Welcome to DuPage County

Illinois

Britney Sturm, Corinne Golzer, Afua Attobra, & Jennifer

Stephney

Facts

Located in the Chicago Metropolitan part of IllinoisSecond Largest County in IllinoisNamed after the DuPage RiverBecame its own county in 1839 after a legislation

passed and separated it from Cook County

(Dupage County Public Data)

Highlights

Population Size 930,528

-females 49.3%

-males 50.7% Consist of 9 townships and 33 cities

-Downers Grove, York, Milton, Lisle, Bloomingdale, Addison, Winfield, Naperville, Wayne

10 Hospitals

-Central Dupage County, Dupage County Home, Edward Hospital, Glendale Heights Community Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Hinsdale Hospital, Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, Memorial Hospital, Wyngarden Health Center, and Zace Sanitarium

70 different school districts Median Resident Age= 35.2

(Dupage County Public Data)

Birth Rate

As of 2005 the birth rate has decreased to 12,312 from 2000 where it was 12,528

The Hispanic birth rate trend has steadily increased or remained the same between 1991 and 1999

From 1990 to 2000 the age group 0-4 decreased from 90.3% to 79.0% in whites, from 1990 to 2000 the age group 0-4 rose slightly from 2.4% to 3.6% in African Americans and the age group 0-4 tremendously grew from 5.9% to 14.5% in Hispanics.

15.3% of DuPage County residents were born outside the U.S. and 8.5% of the county’s population are “officially” non-citizens.

(DuPage County Illinois Detailed Profile 2005)

Death Rate

The county’s death rates have also increased roughly 15% to 5,708 per year

DuPage death rate: 620.6 per 100,000

Illinois death rate 840.1 per 100,000

U.S. death rate 854.5 per 100,000

(DuPage County Illinois Detailed Profile 2005)

Leading Causes of Death

Compared to the 1999 causes of death in overall DuPage county residents: 5,632 deaths

• #1 Heart Disease: 1,687 deaths (30%)• #2 Malignant Neoplasms: 1,407 deaths (25%)• #3 Cerebrovascular: 407 deaths (7.2%)• #4 Chronic lower respiratory disease: 251 deaths (4.5%)• #5 Influenza and Pneumonia: 179 deaths (3.2%)

(www.dupagehealth.org/health_data/leading_deaths_dupage_illinois.html)

Hispanic Leading Causes of Death

1999 Hispanic leading causes of death: 119 deaths

#1 Hearth Disease: 21 deaths (17.6%)#2 Malignant Neoplasms: 17 deaths (14.3%)#3 Accidents: 12 deaths (10.1%)#4 Perinatal Period: 11 deaths (9.2%)#5 Septicemia: 5 deaths (4.2%)

(www.dupagehealth.org/health_data/leading_deaths_dupage_illinois.html)

Infant Mortality Rate

As of 2003, the infant death rate per 1,000 live births was at 6.7, lower than both the state and national rates.

(www.dupagehealth.org/popups/infant-mortality.html)

Marriage Rate (15 & older)

Male

Never Married: 95,899 (28.1%)

Married: 205,759 (60.3%)Widowed: 6,633 (1.9%)

Female

Never Married: 79,901 (22.2%)

Married: 206,306 (57.3%)Widowed: 30,197 (8.4%)

(DuPage County Illinois Detailed Profile 2005)

Divorce Rate (15 & older)

Male

21,086 (6.2%)

Female

31,522 (8.8%)

(DuPage County Illinois Detailed Profile 2005)

Types of Employment

Management and of companies and enterprises: 10%

Educational services: 10%Finance and insurance: 9%Real estate, rental, and leasing: 8%Arts, entertainment, and recreation: 6%

(DuPage County Illinois Detailed Profile 2005)

Most Common Occupations for Males

Sales representatives, services, wholesale, and manufacturing (7% of male population)

Other common occupations include

-computer specialists

-supervisors

-top executives

-sales workers

-truck drivers

(DuPage County Illinois Detailed Profile 2005)

Most Common Occupations for Females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6% of the female population)

-registered nurses

-teachers

-management

-retail sales workers

-supervisors

(DuPage County Illinois Detailed Profile 2005)

Income

Average wage per job in 2003:

-$45,183 annuallyEstimated household income:

-$77,033 annually

DuPage County Illinois Detailed Profile 2005)

Transportation to Work

Drove in their car alone to work: 80%Carpooled with other people: 8%Railroad: 6%Walked: 2%

(DuPage County Illinois Detailed Profile 2005)

Education

(Statistics for those 25 and older)High school graduates: 20.6%Some college or associates degree: 27.8%Bachelor’s degree: 26.8%Masters or doctorate degree: 14.8%Those who did not finish high school: 10%

(DuPage County Illinois Detailed Profile 2005)

Poverty

5.7% of residents live in povertyAfrican Americans: 19.8%Hispanic/ Latino: 10.8%Non-Hispanics: 4.1%

(DuPage County Illinois Limited Profile 2005)

Hispanic Population

The Hispanic population represents 9.0% of the overall DuPage county population

• 12.3% of overall Illinois population based on 2000 census data

The Spanish speaking population of DuPage County has double in the last decade.

• 18% Access DuPage members speak one of at least 56 other non-English languages

• 32% speak English as primary language• 41% don’t speak any English at all• 20.8% speak a language other than English at home.

Half the people enrolled in the Access DuPage Program speak Spanish as their primary language.

(www.dupagehealth.org/health_data/leading_deaths_dupage_illinois.html)

Health Insurance

An estimate that at any particular point in time there are about 33,500 low-income persons in DuPage County who lack medical insurance.

• At some point during the year the number of those who lack medical insurance can be as high as 42,900

• For those who lack medical insurance for the entire year is roughly 17,500.

The number of low-income persons in DuPage County is greater than the entire populations of 83 of the 102 counties in Illinois.

(www.dupagehealth.org)

Miscellaneous Info.

#6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"

#33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"

#100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)“

(DuPage County Detailed Profile)

Communicable Diseases

From 2004, Chicken Pox there were 273 reported cases compared to 6,279 over all in the state of Illinois

(Communicable Disease in DuPage County)

Communicable Diseases

The second most prevalent disease in DuPage County is Hepatitis C Carrier, with 185 reported cases compared to 758 cases in the U.S.

(CDC DVH Viral Hepatitis Topics).

Chronic Diseases

Cardiovascular Disease is the #1 killer not only in the United States but also in DuPage County.

In 2001 it accounted for 28% of all deaths in DuPage

To be more specific, Coronary Heart Disease accounted for 21% of the 28%

(Health Status Report).

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Cardiovascular disease is the third cause of death for ages 25-44, second leading cause of death for those 45-74, and the first leading

cause of death for those ages 75 and older.

(Top Ten Leading Causes of Death).

Chronic Diseases

The second leading chronic disease in DuPage County is Malignant Neoplasms, otherwise known as Cancer

Cancer was the cause of 1,407 deaths in 1999 The highest being lung cancer Colorectal cancerBreast cancer

(Health Status Report).

Cancer

Although Cancer is the second leading cause of death in DuPage overall: Cancer was the number #1 killer in ages 25-74 with 761

lives lostSecond for ages 15-24, and 75+ with a combined 640

lives lost

(Iplan 2010).

Recommendations

Top problems in DuPage county:

Cardiovascular Health

Malignant Neoplasm (cancer)

Lack of Insurance/Language Barriers

Life Choice Program

Program objectivesCollect and review

previous health needs and assets assessments

Community would be able to understand the risk factor of these diseases.

Community would be able to reduce the risk factors of cardiovascular, cancer, hepatitis.

How are We Going to Help?!?

Cardiovascular DiseaseScreeningWays to reduce risksAwarenessFitness

• Less driving more walking• Biking

Malignant NeoplasmEducation

DuPage Delivers Health Care Bus

Have a series of healthcare busses that travel to neighborhoods & schools

Bilingual healthcare workers

Offering free screenings, testing, vaccines, physicals, & etc.

References

CDC DVH - Viral Hepatitis Topics - Statistics and Surveillance. (n.d.). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved April 22, 2010, from http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/statistics.htm

 

Communicable Disease in DuPage County 1996 - 2003. (n.d.). The DuPage County Health Department WebSite. Retrieved March 16, 2010, from http://www.dupagehealth.org/health_data/communicable_d_dupage.html

 

DuPage County, Illinois Marital Status. (n.d.). American FactFinder. Retrieved March 16, 2010, from http://factfinder.census.gov

 

DuPage County Illinois. (n.d.). Hospitals. Illinois Gazetteer: City Profiles, Physical & Cultural Features . Retrieved March 16, 2010, from http://illinois.hometownlocator.com

 Dupage County Economic Profile. (n.d.). Dupage Count. Retrieved April 1, 2010, from www.co.dupage.il.us/economicdevelopment

Dupage Health Department. (n.d.). Dupage Demogarohics. Retrieved April 1, 2010, from www.dupagehealth.org/healthdata

 DuPage County Illinois. The DuPage County Detailed Profile. Retrieved March 8th, 2010, from http://www.city-data.com

 

Google. (n.d.). Google. Retrieved April 1, 2010, from http://www.google.com/publicdata

Graphics, B. W. (n.d.). DuPage County, Illinois History and Genealogy. Gwinnett Realtor Pat Sabin Homes for Sale Gwinnett AtlantaReal Estate Agent. Retrieved April 1, 2010, from http://www.patsabin.com/dupage

References (cont.)

Health Status Report DuPage County, Illinois. (n.d.). The DuPage County Health Department WebSite. Retrieved March 16, 2010, from http://www.dupagehealth.org/health_data/leading_deaths_dupage_illinois.

 

"Heart disease prevention: 5 strategies keep your heart healthy - MayoClinic.com."Mayo Clinic medical information and tools for healthy living - MayoClinic.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2010. <http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/heart-disease-prevention/WO00041/NSECTIONG

 

Iplan-2010. (n.d.). The DuPage County Health Department WebSite. Retrieved March 16, 2010, from http://www.dupagehealth.org/iplan2010/home.html

"malignant neoplasm - definition of malignant neoplasm in the Medical dictionary - by the Free

Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.." Medical Dictionary. N.p.,

n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2010. <http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/

 

Neoplasms, m., & causes, c. d. (n.d.). Health Status Report DuPage County, Illinois. The DuPage County Health Department WebSite. Retrieved February 9, 2010, from http://www.dupagehealth.org/health_data/leading_deaths_national_statistics.html

 

"no-smoke.org." no-smoke.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2010. <http://www.no-smoke.org/index.php>.

 

Reportable Communicable Disease Cases, 2000 - 2003. (n.d.). Illinois Department of Public Health Home Page. Retrieved April 22, 2010, from http://www.idph.state.il.us/health/infect/communicabledisease00_09.html

 

References (cont.)

Quick facts. (n.d.). US Census Bereau. Retrieved April 1, 2010, from www.quickfacts.census.gov

Top Ten Leading Causes of Death. (n.d.). The DuPage County Health Department WebSite. Retrieved March 16, 2010, from http://www.dupagehealth.org/health_data/chart-leading-causes-death03.html

U.S Census Bureau State and County Facts. U.S Census Bureau. Retrieved March 8th, 2010 from http://quickfacts.census.gov

 

Vital Records. (n.d.). The DuPage County Health Department WebSite. Retrieved February 9, 2010, from http://www.dupagehealth.org/gen_info/alrp1998/ar98_vital_records.html