Our strengths were:
- High immunization coverage among adolescents
- Low incidence of infectious diseases
- Small disparity in health status by educational attainment
and our weaknesses were:
- High prevalence of smoking
- High levels of air pollution
- Low immunization coverage among children
Some of the report's highlights:
- Indiana has one of the highest prevalences of smoking in the nation,with more than 1.1 million adults still smoking.
- More than a half million adults in Indiana have diabetes, and more than 1.5 million adults are obese.
- In the past year, the prevalence of physical inactivity decreased from 29.2 percent to 25.9 percent of adults; however, 1 in 4 adults remain inactive.
- In the past 2 years, the high school graduation rate increased from 74.1 percent to 77.2 percent of incoming ninth graders who graduate within 4 years, the highest rate for the state.
- Over the past 5 years, the percent of children in poverty remained high at 1 in 4 persons younger than 18 years.
- The infant mortality rate in Indiana has been between 7.3 and 8.0 deaths per 1,000 live births since 1998 and now ranks 45th among states
In slightly happier news....our overall ranking for SENIORS was 32nd place.
But really, folks....41st place? I mean, I don't want to come off like one of those one button, granola eating, mud wrestling triathlon reality show guys...but 41st? Can't we do better than that?
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