Public Health Analysis

Figure 5.1 provides regional premature death and life expectancy rates by county, and Figure 5.2 displays a breakdown of these rates by race and ethnicity.58 Additional data indicate that premature death is elevated among AIAN communities in the Redwood Coast region compared to the overall state total (County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, 2023), signaling significantly higher age-adjusted prema [...] PUBLIC HEALTH ANALYSIS Disability and chronic illness: The data60 reveal moderately elevated rates of asthma, heart disease, and obesity in the region, although these data do not include Del Norte (CHIS).61 Conversely, rates of diabetes and high blood pressure are similar to or lower than the state averages. As shown in Figure 5.3, disability62 rates for the region are higher than those for the [...] However, while diet and exercise may be contributing factors for Del Norte County, the data suggest that obesity and smoking play a key role in the prevalence of heart disease regionwide. [...] 64 Data for Del Norte are more limited, but the available data do not rule out diet and physical inactivity as contributing factors to the disparity in heart disease between Del Norte and the state.RRRISE Regional Plan Part 1 | 98 CHAPTER 5. [...] CHIS data collected between 2011 and 2015 show higher rates of binge drinking in the past year. [...] Both youth and adults located there are more likely to report having considered suicide than in the state as a whole, and youth in the region are more likely to have reported feelings of sadness. Note. [...] People living in poverty are also more likely to burn wood for residential heating and live on or near unpaved roads, exposing them to dust from these sources, which are leading causes of air pollution (see Chapter 4) and can exacerbate health conditions. Poverty rates for all ages are sharply higher in the Redwood Coast region compared to those for the state as a whole. [...] The proportion of adults with four or more ACEs is significantly and substantially higher in the Redwood Coast compared to the state average, while the proportion of adults with zero ACEs is significantly lower (CHIS). [...] PUBLIC HEALTH ANALYSIS Health Access and Barriers: The majority of the Redwood Coast is a designated Health Provider Shortage Area (HPSA), which are regions or populations identified by the U.S. [...] 82 In the HML region 16.8% of adults 55 and older have served in the military compared to just 4.4% for adults 18 to 54 (2011 - 2022 CHIS data).RRRISE Regional Plan Part 1 | 109 CHAPTER 5. PUBLIC HEALTH ANALYSIS Note.