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How Healthy is your State?
Delaware is 32nd this year; it was 33rd in 2008, according to United Health Foundation's 2009 Study.
The Good News
- Strengths include a low percentage of children in poverty at 13.6 percent of persons under age 18
- A low rate of uninsured population at 11.0 percent and few poor mental health days per month at 3.0 days in the previous 30 days.
The Challenge for Health Care in your State
- Challenges include a high prevalence of binge drinking at 18.3 percent of the population
- High levels of air pollution at 13.9 micrograms of fine particulate per cubic meter
Most Recent Changes for Health Care in your State
- In the past year, the rate of preventable hospitalizations decreased from 72.1 to 66.6 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees.
- In the past ten years, immunization coverage increased from 54.7 percent to 73.0 percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations.
- Since 1990, the prevalence of smoking decreased from 31.8 percent to 17.7 percent of the population.
Learn about United Health Foundation's review of Delaware.
Delaware Department of Health and Human Services
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