HOW HEALTHY IS OUR COUNTY? 2014 COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS & ROADMAPS Barbara Jeffers Executive Director Kane County Health Department April 15, 2014
RWJF- WHAT MAKES A COMMUNITY HEALTHY? http://youtu.be/fdZUymOf3w4 2
WHY COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS ? ‣ Where we live matters to our health ‣ The Rankings helps counties see where they are doing well and where they are not, so they can make changes to improve health. ‣ Health is everyone’s responsibility 3
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HOW DID WE DO IN 2014? Kane County is 9 th of 102 IL Counties 5
TOP TEN COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS FOR HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH OUTCOMES RANK COUNTY 1 WOODFORD 2 KENDALL 3 DUPAGE 4 SCHUYLER 5 JO DAVIESS 6 PIKE 7 DOUGLASS 8 BROWN 9 KANE 10 DEKALB 6
HEALTH OUTCOMES COMPARISONS RANK 2013 2014 Mortality & Morbidity LENGTH 7 7 OF LIFE QUALITY 33 30 OF LIFE 7
2014 Health Factors Kane County 21 out of 102 Counties 8
HOW DO WE COMPARE WITH NEIGHBORING COUNTIES? County Health Factor Ranking DuPage 1 Kendall 3 Lake 7 McHenry 8 Kane 21 Will 25 DeKalb 26 Cook 74 9
HEALTH FACTORS COMPARISONS RANK 2013 2014 BEHAVIORS 9 5 CLINICAL CARE 53 67 SOCIAL & 57 32 ECONOMIC FACTORS PHYSICAL 58 89 ENVIRONMENT 10
NEW FACTORS IN HEALTH BEHAVIORS New Factors Added County Rankings Food Environment Index 8.7 Access to Exercise 89% Opportunities Alcohol-impaired Driving 40% Deaths 11
NEW FACTOR IN CLINICAL CARE New Factors Added County Rankings Mental Health 1,020:1 Providers 12
NEW HEALTH FACTOR IN SOCIAL & ECONOMIC New Factor Added County Ranking Injury Deaths 32 13
NEW HEALTH FACTORS IN PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT New Factors Added County Ranking Drinking Water Violations 0% Severe Housing Problems 19% Driving Alone to Work 81% Long Commute – Driving 44% Alone 14
WHAT THE DATA TELLS US ‣ The County Health Rankings continue to show us that where we live matters to our health. ‣ The Rankings serve as an easy-to-use health snapshot of the many factors that influence health and help community leaders identify areas where improvement is needed. ‣ Improving health is everyone’s business. 15
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Fit Kids Kane County Transportation 2020 Plan Plan Kane County 2040 Plan Kane County Sustainability Plan Kane County Bicycle & Pedestrian Hospital Plan Community Benefit Plans Municipal Plans 17
Next Steps: Health in All Policies Take health with you Consider how each project, policy, plan will impact the health of your residents How will you maximize the health promoting factors or each project, policy or plan? 18
FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.countyhealthrankings.org www.kanehealth.com 19
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