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Section Two What are the strengths and risks in
our community that contribute to health?
2.1 Quality of Life Indicators 2.2 Environmental
Health Indicators 2.3 Behavioral Risk Factors
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Quality of Life Indicators
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Residents Reporting Good or Excellent Overall
Quality of Life Albemarle and Charlottesville,
2007
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Cost of Living in Charlottesville Compared
toOther Geographic Areas in Virginia, 2007
Charlottesville 100
Source cnn.money.com - ACCRA Average of past
four quarters ending first quarter 2007 ACCRA
calculates the index for each category by
measuring the cost of a select group of goods and
services, then calculates the ratio of an areas
price for an item to the average price of that
item nationwide. The amount that individual item
ratios contribute to the category index is based
on proportion of expenditures on that item
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How Residents Get to Work Albemarle,
Charlottesville, Virginia, 2000
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Public Spaces Inventory of Parks Albemarle and
Charlottesville, 2005
Source City of Charlottesville Parks and
Recreation Needs Assessment, Nov. 2005
p. 46
Facility Standards and Gaps for City and County
Combined
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Public Spaces Comparison of Local Inventory to
National Standards Albemarle and
Charlottesville, 2005

• Total inventory of park space for City and County
  exceeds recommended levels
• County and City exceed recommended school and
  regional levels
• Area lacks the amount of neighborhood and
  community park recommended by national standards

Source City of Charlottesville Parks and
Recreation Needs Assessment, Nov. 2005
p. 46
Facility Standards and Gaps for City and County
Combined
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Reported Crime Incidents Albemarle, Henrico, and
Roanoke Counties 1999-2006
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Reported Crime Incidents Charlottesville,
Danville, Harrisonburg, Lynchburg 1999-2006
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Drug/Narcotic OffensesThree-Year Rolling
Averages Albemarle, Charlottesville, Virginia,
2000-2006
Source Crime in Virginia, Virginia Uniform Crime
Reporting Program, Department of State Police
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Arrest Rate for Driving Under the
InfluenceTwo-Year Rolling Averages Albemarle
and Charlottesville, 2000-2006
Sources Albemarle County and City of
Charlottesville Police Departments
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Homicide Rate Three-Year Rolling
AveragesAlbemarle, Charlottesville, Virginia,
2000-2005
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Arrest Rate for Domestic Assault,Albemarle and
Charlottesville, 2000-2003
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Victims of Child Maltreatment Episodes
Three-Year Rolling AveragesAlbemarle,
Charlottesville, Virginia, FY 2002-2006
Source Virginia Department of Social Services,
Online Automated Services Information System
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Percent of Completed Child Maltreatment Reports
that were FoundedThree-Year Rolling Averages
Albemarle, Charlottesville, Virginia, FY 2002-2006
Source Virginia Department of Social Services,
Online Automated Services Information System
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Environmental Health Indicators
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Air Quality Index Report Percentage of Days with
Good, Moderate, and Unhealthy Air Quality
RatingsCharlottesville, Henrico, Fairfax,
Virginia Beach, 2006

Source Environmental Protection Agency
http//www.epa.gov/air/data/monaqi.html?stvavirg
inia
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Water ResourcesBiological Health Scores of
Monitoring Sites in the Rivanna Basin, 2006
Source StreamWatch
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Lead Exposure

• Elevated blood lead levels may affect an
  estimated 6700 children under age six in
  Virginia, according to the Centers for Disease
  Control and Prevention.
• Lead interferes with normal brain development and
  is associated with permanently reduced IQ,
  learning disabilities and behavioral disorders.
• The primary source of lead exposure is dust from
  lead-based paint in homes built before 1978.
• Local zip codes with gt27 of housing built before
  1950 and/or an increased prevalence of children
  with elevated blood lead levels are

Source Virginia Department of Health, 2003
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Proportion of Children lt72 Months Tested for
Elevated Blood Lead Levels and Percentage of
Tests Returned Positive Albemarle and
Charlottesville, 2002-2006
Source Lead Safe Virginia, Virginia Dept of
Health
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Behavioral Risk Factors
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Adults Who Report Being a Current Smoker TJHD
and Virginia,1997-1999, 2002-2004
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Current Smokers by Race Virginia, 1999-2006
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Current Smokers by Income Virginia, 1997, 2000,
2003, 2006
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Adult Obesity Based on Self-Reported Height and
Weight TJHD and Virginia, 1997-1999, 2002-2004
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Obesity Prevalence Among Fifth Graders
Albemarle and Charlottesville, 1998, 2003, 2007
Overweight BMI gt85th to lt95th percentile for age
and sex Obese BMI gt95th percentile for age
and sex
Source Thomas Jefferson Health District
Childhood Obesity Task Force
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Overweight and Obese Prevalence Among Fifth
Graders Albemarle and Charlottesville, 1998,
2003, 2007
Source Thomas Jefferson Health District
Childhood Obesity Task Force
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Estimates of Substance Abuse Alcohol Virginia,
2004-2005
Source Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration National Survey on Drug
Use and Health
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Estimates of Substance Abuse Illicit Drug
UseVirginia, 2004-2005
Source Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration National Survey on Drug
Use and Health
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Percent of Women Aged 40 Years Who Report Having
Mammogram Within Past Two Years TJHD and
Virginia, 1997-1999, 2002-2004
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Percent of Men Aged 40 Who Report Ever Having a
Prostate Serum Antigen (PSA) Test TJHD and
Virginia, 2002-2004
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Percent of Adults Who Report Visiting Dentist
Within Past Year TJHD and Virginia,1997-1999,
2002-2004
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Percent of Respondents Aged 65 Who Report
Receiving Flu Vaccine Within Past Year TJHD and
Virginia,1997-1999, 2002-2004