Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

Pneumonia Vaccine Ever (Ages 65+)

County: Kane

Measurement Period: 2018

Asked among all respondents age 65 years and older: A pneumonia shot or pneumococcal vaccine is usually given only once or twice in a persons lifetime and is different from the seasonal flu shot Have you ever had a pneumonia shot?

Why is this important?

Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that can cause mild to severe illness in people of all ages. It is mainly caused by bacteria, viruses, and mycoplasmas. Each year in the United States, about 1 million people have to seek care in a hospital due to pneumonia, and about 50,000 people die from the disease. Most of the people affected by pneumonia in the United States are adults. Persons most at risk include the elderly, the very young, and the immune-compromised. There are effective vaccines that help prevent infection by some of the bacteria and viruses that can cause pneumonia.

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