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25. End Notes, References & Data Sources

END NOTES REFERENCES AND DATA SOURCES Institute of Health Metrics Evaluation, US Health Map, Viz Hub, Life Expectancy, 2000-2019 as accessed at https://vizhub.healthdata.org/subnational/usa Institute of Health Metrics Evaluation, 1980-2014 United States Life Expectancy and Age-specific Mortality Risk by County 1980-2014. Seattle, United States of America, institutes for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), 2017, as accessed …

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23. Environmental Factors – Air Particulate Matter

HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORS AIR PARTICULATE MATTER Per the CDC, Environmental Public Health Tracking Network, air pollution poses a public health threat affecting potentially millions of people throughout the U.S.46 Pollution such as dust, dirt, soot, and smoke are one kind of air pollution called fine particulate matter (FPM). Sources of FPM include forest fires, power plants, …

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22. Drug and Opioid Overdose Mortality Rates

HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORS Drug Overdose and Opioid Overdose Mortality Rates In Carroll County, deaths associated with drug overdose rates decreased 13.34% from 62.2 to 53.9 per 100k, between the 2011-2015 and 2016-2020 time periods45. Compared with the Commonwealth and the U.S. Carroll County mortality from drug overdoses is slightly lower than the Commonwealth but remains …

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20. Alcohol Use

HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORS ALCOHOL USE In 2015-2019, excessive alcohol use was responsible for more than 140,000 deaths in the U.S. yearly, or more than 380 deaths per day39. In Kentucky, men with alcohol-related deaths were nearly four times more likely to have chronic alcohol abuse than women40. According to the BRFSS survey results reported in …

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17. Excercise

HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORS EXERCISE Physical inactivity is a critical factor in the health status of a population. Exercise has been linked to healthy weight and BMI, reduction in various chronic diseases, normal growth and development, better quality of life, and healthy sleep patterns. “More than 35% of Carroll County residents are inactive” The CDC U.S. …

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