Tennessee Health Insurance
How Healthy is your State?
Tennessee is 44th this year; it was 48th in 2008, according to United Health Foundation's 2009 Study.
The Good News
- Strengths include a low prevalence of binge drinking at 9.8 percent of the population
- High immunization coverage with 83.1 percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations
- Low geographic disparity within the state at 9.5 percent
- Moderate public health funding at $83 per person
- Ready availability of primary care physicians with 122.0 primary care physicians per 100,000 population.
The Challenge for Health Care in your State
- Challenges include a high prevalence of smoking at 23.1 percent of the population
- A high prevalence of obesity at 31.2 percent of the population
- A high rate of preventable hospitalizations with 91.9 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees
Most Recent Changes for Health Care in your State
- In the past year, the rate of preventable hospitalizations decreased from 97.8 to 91.9 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees.
- In the past ten years, the prevalence of obesity increased from 19.2 percent to 31.2 percent of the population.
- Since 1990, the prevalence of smoking decreased from 30.8 percent to 23.1 percent of the population.
Learn about United Health Foundation's review of Tennessee.
Tennessee Department of Health and Human Services
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