Okaloosa County BOCC — September 16, 2014 — Florida Blue Data — reading text

Tobacco Score 80 Ideal 79% (212) Borderline 5% (14) High Risk 16% (43) Total At-Risk for Tobacco 21% The prevalence of tobacco use is 210 per 1,000. Change in At-Risk for Tobacco Compared to Last Year 1% TOBACCO Ideal - Borderline High Risk What are these numbers based on? Tobacco score and rankings were determined based on participants’ self- reported responses to questions on the Personal Health Assessment (PHA) regarding use of cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco, and cigarettes. Use is categorized as follows: Ideal No use of any tobacco products for 2 or more years | No current tobacco use & quit 2 years ago or less, or occasional | use of only one form of tobacco (less than 5 times per month) | Anything more than occasional use of one tobacco product High Risk | (using one form of tobacco 5 or more times per month, or using 2 or more tobacco products in any amount) | Borderline How does Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners compare? According to the CDC, approximately 19% of Americans currently smoke cigarettes. What is the financial impact for Okaloosa County Board of County Commissio The average annual increase in medical expenditures per employee currently using tobacco is $587*. Total annual increase in medical expenditures for these employees in your organization is estimated at $25,241. *Ron Z. Goetzel, Xiaofei Pei, Maryam J. Tabrizi, Rachael M. Henke, Niranjana Kowlessar, Craig F. Nelson, and R. Douglas Metz. Ten Modifiable Health Risk Factors Are Linked To More Than One-Fifth Of Employer-Employee Health Care Spending. Health Affairs, 31, no. 11 (2012):2474-2484. The denominator for each measure in this report varies based on the number of participants that complete the questions (subject to age and gender, where appropriate). The numerator for each measure shows the number of participants in each measurement category, based on their results. Values shown may not equal 100% due to rounding. 16