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Short-Term Changes

Health Outcomes​
Social and Economic Factors​
  • Public Health Funding decreased 36% from $194 to $124 per person between 2020-2021 and 2022-2023.​
  • Homicide increased 15% from 6.6 to 7.6 deaths per 100,000 population between 2019-2020 and 2021-2022.​
  • Food Insecurity increased 14% from 10.7% to 12.2% of households between 2018-2020 and 2021-2023.
Clinical Care ​
  • Flu Vaccination* decreased 6% from 45.6% to 42.9% of adults between 2022 and 2023.​
  • Mental Health Providers increased 6% from 325.0 to 344.9 per 100,000 population between September 2023 and September 2024.​
  • Primary Care Providers increased 4% from 217.7 to 283.4 per 100,000 population between September 2023 and September 2024.​
Behaviors​
  • Smoking* decreased 14% from 14.0% to 12.1% of adults between 2022 and 2023.
*No data were available for Kentucky or Pennsylvania in 2023.