Tobacco Usage – Current Smokers

This indicator reports the percentage of adults age 18 and older who report having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and currently smoke every day or some days. Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022.Accessed via the PLACES Data Portal. Source Description The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance…

Alcohol – Binge Drinking

This indicator reports the percentage of adults age 18 and older who report having five or more drinks (men) or four or more drinks (women) on an occasion in the past 30 days. Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022.Accessed via the PLACES Data Portal. Source Description The Behavioral…

Physical Inactivity

This indicator reports the percentage of adults aged 20 and older who self-report no leisure time for activity, based on the question: “During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?” This indicator is relevant because…

Health Care – FQHC Area Served

This indicator provides details about the area served by Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) and/or FQHC Look-alikes that operate within the report area. An FQHC is a federally funded nonprofit health center or clinic that serves a medically underserved area or populations Federally qualified health centers provide primary care services regardless of ability to pay….