Chittenden County Profile.pdf

Chittenden County's Healthy Vermonters 2020 indicators show various health metrics, including:
- 94% of adults (18-64) and 98% of children (17 or younger) have health insurance.
- Primary care provider rates per 100,000 people: 89.7 physicians, 13.6 physician assistants, 34.9 nurse practitioners, and 47.4 dentists.
- 88% of adults have a usual primary care provider, while 8% cannot obtain or delay care.
- Arthritis and osteoporosis: 45% of adults with diagnosed arthritis have activity limitations, and 73% engage in leisure-time physical activity.
- Cancer: overall cancer death rate is 163.2 per 100,000, with 81% of adult cancer survivors getting emotional support and 71% reporting good to excellent general health.
- Diabetes and chronic kidney disease: 57% of adults with diagnosed diabetes had an annual dilated eye exam, and 46% had diabetes education.
- Early childhood screening: 48% of children have a developmental screening in the first 3 years, and 96% of newborns are screened for hearing loss by 1 month.
- Environmental health and food safety: 0.3% of children (1-5) have elevated blood lead levels, and 14% of schools completed an environmental health walkthrough.
- Family planning: 49% of pregnancies are intended, and 48% of adolescents used effective contraception.
- Heart disease and stroke: coronary heart disease death rate is 91.3 per 100,000, and stroke death rate is 31.2 per 100,000.
- HIV and STD: 10 new HIV diagnoses, and 11% of adults (18-64) were tested for HIV in the past 12 months.
- Immunization and infectious disease: 71% of children (19-35 months) received recommended vaccines, and 94% of kindergarteners had 2 or more MMR doses.
- Injury and violence prevention: 87% of drivers use car restraints, and nonfatal motor vehicle crash-related injury rate is 860.1 per 100,000.
- Maternal and infant health: sudden, unexpected death rate for infants is 0.44 per 1,000 live births.