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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has developed a listing of key health indicators that can be used to assess health status, identify barriers to access to care, and provide a quantitative measure of need. Table 1 provides a listing of indicators that present a snapshot of the barriers and health problems of the state of Mississippi as they compare to national data.

TABLE 1 Mississippi Core Health Indicators
Core Health Indicators	Mississippi Data/Rate	US Data/Rate
Diabetes Prevalence (diagnosed with diabetes) Source: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/BRFSS-SMART/SelMMSAPrevData.asp	12.4%	8.7%
Mortality Rate from Diseases of the Heart Source: http://wonder.cdc.gov	292.1	223.3
Women Age 50+ (No Mammogram in Past 2 Years) Source: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/BRFSS-SMART/SelMMSAPrevData.asp	28.9%	23%
Adults Who Are Current Smokers Source: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/BRFSS-SMART/SelMMSAPrevData.asp	24%	19.6%
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Source: http://wonder.cdc.gov	10.53	6.68
Children With Obese Weight Status Based on Body Mass Index for Age 10-17 Source: http://childhealthdata.org/browse/survey	21.9%	16.4%
Suicide Rate (Crude Rate per 100,000) Source: CDC WONDER http://wonder.cdc.gov	13.1	12.4
Percentage of Adults Without A Visit to Dentist or Dental Clinic in Past Year Source: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/BRFSS-SMART/SelMMSAPrevData.asp	44.6%	32.8%

Notes

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Miss. Code Ann. § 41-3-15

Adopted 5/23/2015 Amended 10/19/2020