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The AC Phoenix January 2004 Page 25 I A status report on community health behaviors, reproductive health, access to health care, domestic violence and racial disparities in health outcomes. Kspfsdmfm Umlfh Healthy mothers and healthy babies help make healthy communities. iVe lag behind the state and other large counties in improving the health of our babies. Infant Mortality Si«er*»*fiK)teSfSfff»*f»o»SW66o Eleven out of every 1,000 babies born in Forsyth County do not live to see their first birthday 12 10 n.0 Forsyth NC US 2010 goal The Infant Mortality Rate is the number of babies who die each year before their first birthday out of every 1000 babies born alive. (All NC figures for 1997 to2001;U.S rate for 2001). Birth Weight soimhomtcx^suttcamforii, Ten out of eve in Forsyth €oi weight baby I' Ten out of every too deliveries Forsyth County is not improving in ForsythCOiinty ls a low birth as fast as other counties 12 10 N t ^^Jtwe^ksii^it^podtidsabkA : Ul»NCIigU‘eKfafm7(omSSmefor2m. ,, Mecklenburg Woke Guilford Durham Forsyth 111990 ^.2000 Improvement (lowering) in the Infant Mortality Pate during the ten-year period riom 1990to2000 Pmesfk Tmkms Domestic violence includes physical, emotional or sexual abuse of a spouse, child or partner Men 20% l/lfomen 80% Most, but not all, victims of domestic violence are women. In 2002, law enforcement filed more than 4,400 reports of domestic violence in Forsyth County Raeki Imguitks in Health African-Americans* are more likely to experience poor health and premature death than whites. Death Rates Non-whites* experience higher death rates than whites 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 S9.0 S».4 it.9 tit tr.i 1.1 Breast Cancer Prostate (oncer Colorectal Cancer Diabetes HIV M White M Non-white Age-adjusted death rates (per 100,000) by cause and race Infant Mortality Rates sime:Memuskne(atoi»HrimsmHKm/-m.^ The infant mortality rate for non-whites in Forsyth County is almost three times higher than whites ao.t IS 14 Forsyth NC I White M Non-white US2000 Department of Public Health For more information call: 727-2436 x3890 or go to: www.co.forsyth.nc.us/PublicHealth/index.htm
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