D224: Global and Population Health A. Description of Location and Subpopulation

D224: Global and Population Health
A. Description of Location and Subpopulation
Community/Location: I have chosen my local community of Coles County, Illinois for my focus
area. Coles County is a rural community in Illinois where I currently reside and live. Some main
indights from reviewing the data ate that coles county has high poverty rates. “The poverty rate
in Coles County, Illinois is 57.14% higher than the US average. In Coles County, Illinois, an
estimated 19.8% of 43,948 people live in poverty. In the United States, 12.6% of 321,897,703
people live in poverty.” Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System (2021).
Subpopulation: The subpopulation that I am choosing to focus on is the elderly with in my
community. In Coles county 17.8% of people are over the age of 65 and more specifically 15.6%
are over the age of 75 (United States Census Bureau, n.d.). I am focusing on them as they are
underserved population.
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The size of the
community:
Coles County, Illinois has a population of
46,765
(United States Census
Bureau, n.d.).
The size of the
specific
subpopulation:
17.8% of people are over the age of 65
and more specifically 15.6% are over the
age of 75.
(United States Census
Bureau, n.d.).
Gender: The percent of female persons are 51.1%
and men make up 48.9%
(United States Census
Bureau, n.d.).
Age: about 18.1% people under 18, and 17.8%
of people over 65 years of age
(United States Census
Bureau, n.d.).
Race: Coles County has a population that is
92.3% Caucasians, 4.2% African
American, 0.3% American Indian and
Alaska Native, 1.0% Asian, 0.1% Native
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander,
2.0% two or more races, and 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino
(United States Census
Bureau, n.d.).
Income: The per capita income in the past 12 (United States Census
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months is $30,804 in Coles County. Bureau, n.d.).
Education Level: 91% percent have completed highschool
while 67% of residents have some college
expierence.
(United States Census
Bureau, n.d.).
Percentage Living
in Poverty:
17.4% percent of the population lives in
poverty in Coles County.
(United States Census
Bureau, n.d.).
Crime Rates: In Coles County, Illinois, there were 278
violent crimes such as rape, homicide,
robbery and aggravated assault, reported
per 100,000 people. Their were 0 juvinille
arrests and 7 firearm fatalities per 100,000
people.
County Health Rankings &
Roadmaps. (n.d.).
Occupations: Total employment in 2020 was 19,137
people in Coles County.
7.4% are unemployed.
(United States Census
Bureau, n.d.).
County Health Rankings &
Roadmaps. (n.d.).
Access to
Healthcare:
Total health care and social assistance
receipts/revenue, ($1,000) was 485,405.
9% of adults are uninsured and 3% of
children are uninsured.
(United States Census
Bureau, n.d.).
County Health Rankings &
Roadmaps. (n.d.).
Access to
Transportation:
Total health care and social assistance
receipts/revenue, ($1,000) was 46,943
(United States Census
Bureau, n.d.).
Access to Food
Sources:
10% of residents have limited access to
healthy foods. 14% have food insecurity.
County Health Rankings &
Roadmaps. (n.d.).
Health Rates: 19% have poor or fair health. 14% have
frequent physical distress and 16% have
frequent mental distress.
County Health Rankings &
Roadmaps. (n.d.).
Nutrition Rates: 14% have food insecurity. County Health Rankings &
Roadmaps. (n.d.).