Physical Health Overview Measure Polk County Florida Poor or Fair Health 21 % 17 % Poor Physical Health Days 4.3 3.7 Poor Mental Health Days 4.8 4.0 Primary Care Physicians 2,040:1 1,380:1 Mental Health Providers 1,140:1 620:1
Preventable Hospital Stays 1 7,012 5,086
SOURCE : Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System ( BRFSS ), https :// www . cdc . gov / brfss / index . html , American Medical Association Physician Mater File , https :// data . hrsa . gov / data / download
• Polk County experiences worse rates of physical and behavioral health baseline measures compared with the Florida average .
• There is one mental health provider for every 1,140 Polk County residents . The Florida average is much less ( i . e ., preferable ) than Polk County at one provider per 620 residents .
• Polk County averages more preventable hospital stays ( 7,012 ) than the Florida average .
Leading Causes of Death
Heart disease is the leading cause of death nationally , and the trend holds for Florida and the Polk service areas .
Measure |
Polk County |
Florida |
All Causes |
1071.3 |
980.4 |
Heart Disease |
235.6 |
223.9 |
Cancer |
211.1 |
215.7 |
Stroke |
86.2 |
63.2 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease |
76.1 |
58.9 |
Alzheimer ’ s Disease |
21.3 |
32.0 |
Unintentional Injury |
59.4 |
60.2 |
Diabetes |
34.7 |
29.6 |
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Rate of hospital stays for ambulatory-care sensitive conditions per 100,000 Medicare enrollees . SOURCE : Mapping Medicare Disparities , https :// data . cms . gov / mapping-medicare-disparities
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