Health and Nutrition of Hecla, SD Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty percent of Hecla residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal nine 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 two 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. People here eat one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat four frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

Hecla residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 63 percent. The average person living here (including children) has 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Hecla residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 221 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 36. Fifty percent of people living here are obese. Fifty percent have ever been obese. Fifty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty percent of Hecla residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

Seventeen percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

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

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Health Insurance

Hundred percent of people living in Hecla are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifty percent of people living in Hecla have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Fifty percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Hundred percent of people in Hecla frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Eighty eight percent of people living in Hecla use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Fifty percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV.

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Prescription Medications

Hecla residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty percent of people living in Hecla have at least one alcoholic drink per month.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Hecla residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex. People in Hecla were 15 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 25 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Hecla were 20 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. The average person in Hecla has vaginal or anal sex 120 times a year. Sixty three percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Hecla 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 13 men on average. They have had 13 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Sleep Disorders

Hecla residents 16 years and older usually get eight hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty eight percent of Hecla residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fifty 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. Fifty 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. Hundred 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 six 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 use a computer or play computer games (including Playstation, Nintendo DS, or other portable video games) outside of work or school for 3.5 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Fifty percent are overweight.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty six percent of births in Hecla were vaginal deliveries. Thirty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Hundred percent of women breastfeed their children. Hundred percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Fifty percent have ever used female hormones such as estrogen and progesterone, including any forms of female hormones, such as pills, cream, patch and injections, but do not include birth control methods or use for infertility.

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Current Health Status

People living in Hecla report their general health condition on average at 50 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 50 percent of Hecla residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Hecla spend $575 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 14 percent of their income. The average family in Hecla spends $150 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $115 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines.

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Audiometry

People living in Hecla report their general condition of hearing on average at 70 percent. Hundred 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room.

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