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1 Lafourche Parish Health Profile Index 223 A Accidents, see also Unintentional Injury as a cause of death, 12, 39, rates (listed by type of accident) Adolescent alcohol use, 26 antisocial behavior, 146 births to teens, 12, community risk/protective factors, 147 crime, 146 disability, marijuana use, 26 mental health issues, 114, 116 population data, 13 tobacco use, 26, Adults alcohol use, 46 crime by category, 143 diabetes, prevalence, 40 disability rates by type, 95 education, 175 obesity rates, 43 physical activity, 44 population data, 13, 196 stroke, 12, 39 tobacco use, 41 AIDS, (see HIV/AIDS) Air Quality, asthma triggers, 25 indoor air toxins, 83 ozone, 84 non-attainment areas, 84 Alcohol, 46, adolescent use of by parish, 26 adult use, 46 boating accidents, 142 binge drinking, 46 and cancer, 46 heavy drinking, 46 motor vehicle crashes, 46, 140 Anemia, 23, 45 Antibiotics, 67 Asthma, indoor air toxins, 83 prevalence rates for children, 24 triggers, 25 B Balanced Diet, 45 Beach Monitoring Program, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 37, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48 Binge-drinking, 46 Bioterrorism, 150 Birthrate, by parish, state and U.S., 17 Birthweight, 19 rates by parish, state, and U.S., 12 rates by racial ethnicity by parish, state, and U.S., 19 Bloodborne Diseases, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B, 58 Hepatitis C, 59 Boating Accidents, 142 Body Mass Index, 12, 23, 43 Brain Injury, 140 Breast Cancer cancer incidence rate, mammograms, risk factors, 48 Breastfeeding, 23 rates by parish, 23 Brownfields, 81 Burns, Non-fatal, 142 C Campylbacetriosis, 62 Cancer, 39 breast, cervical, 48 colorectal, 49 incidence rates by parish, state and U.S., 12, 39 Causes of Death (see also Death) accidents, 12, 39 actual, definition, 36 by race and sex, 38 cancer, 12, 39 chronic lower respiratory, 12, 38 diabetes,12, 40 heart disease, 12, 38 leading, definition, 36 stroke,12, 39

2 224 Index Lafourche Parish Health Profile Cerebrovascular Disease, see Stroke Cervical Cancer, 48 pap smear rates by region, 48 Charity Hospital System, 129 Chemical Exposure air, fish/shellfish, 77 hazardous waste, illness, 75 pesticides, surveillance data for parish and state, 82 toxic releases, 81-82, 82 Chemical Releases, 81, 82 Chemical Spills, 82 Child Abuse and Neglect, definition, 148 rates for parish and state, 12, 148 risk factors, 148 types, by parish and state, 148 Child Safety Restraint Observational Survey, 2004, 141 Children and Infants, abuse and neglect, 12, 148 anemia, 23 asthma, 24 child passenger restraint usage by region, 141 disabilities, immunization rate for state,12, 21 LaCHIP, mortality rate, 17, 21 nutrition, oral health, 24 population data, 13, 196 poverty, 12, 160 unintentional injury deaths, 139 Chlamydia, rate for parish, state, and U.S., 12, 60 Chronic lower respiratory, 12, 38 Coastal beach advisories, Colorectal cancer, screening rates by region, 49 risks factors, 49 Communities That Care Survey (CTC), 26-27, 42, Community Policing, 145 Contraceptives, Corrections Organized for Re-entry Program (CORe), 145 Cost of Living, Crime, adult, 143 adult admission data by parish, 144 child abuse and neglect, 12, 148 FBI Uniform Crime Reports, trends, 143 juvenile, 146 type by state and parish, 144 Culture, libraries, 189 Louisiana Multimedia Archives, 185 museums, 188 D Death, (see also Causes of Death) certificates, 37 child rates, 21 infant rates, 17 accidents (unintentional injury), Developmental Disability, 103 Diabetes, adult, 40 death rates,12, 40 prevalence by region, 40 Diet, (see Nutrition) Disability, adolescents, adults, 97 census determinates of disability, 93 demographic characteristics, 94 children and infants, definition of, 92, 103 elderly, employment, 97, 101 health issues, 100 National Organization on Disability, 100, 105 National Survey on Children with Special Health Care Needs, 95 prevalence rate by disability type, 93, poverty, 101 Social Security Disability Benefits, 104 Disparities, 132 access to health care, disability, 94, 100, leading causes of death, income and education, 172

3 Lafourche Parish Health Profile Index 225 poverty and health issues, 158 uninsured, 125, 132 Domestic Violence, 148 Drinking Water, Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund (DWRLF), 80 Drowning, 142 Drugs adolescent use, 26-27, Drug courts, 144 methamphetamines, 144 E Early Childhood Supports and Services (ECSSS), 116 Earnings Per Capita Personal Income (PCPI), by parish, 159 and disability, 101 and education attainment, 172 Eastern Equine Encephalitis, 65 E. coli, 78 Economy, Louisiana Survey, 166 employment by industry type, 161 export and trade, 163 and health, 158 unemployment rate, 162 Education, adult literacy, attainment and income, 172 attainment levels, 174, 178 class size, parish and state, dropout rates, parish, state and U.S., 12, 175 effect on health outcomes, 172 expenditures per student, 12, 176 facility educational attainment by parish and state, 175 and poverty, 158 public school facts, 173 student attendance, 173 teacher salary, average by parish and state, 175 Elderly Populations Councils on Aging, 99 disability, flu shot by region, 12 living arrangements, 99 Medicare, population,13, 97-99, 196 Emergency Planning, 150 Employment, Louisiana by industry type, 161 EMS, 150 Encephalitis, 65 Equine, 65 LaCrosse, 65 St. Louis, 65 West Nile, 65 Exercise, (see Physical Activity) Exports, by type, 163 F Falls, non-fatal unintentional, 142 Family income as a health determinate, 158 median household income, 160 planning, 28 violence, 149 Fecal Coliform, contamination, 78 Federal Bureau of Investigation (UCR), 143 Federally Qualified Health Centers by parish and region, 129 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 75 Fish consumption advisories, 77 mercury in fish, 77 Flu shot, elderly by region, 12 Fluoridated Water, 24 Foodborne Disease Campylbacetriosis, 62 Hepatitis A, 62 incidence rates, 61 prevention, 63 Salmonella, 62 Shigella, 62 Vibrio, 62 G Gastrointestinal (see foodborne) Gonorrhea, case rate for parish, state, and U.S. 12, 60

4 226 Index Lafourche Parish Health Profile Government Sponsored Insurance, LaCHIP, Medicaid, Medicare, Governor s Health Care Reform, 2 H Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Substances Events, chart for parish and state, 82 Healthy Behaviors, 6, Health Care Providers, by parish and type, 127 Health Determinates, 4 Health Outcomes, definition, 4 Healthy People, 2010, 7, 12, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 38, 41, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 60, 61, 100, 122, 132, 140, 172, Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), 127 Hearing Screenings, newborns, 20 Heart Disease, 38 coronary heart disease, by region, 38 rates as cause of death, 12, 38 Heavy Drinking, 46 Hepatitis A, 62 Hepatitis B, 58 Hepatitis C, 59 High School Dropouts, rates for parish, state, and U.S., 175 Hiking Trails, Louisiana, 183 HIV/AIDS, medical costs, 58 number of new cases, 57 rates living with HIV/AIDS, 57 transmission methods, 57 Homeland Security, 150 Homelessness, 164 Hospitals, by parish and region, 128 Household Income, median, for parish, state, and U.S., 160 Housing, Characteristics, by parish, 164 costs, 164 number of units, 164 occupied, 164 utilities by type, 164 I Immunizations, 12 diseases immunized for, list, 21 flu shot, elderly by region, 12 rates by state and U.S., 12, 21 Incarceration Rates, 145 Income, per capita personal for parish, state, and U.S., 159 Indicators, 5 Indoor Air Quality, 83 Infants birthweight, 19 breastfeeding, 23 mortality rate, 17 newborn screening, 20 nutrition, Partners for Healthy Babies, 19 population data, 13, 196 prenatal care, 12, Infants and Children, (see Infants, Children, or Children and Infants) Infectious Disease, Chlamydia rates, 60 Foodborne diseases, 61 Gonorrhea rates, 60 Hepatitis A, 62 Hepatitis C, 59 Hepatitis B, 58 HIV/AIDS, 57 Rabies, 66 Syphilis, 61 Tuberculosis rates, 64 West Nile virus, 65 Insurance, health, insured, 123 uninsured, 125 Iron-deficiency, (see Anemia) J Juvenile Crime, 146 Juvenile Delinquency antisocial behaviors, 146 risk factors, 147

5 Lafourche Parish Health Profile Index 227 K L LaCHIP, recipients by parish, 124 LaCrosse Encephalitis, 65 Leading Causes of Death, Libraries, parish data, 190 Literacy, adults Louisiana Center for the Book, 190 Louisiana Health Insurance Survey, 123, Low Birth Weight, 19 rates by parish, state and U.S. 12, 19 M Mammogram Screening, rates, 12, Marijuana, adolescent use, 26 Medicaid, recipients by parish, 124 Medical Facilities, charity hospital system, 129 hospitals by parish and region, 128 nursing homes by parish, 128 Rural Health Clinics, by parish and region, 129 Federally Qualified Health Centers, by parish and region, 129 Medically Underserved Areas, 127 Median Household Income, by parish, state and U.S., 160 Medicare, Mental Health diagnoses, primary adults and children by state, 114 Early Childhood Supports and Services (ECSSS), 116 education, supported, 117 employment, 117 housing, 117 per capita expenditure, state and U.S., 115 prevalence, children and adults by parish and state, 113 providers by parish, 127 school-based services, 116 severe mental illness, definition, 113 suicide, by age group and gender, for region, 114 Mercury contamination in fish/shellfish, 77 safe handling, 81 Methamphetamines, 144 Migration, 161 Mold, 83 Molluscan/Shellfish, monitoring, 79 Mortality child and adolescent rates, 21 infant rates,12, 17 Mosquito Vectors, Motor Vehicle Crashes, 12, 140 alcohol related, 46, 140 fatalities, 140 children fatalities, 141 injury, 140 pedestrian deaths, 140 Museums, 188 N New Freedom Commission on Mental Health Report, 111, 113, Newborn Screening, Nursing Homes, by parish, 128 Nutrition balanced diet, 45 five-a-day, 45 infants and children, nutrition recommendation, 45 WIC, 22 O Obesity, 23, 43 adults, 12, 23, 43 children, 23, 43 health effects, 43 prevalence rates by region, adults,12, 73 Oral Health, 24 fluoridated water, 24 Louisiana s Report Card on Oral Health, 24 sealants, 31 Outdoor Air Quality, 84 Overweight adults, 43 children, rate by parish, 23

6 228 Index Lafourche Parish Health Profile Oyster Harvesting, 79 Ozone Non-attainment Area, 84 P Pap Smear, screening rates, 12, 48 Parish Health Units, 130 Parish Library Facts, 190 Partners for Healthy Babies, 19 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS), Pedestrian Deaths, 140, 141 Per Capita Personal Income (PCPI), 159 Pesticides, Physical Activity, 44 (see also Recreation) Physicians (see Primary Care providers) Population Demographics, 13, 196 Poverty, 12, 158, 160 and disability, 101 and education, 158 and health, 158 and insurance, and teenage pregnancy, 27 Pregnancy contraceptives, planning, 28 unintended, 29 Prenatal Care, Partners for Healthy Babies, 19 rates by parish, state and U.S., 12, and teenage pregnancy, 27 Preventive Health Screenings, 47 Primary Care Providers, by type of practice, parish, 127 Poisonings, Non-fatal Unintentional, 142 Prison Population, 145 Q R Rabies, 66 Railroad Crossings Accidents, 142 Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, 186 Recreation, as a health benefit, state park system, 186 Recycling, 84 Regions, list by parish, 10 Respiratory Diseases, 64 Rural Health Clinics, by parish and region, 129 S Safe Drinking Water, 80 Salmonella, 62, 78 Shigella, 62 Schizophrenia, 113 Schools, see Education School-Based Health Centers, 26, 130 list by parish, 130 mental health services, 116 School, public, parish facts, 173 Screenings colorectal cancer, 49 hearing, newborns, 20 mammograms, 12, newborn, 20 Pap smear, 12, 48 Severe Mental Illness, estimated prevalence by parish and state, 113 Sexual Violence, 149 Sexually Transmitted Diseases, AIDS, 57-58, 59 Chlamydia, 60 Gonorrhea, 60 Syphilis, 61 Shellfish consumption advisories, 77 Shigella, 62 Spinal Cord Injury, 140 STDs, (see Sexually Transmitted Diseases) State Park System, 186 St. Louis Encephalitis, 65 Stroke, 12, 39 Substance abuse, 26, 114, 144, 145, 146, 148 Suicide, attempts by age group, gender for region, 114 Superfund Sites, Hazardous Waste, 80 Swimming advisories, precautions, 78 Syphilis, rate for parish, state, and U.S., 12, 61

7 Lafourche Parish Health Profile Index 229 T Teenage Pregnancy, Telephone Service, population without, 165 Tobacco adolescent use by parish and state, 26, 42 adult use by region, state, and U.S., 41 smokeless tobacco, adolescent use, 26, 42 Toxin Sources, indoor air, 83 Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), 74, Traffic-Related Death and Injury, Trails, recreation, hiking, 184, 185 Transportation, , 165 and access to health care, 130 and disability, 105 carpools, 165 characteristics by parish, 130, 165 commuters, 165 population without vehicles, 130, 165 Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), 140 Tuberculosis, 12, 64 U Underweight children, 23 Unemployment, 12, 162 and disability, 101 rate, parish, state and U.S., 162 with a mental illness, 115 Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), 143 Unintended pregnancy, Unintentional Injury, boating accidents 142 child deaths, 139, 141 drowning, 142 injury related deaths, 139 motor vehicle crashes, 140 non-fatal burns, 142 non-fatal unintentional falls, 142 non-fatal unintentional poisonings, 142 railroad crossings, 142 traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, 140 United Health Foundation Louisiana 2004 ranking, 122 V Vector Borne Diseases, 65 Vibrio, 62, 78 W Water bodies, recreational, Louisiana, contamination, fish/shellfish consumption advisories, 77 oyster harvesting areas, 79 swimming advisories, West Nile Fever/Encephalitis, human cases, 65 WIC, Special supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, Wildlife Management Area, 187 Working with a Disability, 101 Z Zoonosis, 65-66

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