2022 New Castle County Community Health Needs Assessment

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APPENDIX B – SECONDARY DATA ASSESSMENT

Maternal and Child Health Exhibit 37: Percentage Low Birthweight Births, 2013-2019

Area

New Castle County Delaware United States

Total Live Births

Low Birthweight Births

Low Birthweight Births

Number of Births 44,945 4,065 151,924 13,500 54,416,819 4,440,508

9.0% 8.9% 8.2%

Low Birthweight Births NonHispanic White

Low Birthweight Births NonHispanic Black

Low Birthweight Births Hispanic or Latino

Percentage of Births 6.9% 13.7% 7.2% 13.3% 6.8% 13.5%

Source: National Center for Health Statistics - Natality Files, 2021

Description Exhibit 37 provides portrays percentage of low-birth-weight births by race. Light grey shading indicates measures that are above U.S. averages. Observations •

New Castle County had a higher percentage of low-birth weight babies for all races/ethnicities compared to the U.S.

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7.3% 7.1% 7.3%


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APPENDIX E – IMPACT EVALUATION

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pages 91-99

APPENDIX C – COMMUNITY INPUT PARTICIPANTS

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Food Deserts

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pages 81-82

Health Professional Shortage Areas

2min
pages 85-86

APPENDIX D – CHSI PEER COUNTIES

1min
pages 89-90

Medically Underserved Areas and Populations

1min
pages 83-84

Delaware School Survey

1min
pages 78-80

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

4min
pages 73-77

Maternal and Child Health

1min
pages 70-72

Causes of Death

3min
pages 64-68

COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality

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Communicable Diseases

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Community Health Status Indicators

3min
pages 60-62

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index (SVI

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pages 50-56

Crime Rates

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Health Insurance Status

1min
pages 41-42

Unemployment

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Community and Internal Hospital Meetings

2min
pages 20-21

Socioeconomic Indicators

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Other Local Health Status and Access Indicators

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pages 14-15

Consultant Qualifications

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People in Poverty

2min
pages 35-39

Data Sources

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page 26

Violent Crime

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Findings of Other CHNAs

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