Updated data for Alaska

For consistency in benchmarking and measuring the progress of all states, SCLC has been tracking BRFSS data. Here are the results:

Smoking Prevalence among Adults with Frequent Poor Mental Health

2019: 46.7%.   2020: 26.9%

Smoking Prevalence among Adults who Binge Drink

2019: 32.9%    2020: 31.7%

View data from all Leadership Academy States.

Poor mental health – self report 14 or more days with poor mental health in the past 30 days

Heavy drinking: 2015 to present defined as consuming on average more than 14 drinks per week for men, more than 7 drinks per week for women; 2011 to 2014 defined as consuming on average more than 2 drinks per day for men and one drink per day for women.

Baseline determined using 2020 BRFSS.