Health and Nutrition of Osceola Mills, PA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty seven percent of Osceola Mills residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 20 times per month. This includes chocolate and other flavored milks, as well as hot cocoa made with milk, and does not count small amounts of milk added to coffee or tea. People living here eat an average of three meals (breakfasts, lunches or dinners) per week that were prepared away from home in places such as restaurants, fast food places, food stands, grocery stores or from vending machines. They get one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Osceola Mills resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Nine percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Ten percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Osceola Mills residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 54 percent. People living here aged 30 years and older, aside from brushing their teeth with toothbrush, use dental floss or any other device that clean between teeth on average four days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Osceola Mills residents 16 years and older is 61 inches. The average weight is 146 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty seven percent of people living here are obese. Thirty five percent have ever been obese. Forty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Twenty seven percent of Osceola Mills residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Nine percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Eight percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. One percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

Nine percent of people living in Osceola Mills have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty six percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Four percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Osceola Mills residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate one time at night (from time they go to bed at night until the time they get up in the morning).

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Taste & Smell

Fifteen percent of Osceola Mills residents above the age of 40 have problems with their ability to smell, such as not being able to smell things or things not smelling the way they are supposed to. Forty one percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Nine percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury.

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Health Insurance

Sixty nine percent of people living in Osceola Mills are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty nine percent of people in Osceola Mills frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Thirty four percent of people living in Osceola Mills use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty eight percent of Osceola Mills residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty three percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty three percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty five percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty two percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Eighteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Thirteen percent of people living here move or speak so slowly that other people could have noticed, or the opposite - being so fidgety or restless that they have been moving around a lot more than usual. Five percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Alcohol use

Fifty two percent of people living in Osceola Mills have at least one alcoholic drink per month.

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Sexual Behavior

Seventy eight percent of Osceola Mills residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Seventy eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Fifty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty nine percent have ever had anal sex. Six percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Osceola Mills were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Osceola Mills were 23 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. Nine percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Osceola Mills has vaginal or anal sex 58 times a year. Twenty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Osceola Mills 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

Six percent of households in Osceola Mills use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

Osceola Mills residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Sixteen percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty seven percent of Osceola Mills residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Nine percent of Osceola Mills residents' work involve vigorous-intensity activity that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate, like carrying or lifting heavy loads, digging or construction work for at least 10 minutes continuously. Twenty two percent of people do moderate-intensity activities at work that cause small increases in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking or carrying light loads for at least 10 minutes continuously. Thirty percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Fifteen percent do any vigorous-intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities that cause large increases in breathing or heart rate like running or basketball for at least 10 minutes continuously. Thirty nine percent do any moderate-intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities that cause a small increase in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking, bicycling, swimming or golf for at least 10 minutes continuously. People living here spend five hours sitting on a typical day (this includes sitting at work, at home, getting to and from places, or with friends, including time spent sitting at a desk, traveling in a car or bus, reading, playing cards, watching television or using a computer). They usually sit and watch TV or videos for about two hours per day. They use a computer or play computer games (including Playstation, Nintendo DS, or other portable video games) outside of work or school for 1.4 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Osceola Mills residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Eight percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Three percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty six percent are overweight. Eight percent of people living in Osceola Mills have ever received a blood transfusion. Ten percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Four percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Nine percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Thirty two percent of births in Osceola Mills were vaginal deliveries. Sixty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 97.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Forty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Five percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Nineteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Osceola Mills report their general health condition on average at 59 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 37 percent of Osceola Mills residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Three percent of people living in Osceola Mills are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Osceola Mills spend $421 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 18 percent of their income. The average family in Osceola Mills spends $73 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $104 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $21 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Osceola Mills report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 percent. Ninety one percent of them can usually hear and understand, without the use of a hearing aid or any other listening devices, what a person says without seeing his or her face if that person whispers to them from across a quiet room. Ninety eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Seventeen percent of people living here have ever had a job where they were exposed to loud sounds or noise. Loud means so loud that they must speak in a raised voice to be heard.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Fifteen percent of Osceola Mills residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Three percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eight percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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