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Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Jean OConnor, JD, DrPH Chronic Disease Prevention Director Georgia Department of Public Health August 2015 Americas Health Rankings Georgia, 2014 38 Overall 37 Children in Poverty 48 HS
Jean O’Connor, JD, DrPH Chronic Disease Prevention Director Georgia Department of Public Health August 2015
Overall Children in Poverty HS Graduation Rate Income Disparity Lack of Health Insurance Underemployment Unemployment 38 37 48 44 46 44 42
Years of Potential Life Lost 2009-2013
80,282 85,259 91,409 101,837 125,382 160,995 177,448 454,288 541,513 675,094 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 700,000 800,000
Birth Defects Diabetes Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease Stroke Homicide Suicide Perinatal Period Conditions Unintentional Injury (incl. MVC) Diseases of Heart Cancers
Years of Potential Life Lost
Source: Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS Dashboard. http://oasis.state.ga.us/
* Cause categories are the National Centers for Health Statistics (NCHS), rankable causes of deaths applied to Georgia.
Source: Georgia Department of Public Health, Vital Records Death File, 2006 – Based on methodology by Foege and McGinnis.
Highest Priority Middle Priority
Adolescent and School Health – Shape Mini Grants to Schools – Asthma Control Program – Adolescent Health and Youth Development – Teen Pregnancy Prevention/PREP – Sexual Violence Prevention – Youth Tobacco Prevention Prevention, Screening and Treatment – Cancer State Aid Program – Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening – HBOC Genomics – Health Systems Change/Quality Improvement – Diabetes Self-Management and Education – Tobacco Quitline Community Policy, Systems and Environmental Change – Tobacco-Free and Smoke-Free Places – Nutrition – Physical Activity – Worksite Wellness – Adult Heart Disease – Working with Faith-Based Organizations Planning and Partnerships – District Communications Coordination – Comprehensive Cancer and Control Planning – Healthy Communities – Chronic Disease Council
Contact Information Jean O’Connor, JD, DrPH Chronic Disease Prevention Director Georgia Department of Public Health 2 Peachtree Street, NW, 16th Floor Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Email: Jean.OConnor@dph.ga.gov DPH online: www.dph.ga.gov DPH on Facebook: www.facebook.com/GaDPH DPH on Twitter: www.twitter.com/GaDPH