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Escambia’s Health Declines
March 27, 2014
A new study shows declining overall health rating for Escambia County as compared to the other counties in the state.
The fifth annual County Health Rankings & Roadmaps tool released by the University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows Escambia County’s overall health outcomes rating fell from 55th to 57th among Florida’s 67 counties.
Compared to Florida’s 66 other counties, Escambia County ranked 51st for length of life, 59th for quality of life, 39th for health factors, 47th for health behaviors, 30th of 67 for clinical care, 38th in social and economic factors and 42nd for physical environment.
The study highlights the many community factors that influence health and using established data.
These rankings are a snapshot of the health of counties across the country and they emphasize that health is not a singular effort but a combined work in progress across all community partners, the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County said in a news release.
“Health impacts each resident of Escambia County, Florida, both on a personal level and as members of our community,” said Dr. John Lanza, local health department director. “While today’s report presents county-level rankings, we realize that promoting optimal health requires the efforts of all branches of our community including government, education, business, and civic organizations.”
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2 Responses to “Escambia’s Health Declines”
Considering the age of some of our residents and their quality of life I thinks some are doing well. The younger ones are eating lots of junk food, fried foods and salty foods, sodas, etc. Eventually it will catch up to them. Also, the income is lower for many in Escambia County due to low paying jobs which means less access to good care. If you have to choose between medicine or food and medical care your general health declines.
The only excuse I can come up with is bacon.