Baltimore City Health Department Health Status Report 2008

Baltimore City Health Status Report 2008

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Letter from the Commissioner	3
Baltimore City Demographics	4
Health Care Access	8
Maternal & Infant Health
General Fertility Rate	9
Teen Birth	10
Prenatal Care	11
Low Birth Weight	12
Infant Mortality	13
Youth Health
Immunizations	14
Lead Poisoning	14
Childhood Asthma	15
Childhood Injury	16
Injury
Homicide	17
Mental Health	18
Substance Abuse
Intoxication Deaths	19
Treatment and Funding	20
Substances of Abuse	21
Infectious Diseases
HIV/AIDS	22
Sexually Transmitted Infections	24
Reportable Diseases	25
Tuberculosis	26
Chronic Disease Risk Factors
Youth Smoking	27
Adult Smoking	29
Childhood Obesity	30
Adult Obesity	31
Chronic Diseases
Cardiovascular Disease	32
Cancer	34
Diabetes	36
Mortality
Leading Causes of Death	37
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates	38
Years of Potential Life Lost	39
Summary Health Indicators	42

Technical Notes and Data Source Information	44