Published: 2011/01-17
Author: CDC
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Summary: Differences in Americans’ income race and gender make a difference in their likelihood of staying healthy or dying prematurely. CDC Report Important Health Disparities, Better Data Needed – Highlights progress and challenges in achieving health equity.
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CDC Report Important Health Disparities, Better Data Needed – Highlights progress and challenges in achieving health equity.
According to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, differences in Americans’ income, race/ethnicity, gender, and other social attributes make a difference in how likely they are to be healthy. , illness or premature death.
For example, state estimates in 2007 indicated that low-income residents reported five to 11 fewer healthy days per month than high-income residents, the report said. It also said men were nearly four times more likely to attempt suicide than women, with the teen birth rate for Hispanics and non-Hispanic blacks at three, respectively. and 2.5 times that of whites, and the prevalence of binge drinking is higher among those with higher incomes.
The data are in the “CDC Health Inequality and Inequality Report” USA, 2011″. The report also highlights the need for more consistent, nationally representative data on disability and sexual orientation.
“Better information about the health status of different groups is essential to improving health. The first recent trends analysis and reporting of its kind is designed to drive action and accountability. accountability at the federal, tribal, state, and local levels to achieve health equity in this nation,” said CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH
The first report of a series of integrated assessments highlights health disparities by sex, race and ethnicity, income, education, disability and other social characteristics. Significant progress has been made in improving health for most US residents in recent years, but disparities continue.
Released as a supplement to the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the report addresses national disparities in health care access, exposure to environmental hazards, and health risks. environment, mortality, disease, behavioral risk factors, disability and social determinants of health – the conditions in which people are born, grow up, live and work .
Results from the report’s 22 essays include:
In 2007, non-Hispanic white men (21.5 per 100,000 population) were 2-3 times more likely to die in motor vehicle crashes than non-Hispanic white women Spain (8.8 per 100,000). Gender differences were similar in other ethnic/racial groups.
In 2007, men (18.4 per 100,000) of all ages and races/ethnicities were approximately four times more likely to die from suicide than women (4.8 per 100,000).
In 2007, drug-related death rates were highest among non-Hispanic whites (15.1 per 100,000) and lowest among Asians/Pacific Islanders (2.0 per 100,000).
Hypertension is by far most common in non-Hispanic blacks (42% versus 29% in whites), while the lowest degree of control is among Mexican Americans (31.8%). compared with 46.5% in non-Hispanic whites).
The rate of preventable hospital admissions increases as income falls. Data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality indicates that eliminating these disparities would prevent approximately 1 million hospitalizations and save $6.7 billion in healthcare costs each year. .
Teen pregnancy and birth rates are decreasing or holding steady for all races/ethnicities in all age groups. In 2008, however, disparities persisted as the birth rates of Hispanic adolescents (77.4 per 1,000 females) and non-Hispanic black adolescents (62.9 per 1,000 females) 1,000 females) are 3 and 2.5 times higher than whites (26.7 per 1,000 females, respectively).
In 2009, alcohol consumption was higher in the group earning $50,000 or more (18.5 percent) than in the group earning $15,000 or less (12.1 percent); and among university graduates (17.4 percent), compared with those with less than high school education (12.5 percent). However, people who drink alcohol and earn less than $15,000 drink alcohol more often (4.9 versus 3.6 times) and when they drink too much, they drink more (7.1 vs. ,5 times).
The report supports the 2020 Healthy People and upcoming National Partnership for Action (NPA) goals to end health inequality. The report also complements the upcoming AHRQ National Health Care Inequality Report and highlights the need to connect those working in healthcare and public health, especially at the local level.
“The CDC is releasing this report today not only to address the health gap between population groups in our country, but also to begin measuring progress over the coming years in reducing those gaps and this inequality in the future,” said Dr. Leandris Liburd, MPH. MA, has just been appointed director of the CDC’s Office of Minority Health and Health Equity. Dr. Liburd will lead the CDC’s office and public health programs, policies, monitoring, and research to achieve health equity.
The full “CDC Health Inequality and Inequality Report” USA, 2011″, is available at www.cdc.gov/mmwr
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