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Year 2010 Health Objectives for the Nation: County Summary of Colorado BRFSS* Data for 2002
Arapahoe County

Healthy People 2010** Objective*** Year 2010 Target

Arapahoe County,
Colorado, 2002

n=435

Health Insurance (Objective #1.1)

Ages >18

100% 86%
(81%, 90%) ****

Specific Source of Ongoing Primary Care (Objective #1.4c)

 

Ages >18

96% 81%
(76%, 86%)
Limitation in Activities Due to Arthritis (Objective #2.2)

Adults with Chronic Joint Symptoms, Ages >18

21% N/A
Pap Smear, Ever Had (Objective #3.11a)
Women, Ages > 18 97% 96%
(94%, 99%)
Pap Smear, Within Past Three Years (Objective #3.11b)
Women, Ages > 18 90% 95%
(91%, 98%)
Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) Within Past Two Years (Objective #3.12a)
Ages > 50 50 % 50%
(41%, 58%)
Sigmoidoscopy, Ever Had (Objective #3.12b)
Ages > 50 50 % 57%
(49%, 65%)
Mammogram, Within Past Two Years (Objective #3.14)
Women, Ages > 40 70% 78%
(71%, 86%)
Diabetes, Clinically Diagnosed (Objective #5.3)
Ages > 18 2.5% 4.9%
(2.6%, 7.3%)
Cholesterol Screening, Within Past Five Years (Objective #12.15)
Ages > 18 80% 69%
(63%, 74%)
Influenza Immunization, Within Past Year (Objective #14.29a)
Ages> 65 90% 86%
(78%, 94%)
Pneumococcal Pneumonia Vaccination, Ever Had (Objective #14.29b)
Ages> 65 90% 73%
(62%, 84%)
Obese, BMI > 30 (Objective #19.2)
Ages> 20 15% 14%
(10%, 18%)
(No) Permanent Teeth Extracted Due to Caries or Periodontal Disease (Objective #21.3)
Ages 35-44 42% 75%
(66%, 85%)
Extraction of All Natural Teeth (Objective #21.4)
Ages> 65 20% 17%
(8%, 26%)
No Leisure Time Physical Activity (Objective #22.1)  
Ages> 18 20% 16%
(12%, 21%)
Regular, Moderate Physical Activity, 5 or more Days/Week for 30 or more Minutes or Vigorous Physical Activity 20 Minutes or More per Day, Three or More Days per Week (Objective #22.2)
Ages> 18 50% 54%
(49%, 60%)
Regular, Vigorous Physical Activity, 3 or More Days/Week for 20 or More Minutes (Objective #22.3)  
Ages> 18 30% 35%
(29%, 40%)
Binge Drinking, During the Past Month (Objective #26.11c)
Ages> 18 6% 17%
(12%, 22%)
Cigarette Smoking (Objective #27.1a)
Ages> 18 12% 19%
(15%, 24%)
Cigars (Objective #27.1c)    
Ages> 18 1.2% N/A

* Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

** Public Health Service. Healthy People 2010: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives -- full report with commentary. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2000.

***In some cases, BRFSS definitions of objectives differ slightly from those in Healthy People 2010. See Healthy People 2010 for the exact definition of the objective.
****95 percent confidence interval    
-- Unable to estimate due to small number of respondents    

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