Significant Rates (number per 100,000) of “Preventable” Hospitalization 61
Diabetes Short-term Complication Hospital Admission rate Diabetes Long-Term Complication Hospital Admission rate
Rockbridge
Buena Vista
Lexington
National Benchmark
57.3
45.2
16.9
46.7
98.9
197.9
105.2
112.6
Tobacco, Alcohol and Substance Abuse
Select Healthy People 2020 Goals: Tobacco Reduce tobacco use by adults. Target: 12.0 percent Increase abstinence from cigarette smoking among pregnant women. Target: 98.6 percent Reduce percent of adolescents smoked cigarettes in past 30 days. Target: 16.0 percent
Estimated # of Smokers aged 18+62 (in percentage)
Rockbridge:22%
Lexington:24%
Buena Vista: 22%
Cigarette use during pregnancy in all three localities is significantly higher than the state and the health district.
Cigarette use during pregnancy (Percent of all pregnancies)63
Rockbridge
Buena Vista
Lexington
CSHD
VA
18%
23%
15.60%
13.10%
7.5%
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VHI Discharge Data by zip code, 2005-2009 Virginia Atlas of Community Health, 2010 63 http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/tobaccousepregnancy/ 62
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