Health Indicators (Key)

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Social Determinants Total Service Area FL US HP2020 Miami Metro TREND
Linguistically Isolated Population (Percent) 12.3
unfavorable
6.5
unfavorable
4.5
Children Below 200% FPL (Percent) 49.2
similar
48.8
unfavorable
43.3
% Speak English at Home 76.8
similar
77.7
% Lived in Area for 20+ Years 30.5
 
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Overall Health Total Service Area FL US HP2020 Miami Metro TREND
% [Age 0-17] Child's Overall Health Is "Fair/Poor" 9.3
unfavorable
4.2
unfavorable
3.8
% [Age 0-17] Child's Activities/Abilities Limited Due to Health Condition 25.4
unfavorable
11.5
unfavorable
14.1
% [Age 5-17] Missed 10+ School Days Last Yr Due to Illness/Injury 10.5
unfavorable
5.3
unfavorable
4.7
% [Age 0-17] Child Has Special Health Needs 75.9
unfavorable
62.8
unfavorable
66.2
% [Age 0-17] Chronic Condition Requiring Meds 45.8
unfavorable
23.7
unfavorable
31.7
% [Age 0-17] Chronic Condition Requiring Special Therapy 28.5
unfavorable
9.3
unfavorable
14.7
% [Age 0-17] Chronic Condition Requiring Meds or Special Therapy 43.3
unfavorable
27.3
unfavorable
25.2
 
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Access to Health Services Total Service Area FL US HP2020 Miami Metro TREND
% [Age 0-17] Child Is Uninsured 4.7
similar
5.9
unfavorable
0.0
similar
4.3
% [Age 0-17] Child Has Been Without Insurance At Some Point 24.1
unfavorable
13.0
unfavorable
14.1
% [Age 0-17] Difficulties Accessing Child’s Healthcare (Composite) 51.2
unfavorable
28.4
unfavorable
38.2
% [Age 0-17] Difficulty Finding Physician for Child in Past Year 23.2
unfavorable
9.8
unfavorable
13.3
% [Age 0-17] Difficulty Getting Appointment for Child in Past Year 24.8
unfavorable
16.4
unfavorable
19.6
% [Age 0-17] Cost Prevented Child's Dr Visit in Past Year 18.7
unfavorable
8.6
unfavorable
13.6
% [Age 0-17] Transportation Hindered Child's Dr Visit in Past Year 11.1
unfavorable
5.6
similar
10.3
% [Age 0-17] Inconvenient Hrs Prevented Child's Dr Visit in Past Year 25.1
unfavorable
13.1
unfavorable
18.9
% [Age 0-17] Cost Prevented Getting Child's Prescription in Past Year 17.3
unfavorable
7.2
unfavorable
11.0
% [Age 0-17] Language Prevented Child's Dr Visit in Past Year 10.8
% Parent Could Not Miss Work for Child's Health Care/Past Yr 22.6
% Child Needed to See a Specialist in the Past Year 55.2
unfavorable
34.4
unfavorable
44.8
% Child Needed to See 3+ Specialists in the Past Year 36.8
unfavorable
20.8
% [Child Needing Care] "Major/Moderate" Problem Getting Specialty Care 46.7
similar
43.0
similar
41.4
% [Parents] Feel Need to Leave the Area for Children’s Health Svcs 40.8
unfavorable
30.4
unfavorable
27.7
Total Licensed Pediatricians per 100,000 Population* 20.0
unfavorable
22.3
favorable
26.0
% [Age 0-17] Child Has a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 80.1
unfavorable
87.1
unfavorable
100.0
similar
81.9
% [Age 0-17] Child Has Had Routine Checkup in Past Year 91.5
favorable
85.7
similar
92.3
Total Licensed Dentists per 100,000 Population* 68.6
favorable
55.8
similar
71.3
% [Age 2-17] Child Has Had a Dental Visit in Past Year 83.6
similar
84.6
favorable
49.0
favorable
78.0
% [Age 0-17] Child Has Had 2+ ER Visits in Past Year 28.8
unfavorable
9.8
unfavorable
15.8
% [Age 0-17] Child Used Some Type of UCC in the Past Year 48.5
unfavorable
37.6
unfavorable
36.0
% Not Able to Understand Health Info From Past Dr Visit 7.2
% "Not Very/Not At All Comfortable" Asking Qs of Dr in Past Visit 4.0
% Dr Did Not Involve Parent in Child Care Decisions in Past Visit 7.7
% "Not Very/Not At All Easy" to Ask Qs Following Past Appt 7.0
 
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Allergies Total Service Area FL US HP2020 Miami Metro TREND
% [Age 0-17] Child Has Respiratory Allergies 25.7
unfavorable
21.7
unfavorable
19.5
% [Age 0-17] Child Has Eczema/Skin Allergies 25.3
similar
22.5
similar
25.6
% [Age 0-17] Child Has Food/Digestive Allergies 20.8
unfavorable
11.8
unfavorable
13.0
 
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Asthma Total Service Area FL US HP2020 Miami Metro TREND
% [Age 0-17] Child Currently Has Asthma 21.0
unfavorable
12.8
unfavorable
13.2
% [Age 0-17 With Asthma] ER/Urgent Care for Child's Asthma in Past Year 71.0
unfavorable
39.1
unfavorable
51.9
% [Age 0-17 With Asthma] Child Hospitalized for Asthma in Past Year 52.5
unfavorable
21.9
unfavorable
27.1
 
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Bone, Joint & Muscle Disorders Total Service Area FL US HP2020 Miami Metro TREND
% [Age 0-17] Child Has Bone/Joint/Muscle Problems 13.3
unfavorable
6.3
unfavorable
8.3
 
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Cancer Total Service Area FL US HP2020 TREND
[Age 1-5] Cancer Incidence per 100,000* 24.6
unfavorable
22.7
 
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Cognitive & Behavioral Disorders Total Service Area FL US HP2020 Miami Metro TREND
% [Age 0-17] Child Has ADD/ADHD 18.8
unfavorable
12.7
unfavorable
11.6
% [Age 0-17] Child Has Learning Disability/Developmental Delays 18.4
% [Age 5-17] Child Has Behavioral/Conduct Problems 11.9
unfavorable
5.3
unfavorable
5.2
% [Age 5-17] Child Has Autism/Spectrum Disorder 11.9
unfavorable
5.2
unfavorable
4.7
 
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Diabetes Total Service Area FL US HP2020 Miami Metro TREND
% [Age 0-17] Child Has Diabetes/High Blood Sugar 10.7
unfavorable
3.6
unfavorable
3.7
[Age <1] Diabetes Hospitalizations per 100,000* 0.0
favorable
5.8
[Age 1-5] Diabetes Hospitalizations per 100,000* 14.6
favorable
18.1
[Age 5-11] Diabetes Hospitalizations per 100,000* 47.0
unfavorable
43.5
[Age 12-18] Diabetes Hospitalizations per 100,000* 122.7
favorable
136.7
 
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Health Education Total Service Area FL US HP2020 Miami Metro TREND
% Rely on the Internet for Healthcare Information 15.6
unfavorable
10.6
similar
15.1
% Parent Not at All Likely to Allow Child into a Clinical Research Trial 40.6
favorable
53.0
% Parent Would Seek Genetic Testing to Learn About Current Conds 72.5
% Parent Would Seek Genetic Testing to Learn About At-Risk Conds 65.7
% Parent Would Seek Genetic Testing to Avoid Negative Side Effects 67.5
% Parent Would Seek Genetic Testing to Find a Better Trmt 68.7
 
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Injury & Safety Total Service Area FL US HP2020 Miami Metro TREND
% [Age 0-17] Child Has Sustained Injury Requiring Treatment in Past Year 18.6
unfavorable
12.7
unfavorable
12.8
% [Child in School] Parent Missed 2+ Work Days Due to Child Illness/Injury in Past Yr 18.4
[Age <1] Injured/Killed in MV Crashes per 100,000* 320.0
favorable
442.6
[Age 1-5] Injured/Killed in MV Crashes per 100,000* 279.4
favorable
358.1
[Age 5-11] Injured/Killed in MV Crashes per 100,000* 416.4
favorable
460.5
unfavorable
13.2
[Age 12-18 Passengers] Injured/Killed in MV Crashes per 100,000* 546.7
favorable
614.7
% [Age 0-17] Child "Always" Uses Seat Belt/Car Seat 85.6
unfavorable
91.5
unfavorable
89.5
[Age 1-5] Traumatic Brain Injury Deaths per 100,000* 1.5
favorable
2.8
[Age 5-11] Traumatic Brain Injury Deaths per 100,000* 0.8
favorable
1.4
[Age 12-18] Traumatic Brain Injury Deaths per 100,000* 6.3
favorable
7.7
% [Age 5-17] Child "Always" Wear a Bike Helmet 53.5
favorable
45.9
favorable
43.5
% [Age 5-17] Child "Always" Wear a Skateboard/Scooter/Rollerblade Helmet 45.0
similar
41.5
favorable
34.2
[Age 5-11] Child Abuse Offenses per 100,000 Children* 782.1
favorable
932.8
% [Age 0-17] Neighborhood Is "Slightly" or "Not At All" Safe 16.0
similar
15.3
similar
18.9
[Grades K-12] Violent Acts in School Activities per 1,000 Students* 20.5
favorable
24.8
% [Age 5-17] Child Missed School in Past Year Because Felt Unsafe 23.9
unfavorable
7.8
unfavorable
11.2
% [Age 5-17] Bullied on School Property in the Past Year 26.4
unfavorable
16.9
unfavorable
17.2
% [Age 5-17] Child Electronically Bullied in Past Year 12.7
unfavorable
4.4
unfavorable
7.0
% Would Want Teenager Vaccinated Against HPV 78.8
similar
74.8
similar
79.5
 
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Mental & Emotional Health Total Service Area FL US HP2020 Miami Metro TREND
% [Age 5-17] Child's Mental Health Is "Fair/Poor" 10.1
similar
10.3
similar
7.7
% [Age 5-17] Child Has Depression 12.7
unfavorable
7.2
unfavorable
6.2
% [Age 5-17] Child Had Symptoms of Depression in Past Year 14.9
unfavorable
5.7
unfavorable
5.6
% [High Schoolers] Attempted Suicide in Past Year* 8.5
unfavorable
7.6
unfavorable
7.4
similar
8.3
% [Age 5-17] Child Has Anxiety 18.0
unfavorable
13.4
unfavorable
8.7
% [Age 5-17] Child Worries A Lot 32.3
unfavorable
27.1
unfavorable
27.1
% [Age 5-17] Child Has Difficulty Sleeping 22.1
similar
18.7
unfavorable
16.9
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Beds per 100,000* 0.0
unfavorable
2.6
favorable
2.0
% [Age 5-17] Parent Aware of Community Mental Health Resources 53.4
unfavorable
60.5
similar
50.4
% [Age 5-17] Needed Mental Health Svcs in the Past Yr 19.9
unfavorable
13.6
similar
20.4
% [Age 5-17] Difficulties Accessing Mental Health Svcs/Past Yr 14.4
% [Age 5-17] Child Rec'd Professional Treatment/Counseling in Past Yr 16.5
unfavorable
10.8
% [Age 5-17] Child Has Ever Taken Rx for Mental Health 15.7
unfavorable
10.0
unfavorable
8.3
% [Age 5-17] Ever Hospitalized for Mental Health Issue 8.4
unfavorable
2.7
 
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Mortality Total Service Area FL US HP2020 Miami Metro TREND
[Age 1-4] Mortality Rate per 100,000 24.2
favorable
29.0
similar
24.8
favorable
25.7
similar
23.3
[Age 5-9] Mortality Rate per 100,000 14.3
unfavorable
13.1
unfavorable
11.8
unfavorable
12.3
unfavorable
10.0
[Age 10-14] Mortality Rate per 100,000 12.3
favorable
13.5
favorable
14.4
favorable
15.2
favorable
14.3
[Age 15-19] Mortality Rate per 100,000 51.7
similar
52.3
unfavorable
48.3
favorable
55.7
unfavorable
44.9
 
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Neurological Disorders Total Service Area FL US HP2020 Miami Metro TREND
% [Age 0-17] Child Has Migraines/Severe Headaches 13.3
unfavorable
8.6
unfavorable
7.8
% [Age 0-17] Child Has Brain Injury/Concussion 7.0
unfavorable
3.6
unfavorable
2.9
% [Age 0-17] Child Has Epilepsy/Seizure Disorder 10.1
unfavorable
3.1
unfavorable
3.7
 
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Nutrition, Physical Activity & Weight Total Service Area FL US HP2020 Miami Metro TREND
% [Age 2-17] Child Has 5+ Servings of Fruits/Vegetables per Day 41.0
similar
41.1
favorable
33.8
% "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Buy Fresh Produce 37.4
unfavorable
32.6
unfavorable
34.4
% [Age 2-17] Child Ate 3+ Fast Food Meals in Past Week 30.6
similar
27.6
unfavorable
20.7
% [Age 2-17] Ate 7+ Meals Together as a Family in Past Week 42.7
similar
46.2
% [Age 2-17] Child Was Physically Active One Hour/Day in Past Week 33.0
unfavorable
45.3
unfavorable
37.2
% [Age 2-17] Participates in 3+ Days Vigorous Physical Activity 67.3
% [Age 5-17] Child Watches 3+ Hours of TV per Day 41.7
unfavorable
34.1
similar
39.4
% [Age 5-17] Child Has 3+ Hours of Electronic Use per Day 43.0
unfavorable
32.9
similar
41.8
% [Age 5-17] Child Has 3+ Hours of Total Screen Time per Day 68.5
similar
64.8
similar
70.4
% [Age 5-17] Child Has a TV in Bedroom 53.4
unfavorable
39.4
similar
54.5
% [Age 5-17] Has Computer/Device in the Bedroom 58.6
unfavorable
46.8
similar
56.3
% [Age 5-17] Child Is Overweight or Obese 36.1
similar
32.6
similar
38.1
% [Age 5-17] Child Is Obese 24.6
unfavorable
18.2
unfavorable
14.5
similar
22.5
% [Overweight Kids 5-17] Perceive Child "About the Right Weight" 42.2
favorable
54.5
% [Parents] Have Been Told That Overwt Child [5-17] Is Overweight 37.1
favorable
8.9
favorable
19.9
 
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Prenatal & Infant Health Total Service Area FL US HP2020 Miami Metro TREND
No Prenatal Care in First Trimester (Percent)* 25.0
unfavorable
21.7
unfavorable
22.1
similar
23.8
% Mother Had Problems Getting Prenatal Care 13.7
unfavorable
7.7
% Parent Selected Pediatrician Before Child's Birth 71.0
similar
70.1
Low Birthweight Births (Percent)* 8.3
similar
8.7
similar
8.2
unfavorable
7.8
similar
8.9
% [Age 0-17] Child Was Ever Breastfed 73.5
similar
72.6
unfavorable
81.9
similar
73.5
% Exclusively Breastfed Until 6 Months 25.4
similar
29.1
similar
25.5
similar
26.5
Infant Death Rate per 1,000 Live Births 6.2
similar
6.2
similar
5.9
similar
6.0
favorable
6.0
Children Fully Immunized at Age 2 (Percent)* 88.9
similar
86.1
% Would Not Want New Baby to Have All Recommended Vaccines 14.5
similar
12.5
unfavorable
11.2
 
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Sexual Activity Total Service Area FL US HP2020 Miami Metro TREND
% Births to Teenagers (Under Age 20)* 4.1
favorable
5.1
favorable
5.6
[All Ages] Gonorrhea Incidence per 100,000 95.6
favorable
107.1
favorable
110.7
[All Ages] Chlamydia Incidence per 100,000 405.3
favorable
429.8
favorable
456.1
% [High Schoolers] Currently Sexually Active* 25.3
similar
26.3
favorable
28.7
favorable
31.8
% [Sexually Active High Schoolers] Did Not Use Condom* 37.3
favorable
42.6
favorable
46.2
unfavorable
33.6
% [Sexually Active High Schoolers] Did Not Use Any Birth Control* 15.6
unfavorable
13.3
unfavorable
13.8
unfavorable
12.0
 
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Substance Abuse Total Service Area FL US HP2020 Miami Metro TREND
% Child Prescribed Stimulants in Past 3 Years 19.1
% Child Prescribed Anxiety Medications in Past 3 Years 10.3
% Child Prescribed Pain Medications in Past 3 Years 15.5
% [Child w/Rx] Dr "Always" Clearly Discussed Side Effects/Risks 54.6
% Parent Aware of Community Substance Abuse Resources for Children 50.5
similar
45.4
% Substance Abuse Resources in Community for Children are "Fair/Poor" 20.5
favorable
22.4
% [High Schoolers] Drank Alcohol in Past Month* 31.7
unfavorable
27.0
unfavorable
29.8
favorable
38.5
% [High Schoolers] Drove When Drinking in Past Month* 6.2
unfavorable
5.8
unfavorable
5.5
favorable
10.9
% [High Schoolers] Ever Used Marijuana* 35.9
similar
34.5
similar
35.6
favorable
38.0
% [High Schoolers] Ever Used Prescription Drugs (Not Rx)* 11.8
unfavorable
11.2
favorable
14.0
similar
12.2
% [High Schoolers] Ever Used Inhalants* 6.5
similar
6.2
similar
6.5
% [High Schoolers] Ever Used Ecstasy* 5.2
unfavorable
4.0
favorable
10.3
% [High Schoolers] Ever Used Cocaine (Any Form)* 6.1
unfavorable
4.7
unfavorable
4.8
unfavorable
5.3
% [High Schoolers] Ever Used Steroids (Not Rx)* 4.5
unfavorable
3.7
unfavorable
2.9
unfavorable
2.6
% [High Schoolers] Ever Used Methamphetamines* 4.2
unfavorable
2.5
unfavorable
3.0
% [High Schoolers] Ever Used Heroin* 4.3
unfavorable
1.7
unfavorable
2.3
% [High Schoolers] Ever Used Injection Drugs* 3.9
unfavorable
1.5
unfavorable
2.2
% [High Schoolers] Used Marijuana in Past Month* 20.1
similar
20.2
similar
19.8
favorable
22.9
 
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Technology Access Total Service Area FL US HP2020 Miami Metro TREND
% [Age 5-17] Child Has Own Smart Phone 59.0
unfavorable
41.6
unfavorable
51.2
 
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Tobacco Total Service Area FL US HP2020 Miami Metro TREND
% [Age 0-17] Household Member Smokes Inside the Home 11.5
unfavorable
8.0
unfavorable
6.8
% [High Schoolers] Smoked Cigarettes in Past Month* 4.5
favorable
5.7
favorable
8.8
favorable
7.5
% [High Schoolers] Used Electronic Vapor Product in Past Month 8.1
unfavorable
13.2
 
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Vision, Hearing & Speech Total Service Area FL US HP2020 Miami Metro TREND
% [Age 0-17] Child Has Had 3+ Ear Infections (Ever) 21.3
similar
17.9
similar
17.0
% [Age 0-17] Child Has Speech/Language Problems 26.3
unfavorable
14.7
unfavorable
14.3
% [Age 0-17] Child Has Hearing Problems 15.1
unfavorable
6.8
unfavorable
8.3
% Child Wears Hearing Device 9.7
% [Age 0-17] Child Has Vision Problems 17.1
unfavorable
8.0
unfavorable
10.0
% [Age 0-17] Child Has Had an Eye Exam in the Past 3 Years 87.7
favorable
82.3
favorable
81.3
% [Age 0-17] Child Has Had Hearing Tested in the Past 5 Years 86.3
similar
85.2
unfavorable
86.7
 
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