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CDC’s Heal ealth Dispar arities es an and Ineq equal alities es Rep eport – United S States, 2011 2011

 Publish

shed a as s MMWR Su R Supplement, J January 14, 14, 2011 2011

 Natio

ional le l level l data wit ith s some s state-specif ific ic r result lts

 Findings to b

be u e used ed as as b bas asel eline e es estimates es for moni nitoring ng and nd r reporting c ng cha hange nges i in n he health h disparities an and i ineq equal alities es

 Addresse

sses: s:

• S
• cial determinants of health
• E

nvironmental hazards

• Mortality and morbidity
• Behavioral risk factors
• Health-care access
• Preventive health services

To Topics C Covered

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Educ ucation n and nd Inc ncome

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Inad adeq equate an e and Unheal ealthy Hous using ng

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Unhealt lthy A Air ir Q Qualit lity

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Heal ealth Insuran ance C e Cover erag age

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Inf nflue uenz nza V Vaccina nation n Cover erag age

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Colorec ectal al Can ancer er S Screen eening

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Infan ant Dea eaths

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Mot

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• r V

Vehicle-Rel elated ed D Dea eaths

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Suic icid ides

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Dr Drug-Ind nduc uced D Deaths hs

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Coronar ary Hear eart D Diseas ease an e and St Stroke

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Homic icid ides

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Obesi sity

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Pret eter erm Births

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Poten ential ally Preven entab able e Hospit italiz lizatio ions

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Cur urrent A Asthm hma

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HI HIV I Infect ction

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Diab abet etes es

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Hyper erten ension an and Hypertension

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Cont

• ntrol
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Binge nge D Drink nking ng

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Adoles escen ent Preg egnan ancy an and Child ildbir irth

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Cigar aret ette S e Smoking

Key I Issu ssues

 Heal

ealth d dispar arities es per ersist in t the e U.S., des espite e rec ecen ent pro rogre ress

 Combined

ed ef effec ects of d dual al strateg egies es ar are e req equired ed:

1. Universal interventions available to everyone 2. T argeted interventions for populations with special needs

 Data

a in t the r e rep eport p provide c e compel elling ar argumen ent f for act ction

 Anal

alyzing spec ecifics of a a problem em an and s sel elec ecting inter erven entions req equires es concer erted ed ef effort at t the l e local al le level l –under erscores es n need eed t to c coordinate e clinical al c car are an e and public h heal ealth inter erven entions/ap approac aches es

Sel elect ect F Findings

 Low i

income r e res esiden ents rep eport 5 t to 1 11 fewer er h heal ealthy days per er month t h tha han n hi high gh inc ncome r residents

 Men (18.

18.4 4 per 100, 100,000) 000) 4 4 times more l likely to die b by s suicide than w women ( (4. 4.8 8 per 100, 100,000) 000)

 Binge

nge d drink nking ng more p prevalent i in hi n high gh inc ncome ( (18.5%) tha han n low income e (12.1%) p per ersons

 Binge d

e drinking more f e freq equen ent (4.9 vs. 3.6 ep episodes es) an and inten ense ( e (7.1 vs. 6 6.5 d drinks) in l low i income e per ersons

 Hyper

erten ension (HTN) more p e preval alen ent i in n non-His ispanic ic b bla lacks ks (42%) than an whites es (28.8%); H HTN control lower er for M Mexican an Amer erican ans (31.8%) t than an for non-Hispan anic w whites es ( (46.5%)

 Preven

entab able h e hospital alization rates es i increas ease e as as incomes es decrease; if if no d dis isparit itie ies, would ld prevent ~1 m millio illion s stays an and save $ e $6.7 b billion in h heal ealth car are c e costs eac each y year ear

Wha hat C Can B n Be D Done ne

 Increas

ease c e community awar aren enes ess of d dispar arities es

 Set p

prio iorit itie ies among d dis isparit itie ies

 Articulate

e val alid reas easons t to e expen end r res esources es t to r red educe e and e elim limin inate prio iorit ity dis isparit itie ies

 Implem

emen ent u univer ersal al an and tar arget eted ed inter erven ention progra rams ms

 Aim to ac

achieve a e a fas aster er r rate e of improvem emen ent am among vul ulne nerable gr group ups

For more information please contact Centers f for D Disease C Control and P Prevention

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The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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