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2022 STATEWIDE HEALTH CARE RANKINGS OUT OF 244 COUNTIES
COMPARING COUNTY HEALTH These rankings of all counties statewide are updated annually but include data from previous years. The factors listed are not comprehensive.
HEALTH OUTCOMES INCLUDE:
• LENGTH OF LIFE • QUALITY OF LIFE , such as the number of poor mental and physical health days reported
HEALTH OUTCOMES
6 6 7 3 6 4
Length of life Overall
HEALTH FACTORS INCLUDE:
TRAVIS COUNTY
• HEALTHBEHAVIORS , such as smoking, obesity, physical activity, excessive drinking, alcohol- impaired driving deaths, sexually transmitted infections and teen births • CLINICALCARE , including health insurance coverage; number of physicians, dentists and mental health providers; preventable hospital stays; and u vaccinations • SOCIOECONOMICFACTORS , such as educational attainment levels, children in poverty, income inequality and violent crimes • PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT FACTORS , such as air pollution, drinking water violations, housing problems and long commutes
Quality of life HEALTH FACTORS
Overall
Health behaviors
Socioeconomic Physical environment Clinical care
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SOURCES: ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN POPULATION HEALTH INSTITUTE, COUNTYHEALTHRANKINGS.ORG COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
TRACKING VACCINATIONS
In Travis County, the number of people getting a COVID-19 vaccine peaked in early April 2021, with smaller peaks occurring throughout the year. Data is up to date as of June 14.
COUNTY COVID VACCINATIONS BY WEEK
PERCENTAGE OF RESIDENTS AGE 5+ FULLY VACCINATED 73.86%
FULLY VACCINATED POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
175,000 150,000
State
4.77%
4.3%
5-11
Peak
125,000
126,080 04/05/2021
4.9%
5.52%
12-15
100,000
58.47%
49.88%
16-49
65.66%
75,000
18.78%
22.24%
50-64
50,000
State average
10.66%
14.37%
65-79
25,000
0
2.4%
0.01%
80+
2020
2021
2022
SOURCE: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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NORTH CENTRAL AUSTIN EDITION • JUNE 2022
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