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. Local Town, City, or County Aspects Description / Data Credible Source In-Text Citation (table requires at least two credible sources). Include a full reference on the reference page. 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 This study source was downloaded by 100000875565591 from CourseHero.com on 11-08-2023 02:40:55 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/194699844/D224-NJM1docx/ 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.).