2007 COMMUNITY HEALTH DATA ANALYSIS

Summary of Findings for Cape Girardeau County

This 2007 Community Health Assessment has revealed the following problems:

A: Community health status indicators:

• Leading mortality diseases are heart disease and stroke
• Childhood Asthma
• No dental care access for Medicaid and low income population
• Increase in Child Abuse
• Increase in obese children
• Increase in teen drug and alcohol use
• Increase in Hispanic families who cannot speak/understand English
• Transportation continues to need improvement
• Infant mortality rate increase slightly from 2001 and is higher than state rate

B: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System County Level Data

• Higher than state rate for men and women over 50 years don’t have blood stool testing and colonoscopies
• 21.7% women have never had a Mammogram
• Approximately 80% of parents miss use child car seats

C: Our three public health priorities are:

• Heart disease and Stroke
• Childhood Asthma
• Poor dental care access for Medicaid and low income

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