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Healthy People 2030 Progress Tracker

Healthy People 2030 is a comprehensive set of key disease prevention and health promotion objectives. The health objectives and targets allow communities to assess their health status and build an agenda for community health improvement.

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Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

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an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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County: Santa Cruz

Health / Cancer

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County: Santa Cruz

Health / Cancer

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County: Santa Cruz Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Breast Cancer

Current Value:
18.0
Deaths per 100,000 females
(2019-2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (15.3), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(15.3)

County: Santa Cruz Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Cancer

Current Value:
124.8
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2019-2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (122.7), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(122.7)

County: Santa Cruz Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Colorectal Cancer

Current Value:
10.6
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2016-2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (8.9), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(8.9)

County: Santa Cruz Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Lung Cancer

Current Value:
20.2
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2019-2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (25.1), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(25.1)

County: Santa Cruz Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Prostate Cancer

Current Value:
18.0
Deaths per 100,000 males
(2019-2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (16.9), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(16.9)

County: Santa Cruz Mammogram in Past 2 Years: 50-74

Current Value:
68.9%
(2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (80.3%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(80.3%)

County: Santa Cruz

Health / Health Care Access & Quality

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County: Santa Cruz

Health / Health Care Access & Quality

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County: Santa Cruz People Delayed or had Difficulty Obtaining Care

Current Value:
21.4%
(2021-2022)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (5.9%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(5.9%)

County: Santa Cruz Persons with Health Insurance

Current Value:

County: Santa Cruz Persons with Health Insurance

92.3%
(2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (92.4%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(92.4%)
<div>AHS-01: Increase the proportion of people with health insurance <strong>(LEADING HEALTH INDICATOR)</strong></div>

County: Santa Cruz

Health / Heart Disease & Stroke

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County: Santa Cruz

Health / Heart Disease & Stroke

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County: Santa Cruz Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)

35.2
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2019-2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (33.4), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(33.4)

County: Santa Cruz Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Coronary Heart Disease

Current Value:
48.5
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2019-2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (71.1), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(71.1)

County: Santa Cruz High Blood Pressure Prevalence

Current Value:

County: Santa Cruz High Blood Pressure Prevalence

28.7%
(2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (41.9%), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(41.9%)

County: Santa Cruz

Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases

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County: Santa Cruz

Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases

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County: Santa Cruz Tuberculosis Incidence Rate

Current Value:

County: Santa Cruz Tuberculosis Incidence Rate

1.8
Cases per 100,000 population
(2018)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (1.4), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(1.4)

County: Santa Cruz

Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health

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County: Santa Cruz

Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health

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County: Santa Cruz Infant Mortality Rate

Current Value:

County: Santa Cruz Infant Mortality Rate

3.9
Deaths per 1,000 live births
(2017-2019)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (5.0), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(5.0)
<div>MICH-02: Reduce the rate of infant deaths <strong>(LEADING HEALTH INDICATOR)</strong></div>

County: Santa Cruz Preterm Births

Current Value:

County: Santa Cruz Preterm Births

7.8%
(2020-2022)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (9.4%), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(9.4%)

County: Santa Cruz

Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders

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County: Santa Cruz

Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders

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County: Santa Cruz Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Suicide

Current Value:
11.6
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2019-2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (12.8), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(12.8)
<div>MHMD-01: Reduce the suicide rate <strong>(LEADING HEALTH INDICATOR)</strong></div>

County: Santa Cruz

Health / Prevention & Safety

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County: Santa Cruz

Health / Prevention & Safety

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County: Santa Cruz Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Firearms

Current Value:
5.8
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2018-2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (10.7), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(10.7)

County: Santa Cruz Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Unintentional Injuries

Current Value:
55.1
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2019-2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (43.2), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(43.2)

County: Santa Cruz

Health / Sexually Transmitted Infections

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County: Santa Cruz

Health / Sexually Transmitted Infections

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County: Santa Cruz Congenital Syphilis Incidence Rate

Current Value:
91.6
Cases per 100,000 live births
(2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (33.9), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(33.9)

County: Santa Cruz

Health / Tobacco Use

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County: Santa Cruz

Health / Tobacco Use

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County: Santa Cruz Adults who Smoke

Current Value:

County: Santa Cruz Adults who Smoke

2.1%
(2021-2022)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (6.1%), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(6.1%)
<div>TU-02: Reduce current cigarette smoking in adults <strong>(LEADING HEALTH INDICATOR)</strong></div>

County: Santa Cruz

Health / Wellness & Lifestyle

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County: Santa Cruz

Health / Wellness & Lifestyle

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County: Santa Cruz Insufficient Sleep

Current Value:

County: Santa Cruz Insufficient Sleep

30.1%
(2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (26.7%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(26.7%)

County: Santa Cruz

Community / Crime & Crime Prevention

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County: Santa Cruz

Community / Crime & Crime Prevention

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County: Santa Cruz Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Homicide

Current Value:
5.2
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2019-2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (5.5), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(5.5)
<div>IVP-09: Reduce homicides <strong>(LEADING HEALTH INDICATOR)</strong></div>

County: Santa Cruz

Community / Public Safety

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County: Santa Cruz

Community / Public Safety

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County: Santa Cruz Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Motor Vehicle Traffic Collisions

8.2
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2019-2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (10.1), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(10.1)

County: Santa Cruz

Community / Social Environment

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County: Santa Cruz

Community / Social Environment

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County: Santa Cruz Substantiated Child Abuse Rate

Current Value:

County: Santa Cruz Substantiated Child Abuse Rate

2.2
Cases per 1,000 children
(2022)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (8.7), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(8.7)

County: Santa Cruz

Community / Transportation

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County: Santa Cruz

Community / Transportation

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County: Santa Cruz Workers Commuting by Public Transportation

Current Value:
1.8%
(2018-2022)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (5.3%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(5.3%)

County: Santa Cruz

Economy / Poverty

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County: Santa Cruz

Economy / Poverty

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County: Santa Cruz People Living Below Poverty Level

Current Value:
11.4%
(2018-2022)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (8.0%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(8.0%)

County: Santa Cruz

Education / Student Performance K-12

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County: Santa Cruz

Education / Student Performance K-12

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County: Santa Cruz High School Graduation

Current Value:

County: Santa Cruz High School Graduation

86.2%
(2022-2023)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (90.7%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(90.7%)
Santa Cruz