{"id":24617,"date":"2018-03-19T07:06:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T11:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=24617"},"modified":"2018-03-19T10:53:47","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T14:53:47","slug":"chautauqua-county-ranks-among-the-unhealthiest-in-new-york-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/chautauqua-county-ranks-among-the-unhealthiest-in-new-york-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Chautauqua County Ranks Among the Unhealthiest in New York State"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>MAYVILLE – Residents in Chautauqua County continue to be less healthy than others living across New York State.<\/p>\n

Last Friday the results of the 2018 health rankings for all counties in the United States were released, using information compiled by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute<\/strong> and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Among the 62 counties in New York State, Chautauqua County was ranked 58th in the category of Health Outcomes and 57th in the category of Health Factors.<\/p>\n

The figures are worse than last year\u2019s rankings, when the county finished at 54th for Health Outcomes and 48th for Health Factors.<\/p>\n

In a media release, County Health and Human Services director Christine Schuyler<\/strong> said that her office has known for some time that there is much work to be done to improve health in the County, but the latest data and rankings reinforces the need for community action to improve health behaviors such as tobacco use, nutrition, and physical activity.<\/p>\n

Schuyler added that the most recent CDC surveys indicate that Chautauqua County has the highest adult smoking rate and adult obesity rate in New York State.<\/p>\n

The Health Outcomes category focuses on mortality (death) and morbidity (illness) and looks at factors such as premature death, number of poor physical and mental health days, and occurrence of low birth weight among babies.<\/p>\n

In the Health Behaviors subcategory, Chautauqua County ranked as 62 out of 62 counties, largely due to 24 percent of the adult population who smokes, along with 33 percent of the population that is obese.<\/p>\n

Chautauqua County’s best ranking was seen in the Physical Environment subcategory. The county ranked Number 13 out of the 62 counties in that subcategory, which was affected most by the absence of any major public water violations.<\/p>\n

As a snapshot of Chautauqua County, the 2018 report says:<\/p>\n