Montana Health Insurance
How Healthy is your State?
Montana is 26th this year; it was 25th in 2008, according to United Health Foundation's 2009 Study.
The Good News
- Strengths include a low prevalence of obesity at 24.2 percent of the population
- A low incidence of infectious disease at 3.5 cases per 100,000 population
- Low levels of air pollution at 7.7 micrograms of fine particulate per cubic meter
The Challenge for Health Care in your State
- Challenges include low immunization coverage with 65.5 percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations
- High geographic disparity within the state at 18.6 percent.
Most Recent Changes for Health Care in your State
- In the past year, immunization coverage decreased from 75.0 percent to 65.5 percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations.
- In the past five years, the prevalence of obesity increased from 18.8 percent to 24.2 percent of the population.
Learn about United Health Foundation's review of Montana.
Montana Department of Health and Human Services
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