This link is to the Marion County Public Health Department's comprehensive community health assessment (CHA) report on the chronic and infectious disease, environmental health, built environment and social determinates of health affecting Marion County residents 12-17 years of age. For the complete CHA report (all age groups), please refer to http://marionhealth.org/mcphd-community-health-assessment-2014/ instead of the above link.
This link is to the Marion County Public Health Department's comprehensive community health assessment (CHA) report on the chronic and infectious disease, environmental health, built environment and social determinates of health affecting Marion County residents 5-11 years of age. For the complete CHA report (all age groups), please refer to http://marionhealth.org/mcphd-community-health-assessment-2014/ instead of the above link.
This link is to the Marion County Public Health Department's comprehensive community health assessment (CHA) report on maternal, infant, and young child (0-4 years of age) health. For the complete CHA report (all age groups), please refer to http://marionhealth.org/mcphd-community-health-assessment-2014/ instead of the above link.
Substance use continues to be a major public health concern, negatively impacting a variety of health, legal, and social outcomes. Nearly one-fourth of Hoosiers ages 12 and older engaged in binge drinking in the past month and one-tenth used an illicit substance. Furthermore, 7% of Indiana residents met criteria for substance use disorder (SUD) in the past year and 6.5% needed but did not receive treatment for their SUD.
Of particular concern is polysubstance use, or the use of two or more substances over a defined period, simultaneously or at differing times, for recreational purposes. In over 70% of admissions to substance use treatment in Indiana, the use of multiple substances was indicated, with 30% reporting the use of two drugs and nearly 41% reporting the use of three drugs.
During state fiscal year 2018, a total of 10,483 children were removed from their parents by the Department of Child Services in Indiana; almost two-thirds (64%) of these removals were due to parental alcohol and/or drug use.
This graph illustrates the opioid overdose death rate (age-adjusted per 100,000 population) in Marion County versus similar nearby cities during the period 2012-2016. (DR3473).
During 2016, overdose deaths per 100,000 population in Marion County fell below the rate found in Franklin and Hamilton Counties in Ohio and were similar to the rate in Jefferson County, KY. Marion County rates were significantly higher than those in other similar, midwest counties, Indiana overall, and the U.S. (DR3871).
County health rankings provides the number of drug poisoning deaths per 100,000 population, by Indiana county. Counties can be compared and contrasted with easy data export.
County health rankings provides the ratio of population to non-physician primary care physicians, by Indiana county. Counties can be compared and contrasted with easy data and map export.
County health rankings provides the percentage of children under age 19 without health insurance, by Indiana county. Counties can be compared and contrasted with easy data export.
County health rankings provides the percentage of adults under age 65 without health insurance, by Indiana county. Counties can be compared and contrasted with easy data export.
County health rankings provides the ratio of population to dentists, by Indiana county. Counties can be compared and contrasted with easy data and map export.
County health rankings provides the ratio of population to mental health providers, by Indiana county. Counties can be compared and contrasted with easy data and map export.
County health rankings provides the ratio of population to primary care physicians, by Indiana county. Counties can be compared and contrasted with easy data and map export.
County health rankings provides the percentage of the population under age 65 without health insurance, by Indiana county. Counties can be compared and contrasted with easy data and map export.
County health rankings provides the percentage of the adult population (age 20 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2, by county. Counties can be compared and contrasted with easy data and map export.
County health rankings provides the percentage of live births with low birthweight (< 2,500 grams), by county. Counties can be compared and contrasted with easy data and map export.
County health rankings provides the percentage of adults reporting fair or poor health (age-adjusted), by county. Counties can be compared and contrasted with easy data and map export.
County health rankings provides average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted), by county. Counties can be compared and contrasted with easy data and map export.
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington analyzed the performance of all 3,142 US counties or county-equivalents in terms of life expectancy at birth, mortality rates for select causes, alcohol use, smoking prevalence, obesity prevalence, and recommended physical activity using novel small area estimation techniques and the most up-to-date county-level information.
County health rankings provides years of potential life lost before age 75, per 100,000 population (age-adjusted), by county. Counties can be compared and contrasted with easy data and map export.
County health rankings provides diabetes prevalence among Indiana adults, by county. Counties can be compared and contrasted with easy data export.
In 2013, an estimated 32% of Marion County adults reported that they had been diagnosed with hypertension which was similar to the national rate of 31.4%. A 32% hypertension prevalence translates to almost 219,000 Marion County adults that have been diagnosed with hypertension. The prevalence of hypertension in Marion County among Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) sample years between 2003 and 2013 did not vary significantly. Hypertension is not evenly distributed spatially throughout Marion County. The prevalence of hypertension ranged from 25% to 43.4% among Marion County Public Health Department planning areas in 2012. (DR2647).
Diabetes prevalence among Marion County adults increased 9.8% between 2003 and 2014 but is similar to prevalence in Indiana and the U.S. Prevalence among African Americans was found to be 69% higher than among White residents and four times higher than among Hispanic residents during 2014. Diabetes hospitalizations and diabetes-related limb amputations also increased. Despite a trend of declining diabetes mortality rates, diabetes remained the 8th leading cause of death in Marion County during 2014 and the 7th leading cause nationally (2013). (DR2851).
There has been a stable increase in the obesity rate in Marion County from 2008-2018. Marion County obesity prevalence is higher than some other Midwest cities, but lower than the national rate. Males and non-Hispanic blacks have the highest prevalence of obesity (DR3769).
Violent crimes consist of murder, rape, robbery, assault, property crime, burglary, larceny, and motor theft. These crimes often influence the safety and wellbeing of a community. The rate of violent crime in Marion County is three times that of Indiana or the U.S. and has been trending higher since at least 2012 (DR3774).
The percentage of the population living below Federal Poverty Guidline is significantly higher for Marion County than it is for Indiana and the U.S. Racial minorities and individuals with low educational attainment experience a disproportionate burden of poverty in Marion County, DR3780.
This fact sheet describes opiod overdose and illustrates that Marion County: has higher or similar rates of overdose deaths than many other counties; had an increasing rate of opoid overdose deaths in recent years; and had a majority of overdose deaths involving opioids, DR3788.
Food security describes when people have access to safe and healthy food. Food insecurity may lead to an increased risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and overweight/obesity. Marion County has higher rates of food insecurity than Indiana and the U.S. as a whole. There was an increase in Marion County SNAP benefits from 2012-2015, and a slight decrease in 2016. About 21% of Marion County residents live in a food desert, DR3792.
This fact sheet on overdoses shows that Marion County has: higher rates of overdose that many other counties; an increasing rate of overdoses in recent years; and that a majority of overdose deaths involved opioids, DR3788.
Non-Hispanic Black women in Marion County had higher rates of infant mortality, often double the rate of their non-Hispanic white counterparts. Furthermore, non-Hispanic black infants are born with low birth weight almost twice as often as their non-Hispanic White peers, with rates staying between 12%-15% over the past 10 years. Hispanic women have the lowest rates of low birth weight, never exceeding 8% during the ten-year period. Non-Hispanic white women have higher rates of low birth weight births than Hispanic women, but lower rates than non-Hispanic blacks and overall Marion County rates, DR3484).
This mental health fact sheet was developed in 2018 to define mental health and depression and to illustrate health impacts, treatment, risk factors, and inequities related to depression in Marion County. It also graphically represents the age-adjusted suicide mortality trend in Marion County from 2008 to 2017. Other details include Indiana's national ranking for mental illness prevalence and mental health care access among adults, youth and children (DR3783).
Life expectancy and other health measures were used in this fact sheet to illustrate differences in health equity among Marion County residents. Life expectancy in Marion County has been stable since 2007 and is similar to that in Indiana and the U.S. overall, but differs within Marion County by both race and place. African American residents experienced a life expectancy of 73.7 years in 2016, compared to 78.3 years for white residents. The diabetes mortality rate among African Americans (39 per 100,000) was also higher than that of their white peers (25 per 100,000). Breast feeding initiation rates are also provided in this fact sheet, DR3780.
The rate of domestic violence (intimate partner violence) in Marion County was nearly four-fold the national rate in 2016 and young women, particularly African American women, are at greatest risk, DR3773.
In 2016, the Marion County homicide rate was approximately twice as high as the Indiana state homicide rate. Additionally, the Marion County homicide rate was higher than the United States' homicide rate, yet lower than Milwaukee's homicide rate (DR3774).
The prevalence of homelessness in Marion County is estimated to be 179 per 100,000 as has been relatively steady since 2014. African Americans bear the greatest burden of homelessness in Indianapolis, followed by white residents, DR3794.
