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Snapshot of Well-Being in Cayuga County
In terms of health outcomes, which consist of the rate of premature death as well as the percentage of residents who have poor physical & mental health, Cayuga County is faring worse than the county average in New York State, but better than the county average in U.S.
Health factors are the elements that influence community longevity and life quality and it includes components such as percentage of adults who are current cigarette smokers, engage in binge drinking and participate in no physical activities outside the work. As regards to this aspect, Cayuga County is faring worse than the county average in New York State, and about the same as the county average in U.S.
Intellectual and Developmental Disability Prevalence
The charts on the left shows the total number of people and percentage of the population who receive the primary Dx (Diagnosis) as different DD (Developmental Disabilities). The data is produced by OPWDD LGU (Office for People With Developmental Disabilities Local Government Unit).
The highest prevalence are observed in Autism Spectrum Disorder, mild and moderate symptoms of intellectual disability. There's an obvious ascending trend in the incidence of ASD, with the others remaining relatively stable.
Substance Use and Addiction
The Primary Substance chart shows the total distribution of OASAS patient admission regarding substance use disorder. The Program Type chart shows the total distribution of Program Types related to OASAS admissions. The Annual Trend: Primary Substance chart shows the changing of number of OASAS admission to different substance types from 2007 to 2021.
Alcohol and Heroin are the most prevalently used addictive substances in Cayuga County and there's a general decreasing trend in abuse, for almost all types of substances.
The data is provided by OASAS (Office of Addiction Services and Supports).
Performance of Local Mental Health Programs
To access the detailed definition of each measurement, please go to https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/tableau/vital-signs.html. Hover over __% to see the descriptions.
Cayuga County perform better than state average in some key aspects of mental disease treatment. For example, in Cayuga County there's a higher proportion of residents who are eligible for Health Home Plus (HH+) services from their Health Home/Care Management agency as well as who age 50-75 and completed appropriate colorectal screening. These data indicates smaller health disparity gap and strong inclusivity. There's varying deviations from statewide average for quality measurements. For instance, relatively high percentage of patients with opioid use disorder can receive meditation assisted treatment within the measurement year but there's also a higher precent of members who medicaid members who receive a clinically-related readmission within 30 days after discharged.
Child & Adolescent Well-Being
According to the KWIC (Kids' Well-being Indicators Clearinghouse) data report, Cayuga County performs comparatively better than NYS current average on approximately 40% of the youth well-being indicators, in terms of economic security, physical and emotional health, education, conduct problems and family. The major strengths are maintaining a low rate of Chlamydia and violent crimes. On the other hand, weaknesses are poor academic performance at primary and middle school, as well as a high HS dropout rate.
Ranking of Behavioral Risk Factors
To access the detailed definition of each indicator as well as the indicators included in "other", please go to https://health.data.ny.gov/d/jsy7-eb4n/visualization.
Based on this data from BRFSS (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System), the biggest few risk factors for serious health issues are smoking and obesity, with several highest-ranking factors related to poor dietary behaviors such as consumption of sugary drinks and eating too little vegetables. Poverty is a major regulator of these risk behaviors since there are high proportions of people who reported not receiving medical care because of the cost and low income co-occur with obesity and smoking frequently.
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