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Physical & Mental Health
Overview
A community that is physically and mentally health suggests that all residents have positive health outcomes, practice health promoting behaviors, and have access to health care.
Indicators found in this sector are:
- Access to Health Care
- Mental Health
- Alcohol and Substance Abuse
- Violent Deaths
- Chronic Disease
- Infant Health
- Obesity
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting
For the most recent data on health please select the indicator below. Indicator data is constantly being updated and added to the website, if an indicator is currently being updated you can view previous data here. If you would like more information or analysis on measures of health please submit a data request.
Current Trend
Forsyth Futures determines the trend of a measure based on data over a 10 year time period. If a trend is going in a desired direction then the trend for that measure is positive, if the trend is moving away from the desired direction it is a negative trend. If data for 10 years past is not available, the trend is based on available years.