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Child Health Status Profile, Alachua County, Florida - 2017
Indicator	Measure	Year(s)	County Quartile 1=most favorable 4=least favorable	County Number	County Rate	State Comparison
Socio-Demographics
Total population Total population	Count	2017		259,349		20,555,728
Population under 21 Years Old Population under 21 Years Old	Count	2017		68,515		4,857,210
Population - White Population - White	Percent	2017		42,869	62.6%	69.8%
Population - Black Population - Black	Percent	2017		17,608	25.7%	22.2%
Population - Other Population - Other	Percent	2017		8,039	11.7%	8%
Population - Hispanic Population - Hispanic	Percent	2017		7,652	11.2%	30.4%
Population - Non-Hispanic Population - Non-Hispanic	Percent	2017		60,864	88.8%	69.6%
Median income (in dollars) Median income (in dollars)	Dollar	2013-17	3rd Quartile		$45,478	$50,883
Individuals below poverty level Individuals below poverty level	Percent	2013-17	4th Quartile	57,060	23.3%	15.5%
Percentage of Families with Related Children Under 18 Years Below Poverty Level Percentage of Families with Related Children Under 18 Years Below Poverty Level	Percent	2013-17	2nd Quartile		18.9%	18.2%
Percentage of civilian labor force which is unemployed Percentage of civilian labor force which is unemployed	Percent	2013-17	2nd Quartile	8,581	6.6%	7.2%
Population over 25 without high school diploma or equivalency Population over 25 without high school diploma or equivalency	Percent	2013-17	1st Quartile		7.9%	12.4%
Health Status and Access to Care
Preventable Pediatric Hospitalizations from Asthma under 5 Preventable Pediatric Hospitalizations from Asthma under 5	Per 100,000 population	2017	3rd Quartile	118	831.2	827.3
Civilian non-institutionalized population with health insurance Civilian non-institutionalized population with health insurance	Percent	2013-17	1st Quartile		89.3%	85.1%
Children ages 0-17 without health insurance Children ages 0-17 without health insurance	Percent	2012-16	1st Quartile		5.9%	8.9%
Adults who said their overall heatlh was good to excellent Adults who said their overall heatlh was good to excellent	Percent	2016			82.8%	80.5%
Total Licensed Florida Family Practice Physicians (FP - FAMILY PRACTICE) Total Licensed Florida Family Practice Physicians (FP - FAMILY PRACTICE)	Per 100,000 population	2017	1st Quartile	131	50.5	19.2
Total Licensed Florida Dentists Total Licensed Florida Dentists	Per 100,000 population	2017	1st Quartile	290	111.8	55.8
Total Licensed Florida Pediatricians Total Licensed Florida Pediatricians	Per 100,000 population	2017	1st Quartile	213	82.1	22.3
Total Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals Total Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals	Per 100,000 population	2017	1st Quartile	638	246.0	108.9
Total Licensed Florida Psychologists Total Licensed Florida Psychologists	Per 100,000 population	2017	1st Quartile	201	77.5	22.5
Nurse-student ratio in schools grades K-12 Nurse-student ratio in schools grades K-12	Students per nurse	2016	4th Quartile		1,179.0	2,381.5
Median Monthly Medicaid Enrollment Median Monthly Medicaid Enrollment	Per 100,000 population	2017	2nd Quartile	42,493	16,384.5	19,607.4
Births to Mothers With 1st Trimester Prenatal Care Births to Mothers With 1st Trimester Prenatal Care	Percent	2015-17	1st Quartile	6,181	81.2%	78.3%
Infant death rate Infant death rate	Per 1,000 live births	2015-17	3rd Quartile	66	7.7	6.1
Child Mortality ages 5-19 Child Mortality ages 5-19	Per 100,000 population	2015-17	1st Quartile	30	22.0	27.5
Immunization Levels in Kindergarten Immunization Levels in Kindergarten	Percent	2015-17	4th Quartile	7,580	93.5%	93.7%
Emergency Department Visits ages 5-19 Emergency Department Visits ages 5-19	Per 100,000 population	2017	2nd Quartile	16,011	34,805.8	37,365.8
Asthma Hospitalizations ages 5-11 Asthma Hospitalizations ages 5-11	Per 100,000 population	2017	4th Quartile	152	838.2	382.3
Asthma Hospitalizations ages 12-18 Asthma Hospitalizations ages 12-18	Per 100,000 population	2017	4th Quartile	194	916.3	443.9
Diabetes Hospitalizations ages 5-11 Diabetes Hospitalizations ages 5-11	Per 100,000 population	2017	1st Quartile	4	22.1	41.1
Diabetes Hospitalizations ages 12-18 Diabetes Hospitalizations ages 12-18	Per 100,000 population	2017	3rd Quartile	36	170.0	138.3
HIV infection cases ages 13-19 HIV infection cases ages 13-19	Per 100,000 population	2015-17		10	13.2	11.4
Social and Physical Environment
Children under 18 in single-parent households Children under 18 in single-parent households	Percent	2013-17	2nd Quartile		34.7%	38.1%
Children under 18 in Foster Care Children under 18 in Foster Care	Per 100,000 population	2017	3rd Quartile	270	576.8	537.7
Child food insecurity rate Child food insecurity rate	Percent	2016	2nd Quartile		20.9%	20.7%
Racial Residential Segregation Racial Residential Segregation	Score	2012-16	2nd Quartile		0.4	0.4
Severe housing problems Severe housing problems	Percent	2011-15	4th Quartile		21.3%	20.8%
Violent Crimes Violent Crimes	Per 100,000 population	2017	4th Quartile	1,645	634.3	416.2
Percent of students feeling safe at school - high school Percent of students feeling safe at school - high school	Percent	2016	2nd Quartile		94.9%	93.6%
Percent of students feeling safe at school - middle school Percent of students feeling safe at school - middle school	Percent	2016	1st Quartile		96.2%	94.4%
Homicide deaths 5-11 Homicide deaths 5-11	Per 100,000 population	2015-17		0	0.0	0.7
Homicide deaths 12-18 Homicide deaths 12-18	Per 100,000 population	2015-17		2	3.2	5.4
Homicide deaths 19-21 Homicide deaths 19-21	Per 100,000 population	2015-17		1	1.4	13.7
Suicide death rate, ages 12-18 Suicide death rate, ages 12-18	Per 100,000 population	2015-17		7	11.1	5.3
Suicide death rate, ages 19-21 Suicide death rate, ages 19-21	Per 100,000 population	2015-17		2	2.8	12.6
Children experiencing child abuse ages 5-11 Children experiencing child abuse ages 5-11	Per 100,000 population	2015-17	3rd Quartile	616	1,156.3	932.8
Children experiencing sexual violence ages 5-11 Children experiencing sexual violence ages 5-11	Per 100,000 population	2015-17	3rd Quartile	48	90.1	59.8
Childhood Risks and Behaviors
Absent 21+ school days, K-12 Absent 21+ school days, K-12	Percent	2017	1st Quartile		6.4%	10.2%
Percent of high school students without sufficient vigorous physical activity Percent of high school students without sufficient vigorous physical activity	Percent	2016	3rd Quartile		79.9%	80.6%
Percent of middle school students without sufficient vigorous physical activity Percent of middle school students without sufficient vigorous physical activity	Percent	2016	3rd Quartile		77.2%	78.3%
High School students who are underweight High School students who are underweight	Percent	2016	3rd Quartile		3.6%	3.6%
Middle School students who are underweight Middle School students who are underweight	Percent	2016	2nd Quartile		4.8%	5.2%
High school students who smoked cigarettes within the past 30 days, HS High school students who smoked cigarettes within the past 30 days, HS	Percent	2016	1st Quartile		4.4%	5.2%
Middle school students who smoked cigarettes within the past 30 days Middle school students who smoked cigarettes within the past 30 days	Percent	2016			1.6%	1.7%
Births to moms < age 21 Births to moms < age 21	Per 1,000 females ages 13-20	2015-17	1st Quartile	618	11.7	19.8
Bacterial STDs < age 21 Bacterial STDs < age 21	Per 1,000 females ages 13-20	2015-17	4th Quartile	3,028	57.5	43.1
Percent of Children in Schools Grades K-12 With Emotional/Behavioral Disability Percent of Children in Schools Grades K-12 With Emotional/Behavioral Disability	Percent	2017	2nd Quartile	156	0.5%	0.5%
Out of School Suspensions K-12 Out of School Suspensions K-12	Per 100,000 population	2017	3rd Quartile	1,910	6,684.9	5,044.4
School Environmental Safety Incidents (Violent acts K-12 ) School Environmental Safety Incidents (Violent acts K-12 )	Per 100,000 population	2017	4th Quartile	1,515	5,302.4	2,480.0
Referrals to Department of Juvenile Justice Referrals to Department of Juvenile Justice	Per 100,000 population	2017	4th Quartile	1,017	5,273.0	3,479.3
Arrests, All Offenses by County, Youth Ages 10-17 Arrests, All Offenses by County, Youth Ages 10-17	Per 100,000 population	2014-16	4th Quartile	3,790	6,648.3	4,028.3

Data Note(s)

* Weighted population estimates and percentages from the National Survey of Children's Health

** This estimate has a 95% confidence interval that exceeds 20 percentage points (1.2 times the estimate) and may not be reliable.

*** Some infants screened may have more than one specimen. Presumptive positive screening results are referred to CMS Referral Centers for confirmatory testing and diagnostic evaluation. Borderlines are followed by CMS Newborn Screening Follow-Up Program

Data Sources:

American Communities Survey, 5 year estimates
Agency for Health Care Administration
Florida Department of Education
Florida Department of Health
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
Florida Youth Survey
National Survey of Children's Health and Florida Department of Health, Division of Children's Medical Services, Bureau of Early Steps & Newborn Screening