income levels below $15,000 limit their intake of fatty foods compared to 30% with income levels over $75,000 limiting intake of fatty foods. Per the NYS Department of Health, the WIC program serving Yates County has a very high rate of pre-pregnancy obesity. The data also shows fairly high number of WIC children ages 2-4 who are obese and notes that district wide, the percentage of students who are overweight or obese in Yates County Schools ranges from 31.6% to 41.2% compared to the Rest of State at 33.7% Obesity and overweight are currently the second leading preventable causes of death in the United States. Eating a healthy diet and access to healthy food is critical to addressing this issue. Free and Reduced Lunch: NYS Department of Education data for 2016 reports that 1,253 (55.86%) of students K-12 are eligible for free or reduced lunches which exceeds the NYS percentage of 46.12. The table below shows free and reduced lunch program eligibility for all Yates County schools. County School Food Enrollment Free Free Reduced Reduced Free and Name Authority Eligible Eligible Eligible Eligible Reduced Yates Dundee 718 372 51.8% 62 8.6% 60.4% County Yates Penn Yan 1,525 744 48.8% 75 4.9% 53.7% County Medical, Dental, and Behavioral Health Overall Health and Well-being: Per the 2016 County Health Ranking & Roadmaps report Yates County ranks 15th among 62 NYS counties in overall health outcomes. This measure has declined from ranking 6th in 2013. The chart below shows Yates 2016 rankings among 62 NYS counties by categories of County’s health outcomes and factors. Health Outcomes 2016 Overall Health Outcomes that include Length and Quality of 15 Life Length of Life (Premature death) 27 Quality of Life* (Poor or fair health, poor physical health 6 days, poor mental health days, low birthweight) Health Factors Overall Health Factors that include Health Behaviors, 40 Clinical Care, Social & Economic Factors, and Physical Environment) Health Behaviors (Adult smoking, adult obesity, physical 34 inactivity, access to exercise opportunity, excessive drinking, motor vehicle crash death rate, sexually transmitted infections, and teen birth rate)
income levels below $15,000 limit their intake of fatty foods compared to 30% with income levels over $75,000 limiting intake of fatty foods. Per the NYS Department of Health, the WIC program serving Yates County has a very high rate of pre-pregnancy obesity. The data also shows fairly high number of WIC children ages 2-4 who are obese and notes that district wide, the percentage of students who are overweight or obese in Yates County Schools ranges from 31.6% to 41.2% compared to the Rest of State at 33.7% Obesity and overweight are currently the second leading preventable causes of death in the United States. Eating a healthy diet and access to healthy food is critical to addressing this issue. Free and Reduced Lunch: NYS Department of Education data for 2016 reports that 1,253 (55.86%) of students K-12 are eligible for free or reduced lunches which exceeds the NYS percentage of 46.12. The table below shows free and reduced lunch program eligibility for all Yates County schools. County Name School Food Authority Enrollment Free Eligible Free Eligible Reduced Eligible Reduced Eligible Free and Reduced Yates County Dundee 718 372 51.8% 62 8.6% 60.4% Yates County Penn Yan 1,525 744 48.8% 75 4.9% 53.7% Medical, Dental, and Behavioral Health Overall Health and Well-being: Per the 2016 County Health Ranking & Roadmaps report Yates County ranks 15th among 62 NYS counties in overall health outcomes. This measure has declined from ranking 6th in 2013. The chart below shows Yates County’s 2016 rankings among 62 NYS counties by categories of health outcomes and factors. Health Outcomes 2016 Overall Health Outcomes that include Length and Quality of Life 15 Length of Life (Premature death) 27 Quality of Life* (Poor or fair health, poor physical health days, poor mental health days, low birthweight) 6 Health Factors Overall Health Factors that include Health Behaviors, Clinical Care, Social & Economic Factors, and Physical Environment) 40 Health Behaviors (Adult smoking, adult obesity, physical inactivity, access to exercise opportunity, excessive drinking, motor vehicle crash death rate, sexually transmitted infections, and teen birth rate) 34
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