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Sauk County How Healthy is Sauk County?

Sauk County How Healthy is Sauk County?. HW 2020 Focus Areas. HW2020 Focus Areas Access to High-Quality Health Services Adequate, Appropriate, & Safe Food and Nutrition Alcohol & Other Drug Use Chronic Disease Prevention & Management Communicable Disease Prevention & Control

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Sauk County How Healthy is Sauk County?

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  1. Sauk CountyHow Healthy is Sauk County?

  2. HW 2020 Focus Areas HW2020 Focus Areas • Access to High-Quality Health Services • Adequate, Appropriate, & Safe Food and Nutrition • Alcohol & Other Drug Use • Chronic Disease Prevention & Management • Communicable Disease Prevention & Control • Environmental & Occupational Health • Healthy Growth & Development • Injury & Violence • Mental Health • Oral Health • Physical Activity • Reproductive & Sexual Health • Tobacco Use & Exposure

  3. Selected Priorities • Chronic Disease • Physical Activity • Access to Care – Oral Health • Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse

  4. Population Demographics in Sauk County • Population – 58,922 (2009 Estimate) • By Age • 23% of the population is under 18 years of age • 15% of the population is 65 years of age and older • By Education • 84% are high school graduates • 18% have received a bachelor’s degree of higher • Household Income - $51,809 • Poverty – 8% Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  5. Ten Most Common Causes of Death Among Sauk County Residents, 2004-2008 Source: Wisconsin Interactive Statistics on Health

  6. Sauk County - Chronic Disease Prevention and Management

  7. Chronic Disease • 22% of Sauk County residents have high blood pressure • 59% of Sauk County residents have had their cholesterol checked in the past year • 8.6% of Sauk County residents have asthma • 7.4% of Sauk County residents have diabetes Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Survey

  8. Sauk County - Physical Activity (and Nutrition)

  9. Percent of Sauk County and Wisconsin Adults Who Eat Five or More Servings of Fruits and Vegetables per Day Source: Wisconsin Behavioral Risk Factor Survey

  10. BMI of Adults in Sauk County Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Survey

  11. 2007 Age-Adjusted Estimates of the Percent of Adults (> 20 years of age)Who are Obese Sauk County 30% Source: National Diabetes Surv. System

  12. Sauk County - Access to High-Quality Health Services, specifically Oral Health

  13. Oral Health in Sauk County • Percentage of Adults in Sauk County with a Dental Visit in the Past Year(2005-2009) – 64% (75% in WI) • Percentage of Adults in Sauk County with at Least One Tooth Extracted Due to Decay/Gum Disease in the Past Year (2005-2009) • – 42% (40% in WI) Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Survey

  14. Medicaid Population and Access to Dentists in Sauk County, FY2008 Source: Forward Health

  15. Sauk County – Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse

  16. Alcohol Use – Sauk County • “During the past 30 days, have you had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?” • 66% said Yes ( 68% in WI) • “How many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?” • 36% reported having 5 or more drinks on an occasion 1 or more times during the past 30 days (35% in WI) Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Survey

  17. 2004-2008 - Percent of Alcohol-RelatedMotor Vehicle Crashes in the County Sauk County 6.8% Wisconsin 6.7% Percent of Alcohol-Related Motor Vehicle Crashes 0 to 6.3 6.4 to 8.8 8.9 to 19.1 Source: Wisconsin Department of Transportation

  18. Sauk County - Other Important Issues

  19. Injuries

  20. Pregnant Women • Teens • Sauk County teens (women under 20 years of age) have a birth rate of 34.1 per 1,000 (WI – 31.2) • Smoking: • In 2008, 25% of pregnant women in Sauk County smoked. (WI – 14%)

  21. For more information, contact: Jennifer Ullsvik 608.261.7826 jennifer.ullsvik@wi.gov

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