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Licking County Community Health Assessment

The Public Health Accreditation Board defines community health assessment as a systematic examination of the health status indicators for a given population that is used to identify key problems and assets in a community. The ultimate goal of a community health assessment is to develop strategies to address the community’s health needs and identified issues.

The Licking County Health Department follows the MAPP (Mobilizing Assets through Planning and Partnerships) model to compile our assessment utilizing data from a variety of sources including local, state, and national datasets. 

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Living Healthy Lives
SDOH
Health Behaviors and Social Determinants of Health
R
Time Period
Current Actual Value
Current Target Value
Baseline % Change
Why Is This Important?
Why Is This Important?
Health Behavior
Percent of adults that report smoking
I
2020
17.0%
13.0%
-37%
Health Behavior
Percent of adults that report a BMI >= 30 (Obesity)
I
2020
20.0%
36.0%
-31%
Health Behavior
Teen birth rate per 1,000 female population, ages 15-19
I
2020
11.0
18.8
-48%
Maternal/Infant
Percent of births to Mothers under age 20 (teenage pregnancy)
I
2020
3.8%
-61%
Health Behavior
Percent of adults aged 18 and over reporting no leisure time physical activity
I
2023
30
0%
Health Behavior
Binge plus heavy drinking
I
2020
20%
5%
Disease
Chlamydia rate per 100,000 population
I
2021
311.5
36%
Education
Percent of ninth grade cohort that graduates in 4 years
I
2019
92%
88%
6%
Education
Percent of adults high school graduate or higher
I
2020
92.1%
4%
Income
Unemployment: Percent of population age 16+ unemployed but seeking work
I
2022
3.0%
3.5%
-69%
Income
Percent of children under age 18 in poverty
I
2017
12%
-43%
SDOH
Percent of children that live in household headed by single parent
I
2017
31.0%
20.0%
7%
SDOH
Food Insecurity rate
I
2017
12.1%
-7%
Food Access
SNAP Benefits Recipients in Licking County
I
2017
17,556
215%
Food Access
WIC Clients Total Monthly Caseload
I
May 2020
2,142
2,189
-20%
Maternal/Infant
WIC Infants who are currently breastfeeding %
I
Q1 2020
18.5%
6%
Health Behavior
Youth Tobacco Use (12th Grade)
I
2016
18.8%
-25%
Health Behavior
Youth Tobacco Use (8th Grade)
I
2016
4.7%
-55%
Health Behavior
Youth Vaping (12th grade)
I
2016
19.1%
0%
Health Behavior
Youth Vaping (8th Grade)
I
2016
6.9%
0%
Health Behavior
Youth Marijuana Use (7-12 grades)
I
2019
8.4%
-28%
All Residents Live Long and Healthy Lives
Quality of Life
Improve Overall Health and Well-being and Reduce Premature Death
R
Time Period
Current Actual Value
Current Target Value
Baseline % Change
Why Is This Important?

Health Outcomes represent how healthy our county is right now. They reflect the physical and mental well-being of residents within a community through measures representing not only the length of life but quality of life as well.

Quality of Life
Percent of adults who reported their general health status as good to excellent
I
2015
82.4%
0%
Quality of Life
Percent of adults reporting fair or poor health (age-adjusted)
I
2016
16%
-11%
Quality of Life
Average number of physically unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted)
I
2017
3.6
3.0
6%
Quality of Life
Average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted)
I
2016
3.9
3.1
0%
Length of Life
Infant Mortality Rate (# of children who die before their first birthday per 1,000 live births)
I
2019
6.0
6.0
-14%
Safety
Deaths due to Assault (homicide) - Raw count
I
2019
4
-33%
Overdose
Unintentional overdose deaths occurring in Licking County (total #)
I
2019
36
20
112%
Overdose
Unintentional overdose deaths (Licking Co. residents)
I
2022
58
20
142%
Overdose
Emergency Department Visits for Suspected Drug Overdose
I
Q4 2019
77
50
-24%
Overdose
Naloxone Kits Distributed (Annually)
I
2019
504
300
555%
Length of Life
Life Expectancy at Birth, 3 Year Average
I
2017
77.6Years
78.8Years
-1%
Length of Life
Premature death (Years of potential life lost before age 75 per 100,000 population (age-adjusted))
I
2017
7,117
0%
Leading Causes of Death
Mortality
Addressing the Leading Causes of Death in Licking County
R
Time Period
Current Actual Value
Current Target Value
Baseline % Change
Mortality
Cancer Death Rate
I
2019
186.9
155.0
3%
Mortality
Heart Disease Death Rate
I
2019
172.0
165.0
-2%
Mortality
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Death Rate
I
2019
50.3
40.0
1%
Mortality
Accidents - Unintentional Injury Death Rate
I
2019
59.7
45.0
17%
Mortality
Stroke Death Rate
I
2019
35.5
37.0
-25%
Mortality
Alzheimer's Disease Deaths
I
2019
33.7
30.0
8%
Mortality
Diabetes Death Rate
I
2019
25.5
21.0
-20%
Mortality
Influenza and Pneumonia Death Rate
I
2019
15.7
13.0
-22%
Mortality
Suicide Death Rate
I
2019
18.0
10.0
59%
Mortality
Kidney Disease Death Rate
I
2019
14.7
12.0
-2%
Mortality
Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease Death Rate
I
2019
13.6
9.1
56%
Mortality
Parkinson's Disease Death Rate
I
2019
13.2
8.7
2%
Mortality
Leading Causes of Death - Rate Comparisons
I
2019
0.0
0%
Healthy Environments
Environment
Children and adults live in and maintain a safe and healthy environment
R
Time Period
Current Actual Value
Current Target Value
Baseline % Change
Why Is This Important?
Environment
Number of children diagnosed with elevated lead levels in blood
I
2019
10
-58%
Environment
Air pollution - Ozone (8-hr.)
I
2018
0.064ppm
0.070ppm
-3%
Environment
Air pollution - particulate matter
I
2014
11.7
-15%
Environment
Lead poisoning: Percent of children under 6 with elevated blood lead levels
I
2017
1.0%
5.2%
11%
Environment
Solid waste nuisance complaints
I
2018
540
-21%
Environment
The average daily measure of fine particulate matter in micrograms per cubic meter (PM2.5) in a county
I
2014
12.0
9.0
-8%
Environment
Toxic chemical releases to the environment
I
2018
519,830lbs
-69%
Health Care
Health Care
Access to Health Care
R
Time Period
Current Actual Value
Current Target Value
Baseline % Change
Health Care
Percent of adults who have health insurance
I
2020
94.0%
13%
Health Care
Uninsured children in Licking County
I
2016
3.0%
0.0%
-57%
Health Care
Persons Under 65 Years with Health (Medical) Insurance
I
2016
94
100
7%
Health Care
Ratio of population to primary care physicians
I
2016
2,430
3%
Health Care
Ratio of population to mental health providers
I
2018
880.0
470.0
-29%
Health Care
Ratio of population to dentists
I
2017
2,710
1,500
-11%
Health Care
Preventive Health Services
R
Time Period
Current Actual Value
Current Target Value
Baseline % Change
Chronic Disease
Percent of adults diagnosed with diabetes
I
2020
12%
0%
Health Care
Percent of female Medicare enrollees that receive mammography screening
I
2016
46%
-35%
Cancer Rates
Cancer
Cancer: New cancer diagnosis rates by site/type
R
Time Period
Current Actual Value
Current Target Value
Baseline % Change
Cancer
All Cancer Sites/Types Combined
I
2020
491.8
4%
Cancer
Prostate Cancer: Annual Age-adjusted Incidence Rates
I
2020
109.8
19%
Cancer
Female Breast Cancer: Annual Age-adjusted Incidence Rates
I
2020
138.2
124.0
6%
Cancer
Lung and Bronchus Cancer: Annual Age-adjusted Incidence Rates
I
2020
78.3
56.0
11%
Cancer
Colon & Rectum Cancer: Annual Age-adjusted Incidence Rates
I
2020
39.9
-1%
Cancer
Uterine Cancer: Annual Age-adjusted Incidence Rates per 100,000 Females
I
2020
34.1
27.0
-2%
Cancer
Melanoma - Cancer of the Skin: Average Annual Age-adjusted Incidence Rates
I
2020
30.7
22.0
27%
Demographics
Demographics
Demographics of Licking County
R
Time Period
Current Actual Value
Current Target Value
Baseline % Change
Demographics
Population estimate
I
2021
180,401
8%
Demographics
Percent of population that is non-Hispanic White
I
2020
97.8%
7%
Demographics
Percent of population that is non-Hispanic African American
I
2020
4.0%
8%
Demographics
Percent of population that is Hispanic
I
2020
2.2%
29%
Demographics
Percent of population that is Asian
I
2018
1.9%
111%
Demographics
Percent of population that is American Indian or Alaskan Native
I
2020
0.3%
0%
Demographics
Percent of population that is Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
I
2019
0.0%
-98%
Demographics
Median household income
I
2021
$72,701
27%
Demographics
Percent of population aged 65 years and older
I
2018
16.4%
8%
Demographics
Percent of population below 18 years of age
I
2018
23.2%
-2%
Demographics
Percent of population that is female
I
2018
50.9%
0%
Demographics
Number of Live Births to Licking County residents
I
2019
2,004
1,800
-6%
Demographics
Number of Resident Deaths
I
2019
1,801
39%

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