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Healthy People 2030 Progress Tracker

Healthy People 2030 is a comprehensive set of key disease prevention and health promotion objectives. The health objectives and targets allow communities to assess their health status and build an agenda for community health improvement.

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Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

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an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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County: Harris

Health / Cancer

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County: Harris

Health / Cancer

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County: Harris Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Breast Cancer

Current Value:
20.1
Deaths per 100,000 females
(2016-2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (15.3), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(15.3)

County: Harris Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Cancer

Current Value:
139.4
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2016-2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (122.7), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(122.7)

County: Harris Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Colorectal Cancer

Current Value:
13.4
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2016-2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (8.9), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(8.9)

County: Harris Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Lung Cancer

Current Value:
27.9
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2016-2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (25.1), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(25.1)

County: Harris Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Prostate Cancer

Current Value:
18.6
Deaths per 100,000 males
(2016-2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (16.9), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(16.9)

County: Harris Mammogram in Past 2 Years: 50-74

Current Value:
72.7%
(2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (80.3%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(80.3%)

County: Harris

Health / Health Care Access & Quality

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County: Harris

Health / Health Care Access & Quality

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County: Harris Persons with Health Insurance

Current Value:
76.2%
(2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (92.4%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(92.4%)
<div>AHS-01: Increase the proportion of people with health insurance <strong>(LEADING HEALTH INDICATOR)</strong></div>

County: Harris

Health / Heart Disease & Stroke

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County: Harris

Health / Heart Disease & Stroke

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County: Harris Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)

40.6
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2018-2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (33.4), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(33.4)

County: Harris Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Coronary Heart Disease

86.6
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2018-2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (71.1), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(71.1)

County: Harris High Blood Pressure Prevalence

Current Value:
28.0%
(2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (41.9%), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(41.9%)

County: Harris

Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases

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County: Harris

Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases

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County: Harris Tuberculosis Incidence Rate

Current Value:
5.7
Cases per 100,000 population
(2017-2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (1.4), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(1.4)

County: Harris

Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health

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County: Harris

Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health

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County: Harris Infant Mortality Rate

Current Value:

County: Harris Infant Mortality Rate

5.9
Deaths per 1,000 live births
(2019)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (5.0), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(5.0)
<div>MICH-02: Reduce the rate of infant deaths <strong>(LEADING HEALTH INDICATOR)</strong></div>

County: Harris Preterm Births

Current Value:

County: Harris Preterm Births

13.2%
(2019)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (9.4%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(9.4%)

County: Harris

Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders

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County: Harris

Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders

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County: Harris Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Suicide

Current Value:
10.7
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2018-2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (12.8), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(12.8)
<div>MHMD-01: Reduce the suicide rate <strong>(LEADING HEALTH INDICATOR)</strong></div>

County: Harris

Health / Prevention & Safety

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County: Harris

Health / Prevention & Safety

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County: Harris Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Firearms

Current Value:
13.7
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2018-2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (10.7), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(10.7)

County: Harris Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Unintentional Injuries

42.0
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2018-2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (43.2), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(43.2)

County: Harris

Health / Tobacco Use

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County: Harris

Health / Tobacco Use

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County: Harris Adults who Smoke

Current Value:

County: Harris Adults who Smoke

13.4%
(2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (6.1%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(6.1%)
<div>TU-02: Reduce current cigarette smoking in adults <strong>(LEADING HEALTH INDICATOR)</strong></div>

County: Harris

Health / Weight Status

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County: Harris

Health / Weight Status

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County: Harris Adults 20+ Who Are Obese

Current Value:

County: Harris Adults 20+ Who Are Obese

34.3%
(2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (36.0%), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(36.0%)

County: Harris

Health / Wellness & Lifestyle

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County: Harris

Health / Wellness & Lifestyle

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County: Harris Insufficient Sleep

Current Value:

County: Harris Insufficient Sleep

33.7%
(2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (26.7%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(26.7%)

County: Harris

Community / Crime & Crime Prevention

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County: Harris

Community / Crime & Crime Prevention

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County: Harris Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Homicide

Current Value:
9.6
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2018-2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (5.5), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(5.5)
<div>IVP-09: Reduce homicides <strong>(LEADING HEALTH INDICATOR)</strong></div>

County: Harris

Community / Public Safety

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County: Harris

Community / Public Safety

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County: Harris Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Motor Vehicle Traffic Collisions

10.5
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2018-2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (10.1), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(10.1)

County: Harris

Community / Social Environment

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County: Harris

Community / Social Environment

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County: Harris Substantiated Child Abuse Rate

Current Value:
5.2
Cases per 1,000 children
(2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (8.7), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(8.7)

County: Harris

Community / Transportation

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County: Harris

Community / Transportation

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County: Harris Workers Commuting by Public Transportation

Current Value:
2.2%
(2018-2022)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (5.3%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(5.3%)

County: Harris

Economy / Poverty

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County: Harris

Economy / Poverty

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County: Harris People Living Below Poverty Level

Current Value:
15.8%
(2018-2022)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (8.0%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(8.0%)