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The University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have gathered health statistics on nearly every county in the United States.They use these statistics to rank the counties within states, so that you can
compare your county to other counties in your state. The rankings are
based on how healthy people are and how long they live in each county.
The rankings also take into account key factors that effect health, such
as: air pollution levels, rates of violent crime, smoking, obesity,
binge drinking, access to primary care providers, and the number of
children living in poverty. These County Health Rankings are online and
can be searched here.
Pasco County is ranked 42nd out of 67 counties in Florida in Health Outcomes and 26th out of 67 counties in Health Factors. The Pasco County Summary for 2014 provided the following statistics:
- 8,716 premature deaths (the overall Florida average is 7,310)
- 19% of people reported poor or fair health
- the average number of poor physical health days reported by people in the last 30 days: 4.6 days
- the adult obesity rate is 29%
- the motor vehicle crash death rate per 100,000 population: 20
The Florida summary report can be found here.
There are thousands of websites that provide health information online. A lot of these sites are just trying to sell health products to you and they may not provide correct information. You can start to evaluate a website by looking at who sponsors it. If the web site is a ".gov" (government website) or a ".edu" (college or university web site), the information will be more reliable and unbiased than a ".com" (commercial web site). You can find out more information to help you evaluate health websites on the National Institute on Aging website: "Online Health Information: Can You Trust It?".
Here are some excellent health websites:
- NIH Senior Health - good basic information on many health topics; very user-friendly; also includes videos on topics such as Macular Degeneration.
- MedlinePlus Senior's Health (from the U.S. National Library of Medicine) - good directory of Senior health resources.
- MedlinePlus - search by health topic or search drugs and supplements- brings together information from many sources – such as the Mayo Clinic, the CDC, and the American Medical Association.
- NIDCD - information about dealing with deafness.
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute- Managing Heart Disease
Looking for a health provider? Here is a list of directories:
- Healthfinder - find a dentist, a doctor, hospital, hospice care, etc.
- Florida Health Finder - find and compare hospitals, prescription drug prices, nursing homes, etc.
Want to compare Medicare providers? Medicare.gov has the following tools:
The University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have released a set of reports which rank the health of every county in the United States. You can compare your county to other counties in your state. The rankings are based on how healthy people are and how long they live in each county. The rankings also take into account key factors that effect health, such as: air pollution levels, rates of violent crime, smoking, obesity, binge drinking, access to primary care providers, and the number of children living in poverty. These County Health Rankings are online and can be searched here.
Pasco County is ranked 37th out of 67 counties in Florida in Health Outcomes and 25th out of 67 counties in Health Factors. The Pasco County Summary for 2010 provided the following statistics:
- 9,150 premature deaths (the target value is 6,978)
- 17% of people reported poor or fair health
- the average number of poor physical health days reported by people in the last 30 days: 4.7 days
- 24% of adults do not have health insurance
- motor vehicle crash death rate per 100,000 population: 24 (target is 16)
The Florida summary report can be found here.
