This report examines the health status of King County residents in 1996, six years after our last comprehensive report on the health of King County. While we have issued numerous reports on specific health issues and populations in recent years, this report summarizes trends in major indicators of health.

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	Executive Summary
	Chapter 1: Introduction
	Chapter 2: The King County Population
	Chapter 3: General Health Status
	Chapter 4: Maternal and Infant Health
	Chapter 5: Risk Factors for Chronic Disease and Injury
	Chapter 6: Chronic Diseases
	Chapter 7: Injury and Violence
	Chapter 8: Communicable Diseases
	Chapter 9: Environmental Health
	Chapter 10: Mental Health
	Chapter 11: Access to Care
	References
	Appendix I: Vista/PH, Software for Community Health Assessment
	Appendix II: Data Tables
	Appendix III: Reportable Diseases
	Appendix IV: ICD Codes for Causes of Death and Hospitalization
	Appendix V: Birth and Death Certificates