.4
similar
28.0
favorable
19.3
favorable
21.2
 
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Immunization & Infectious Diseases SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% [Age 65+] Flu Vaccine in Past Year 75.8
favorable
56.6
favorable
58.6
favorable
57.5
similar
70.0
% [High-Risk 18-64] Flu Vaccine in Past Year 44.1
similar
45.3
similar
45.9
unfavorable
70.0
% [Age 65+] Pneumonia Vaccine Ever 77.0
similar
68.9
favorable
64.6
similar
68.4
unfavorable
90.0
% [High-Risk 18-64] Pneumonia Vaccine Ever 40.3
similar
37.3
similar
41.9
unfavorable
60.0
% Have Completed Hepatitis B Vaccination Series 43.8
similar
41.8
similar
44.7
similar
48.0
 
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Injury & Violence Prevention SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Unintentional Injury (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 26.6
similar
25.7
favorable
32.9
favorable
39.2
favorable
36.4
favorable
31.3
Motor Vehicle Crashes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 5.8
unfavorable
5.4
favorable
7.9
favorable
10.7
favorable
12.4
favorable
8.7
% "Always" Wear Seat Belt 85.2
unfavorable
89.4
similar
84.8
unfavorable
92.0
similar
86.6
% Child [Age 0-17] "Always" Uses Seat Belt/Car Seat 80.8
unfavorable
91.7
unfavorable
92.2
unfavorable
94.5
% Child [Age 5-17] "Always" Wears Bicycle Helmet 56.7
favorable
37.6
similar
48.7
Firearm-Related Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 11.2
unfavorable
9.6
unfavorable
8.8
unfavorable
10.4
unfavorable
9.3
similar
11.0
% Firearm in Home 7.7
favorable
12.4
favorable
34.7
similar
5.2
% [Homes With Children] Firearm in Home 9.5
similar
11.9
favorable
37.4
similar
5.9
Homicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 10.5
unfavorable
8.6
unfavorable
6.3
unfavorable
5.3
unfavorable
5.5
favorable
11.5
Violent Crime per 100,000 630.9
unfavorable
507.9
unfavorable
403.2
unfavorable
380.9
favorable
829.7
% Victim of Violent Crime in Past 5 Years 3.7
similar
4.6
similar
2.8
similar
6.0
% Victim of Domestic Violence (Ever) 8.9
similar
10.7
favorable
15.0
similar
13.6
% Perceive Neighborhood to be "Not At All Safe" from Crime 5.4
similar
3.8
unfavorable
2.3
% [Child 5-17] Missed School for Safety Reasons Last Month 0.6
similar
1.9
similar
4.5
 
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Maternal, Infant & Child Health SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
No Prenatal Care in First Trimester (Percent) 5.6
similar
5.5
similar
5.4
favorable
17.3
favorable
22.1
Low Birthweight Births (Percent) 8.9
similar
8.6
unfavorable
4.0
unfavorable
8.0
unfavorable
7.8
similar
9.1
Infant Death Rate 6.7
unfavorable
6.3
unfavorable
6.3
unfavorable
6.0
unfavorable
6.0
favorable
8.6
 
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Mental Health & Mental Disorders SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Mental Health 17.9
unfavorable
13.2
unfavorable
11.9
unfavorable
9.6
% Diagnosed Depression 23.3
unfavorable
15.5
similar
20.4
unfavorable
6.6
% Symptoms of Chronic Depression (2+ Years) 35.7
unfavorable
26.0
similar
30.4
unfavorable
27.1
Suicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 7.8
similar
8.1
favorable
9.7
favorable
12.5
favorable
10.2
unfavorable
7.0
% Have Ever Sought Help for Mental Health 36.3
favorable
23.7
similar
28.5
% [Those With Diagnosed Depression] Seeking Help 94.5
favorable
81.8
favorable
76.6
% Typical Day Is "Extremely/Very" Stressful 19.2
unfavorable
11.8
unfavorable
11.9
similar
15.8
% 3+ Days Without Enough Sleep in the Past Month 63.7
similar
62.5
similar
62.1
 
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Nutrition, Physical Activity & Weight SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Eat 5+ Servings of Fruit or Vegetables per Day 48.9
favorable
39.6
favorable
39.5
similar
40.4
% "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Buy Fresh Produce 18.5
similar
16.2
favorable
24.4
similar
17.3
Population With Low Food Access (Percent) 8.3
favorable
13.6
favorable
20.4
favorable
23.6
% Medical Advice on Nutrition in Past Year 48.3
similar
47.1
favorable
39.2
favorable
37.9
% Healthy Weight (BMI 18.5-24.9) 36.8
favorable
31.8
similar
33.0
similar
34.4
similar
33.9
similar
41.0
% Overweight (BMI 25+) 57.1
favorable
66.4
favorable
64.7
favorable
63.1
similar
58.8
% Obese (BMI 30+) 23.8
favorable
30.1
favorable
29.4
favorable
29.0
favorable
30.5
similar
25.2
% Medical Advice on Weight in Past Year 36.0
favorable
30.0
favorable
23.7
favorable
27.5
% [Overweights] Counseled About Weight in Past Year 42.0
similar
37.6
favorable
31.8
similar
35.2
% [Obese Adults] Counseled About Weight in Past Year 58.6
similar
53.4
similar
48.3
similar
60.5
% [Overweights] Trying to Lose Weight Both Diet/Exercise 35.1
unfavorable
42.6
similar
39.5
unfavorable
49.5
% Child [Age 5-17] Healthy Weight 42.0
unfavorable
55.9
unfavorable
56.7
% Children [Age 5-17] Overweight (85th Percentile) 34.4
similar
31.6
similar
31.5
% Children [Age 5-17] Obese (95th Percentile) 20.4
similar
18.1
similar
14.8
similar
14.5
% No Leisure-Time Physical Activity 18.7
similar
17.5
favorable
25.1
similar
20.7
favorable
32.6
similar
21.9
% Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines 52.7
similar
50.7
similar
50.3
favorable
40.6
% Moderate Physical Activity 32.8
similar
29.1
similar
30.6
favorable
22.0
% Vigorous Physical Activity 44.3
similar
39.4
favorable
38.0
favorable
32.6
Recreation/Fitness Facilities per 100,000 9.4
unfavorable
10.8
unfavorable
10.2
similar
9.7
% Medical Advice on Physical Activity in Past Year 51.6
similar
52.6
favorable
44.0
similar
47.4
% Child [Age 2-17] Physically Active 1+ Hours per Day 56.2
similar
48.8
similar
48.6
% "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Access a Place for Exercise 11.8
favorable
15.4
favorable
17.7
 
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Oral Health SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% [Age 18+] Dental Visit in Past Year 61.1
unfavorable
69.8
unfavorable
66.9
similar
65.9
favorable
49.0
similar
61.0
% Child [Age 2-17] Dental Visit in Past Year 60.8
unfavorable
86.5
unfavorable
81.5
favorable
49.0
unfavorable
76.3
% Have Dental Insurance 66.1
unfavorable
71.9
similar
65.6
favorable
50.6
 
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Respiratory Diseases SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
CLRD (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 31.1
similar
31.0
favorable
39.3
favorable
42.0
similar
30.9
Pneumonia/Influenza (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 17.1
similar
16.6
similar
16.8
unfavorable
15.3
favorable
21.6
% COPD (Lung Disease) 7.2
similar
7.8
similar
5.0
similar
8.6
unfavorable
2.4
% [Adult] Currently Has Asthma 9.7
similar
8.9
similar
7.6
similar
9.4
unfavorable
4.5
% [Child 0-17] Currently Has Asthma 7.5
similar
8.6
similar
7.1
similar
3.8
 
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Gonorrhea Incidence per 100,000 230.8
unfavorable
184.7
unfavorable
141.0
unfavorable
107.5
Chlamydia Incidence per 100,000 727.3
unfavorable
619.6
unfavorable
526.1
unfavorable
456.7
% [Unmarried 18-64] 3+ Sexual Partners in Past Year 23.0
unfavorable
12.9
unfavorable
11.7
unfavorable
5.6
% [Unmarried 18-64] Using Condoms 58.0
similar
50.1
favorable
33.6
similar
48.1
 
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Sickle-Cell Anemia SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Sickle-Cell Anemia 2.7
unfavorable
0.8
unfavorable
0.8
 
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Substance Abuse SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Cirrhosis/Liver Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 8.8
unfavorable
8.3
similar
8.5
favorable
9.9
unfavorable
8.2
favorable
9.5
% Current Drinker 61.7
similar
60.6
similar
57.2
similar
56.5
similar
61.3
% Chronic Drinker (Average 2+ Drinks/Day) 3.5
similar
4.5
similar
5.2
similar
2.0
% Binge Drinker (Single Occasion - 5+ Drinks Men, 4+ Women) 24.0
unfavorable
18.4
similar
19.5
similar
24.4
similar
19.1
% Drinking & Driving in Past Month 1.6
similar
1.4
favorable
5.0
similar
2.5
Drug-Induced Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 11.2
similar
11.1
favorable
12.1
favorable
14.1
similar
11.3
similar
11.7
% Illicit Drug Use in Past Month 9.3
unfavorable
4.7
unfavorable
4.0
similar
7.1
similar
5.3
% Ever Sought Help for Alcohol or Drug Problem 3.4
similar
3.4
similar
4.9
similar
2.5
% Liver Disease 0.3
favorable
1.6
similar
1.4
 
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Tobacco Use SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Current Smoker 6.4
favorable
12.6
favorable
18.0
favorable
14.9
favorable
12.0
favorable
14.1
% Someone Smokes at Home 13.5
similar
13.7
similar
12.7
similar
12.2
% [Non-Smokers] Someone Smokes in the Home 11.8
unfavorable
7.7
unfavorable
6.3
unfavorable
5.9
% [Household With Children] Someone Smokes in the Home 19.2
unfavorable
11.1
unfavorable
9.7
unfavorable
8.8
% Smoke Cigars 4.2
similar
4.7
similar
4.1
unfavorable
0.2
similar
4.9
% Use Smokeless Tobacco 1.2
similar
1.5
favorable
2.6
favorable
4.0
similar
0.3
similar
2.7
 
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Vision SCH vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Blindness/Trouble Seeing 8.5
similar
8.7
unfavorable
3.9
similar
8.5
similar
8.4
% Eye Exam in Past 2 Years 55.5
similar
58.1
similar
56.8
unfavorable
65.0
 
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