You´re two times more likely to die from a stroke in Humboldt County than rest ...
(WorldNews Health)

You´re more likely to die from a stroke in Humboldt County than if you live elsewhere in the state, but that doesn´t have to be the case, local doctors say. The risk of dying from a stroke in Humboldt County is almost double the state average at 67.6 deaths per 100,000 people compared with the rest of the state at 36.3 deaths per 100,000 people between 2015 and 2017, according to the 2019 county health status profiles prepared by the state Department of Public Health. `Stroke mortality in Humboldt County is one of the worst,` said County Health Officer Donald Baird. `We currently have the highest stroke mortality rate in the state.` This might be in part because the community has more...