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Florida Department of Health in Indian River
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MapCommunity Environmental Health Profile Report, Indian River County
Generated by the Florida Department of Health, Environmental Public Health Tracking program
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| Measure Group | Measure | Year(s) | Indian River County | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asthma Emergency Department Visits | Age-adjusted rate of Asthma Emergency Department Visits per 10,000 | 2022 | 37.84 | 40.68 |
| Asthma Hospitalizations | Age-adjusted rate of Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000 | 2022 | 3.15 | 4.1 |
| COPD Emergency Department Visits | Age-Adjusted rate of COPD Emergency Department visits per 10,000 | 2022 | 39.7 | 33.82 |
| COPD Hospitalizations | Age-Adjusted rate of COPD Hospitalizations per 10,000 | 2022 | 9.05 | 9.98 |
| Birth Prematurity | Percent of preterm live births | 2022 | 9.43 | 10.53 |
| Birth Prematurity | Percent of very preterm live births | 2022 | 1.69 | 1.72 |
| Busy Roadways | Number of people living within 500 feet of a busy roadway | 2022 | 4095 | 264,464 |
| Busy Roadways | Percent of population living within 500 feet of a busy roadway | 2022 | 2.56 | 12.28 |
| Busy Roadways | Percent of schools and day care facilities within 500 feet of a busy roadway | 2022 | 0.92 | 20.31 |
| Community Access | Number of People living within 1/2 mile of a fast food restaurant | 2022 | 28,583 | 7,228,403 |
| Community Access | Number of people living within 1/2 mile of a healthy food source | 2022 | 21,318 | 6,430,925 |
| Community Access | Number of people living within a ten minute walk (1/2 mile) of a park | 2022 | 63,575 | 9,255,429 |
| Community Access | Number of people living within a ten minute walk (1/2 mile) of an off-street trail system | 2022 | 26,038 | 4,044,162 |
| Community Access | Percent of the population living within 1/2 mile of a healthy food source | 2022 | 13.34 | 29.86 |
| Community Access | Percent of the population living within a 1/2 mile of a fast food restaurant | 2022 | 17.89 | 33.56 |
| Community Access | Percent of the population living within a ten minute walk (1/2 mile) of a park | 2022 | 39.79 | 42.97 |
| Community Access | Percent of the population living within a ten minute walk (1/2 mile) of an off-street trail system | 2022 | 16.30 | 18.78 |
| Dog Bite Emergency Department Visits | Crude Rate of Dog Bite emergency department visits per 100,000 | 2022 | 125.63 | 123.79 |
| Heart Attack Hospitalizations | Age-adjusted rate of Heart Attack Hospitalizations per 10,000 | 2022 | 17.13 | 17.91 |
| Housing | Number of housing units | 2020 | 83,801 | 9,915,957 |
| Housing | Percent of housing units built between 1950 and 1979 | 2020 | 25.75 | 31.92 |
| Housing | Percent of housing units that are vacant | 2020 | 21.56 | 15.76 |
| Housing | Percent of housing units that lack complete plumbing facilities | 2020 | 0.64 | 0.84 |
| Housing | Percent of occupied housing units that use wood, fuel oil, kerosene, coal, or coke as heating fuel | 2020 | 0.03 | 0.27 |
| Housing | Percent of pre-1950 housing units | 2020 | 1.97 | 3.88 |
| Infant Mortality | Crude rate of infant deaths per 1,000 live births | 2022 | 8.1 | 5.7 |
| Low Birth Weight | Percent of low birth weight (less than 2,500 grams) live births | 2022 | 8.46 | 9.07 |
| Poverty | Percent of persons living in poverty for which poverty can be determined | 2020 | 13.61 | 13.61 |
| Radon Screening | Housing units tested for radon, rate per 100,000 | 2020 | 101.43 | 131.1 |
| Radon Screening | Number of housing units tested for radon | 2023 | 15 | 15,700 |
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