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Six Slides to Help State Legislators Improve Health

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Health Is Determined by Life Conditions

Determinants of Health Model based on frameworks developed by: Tarlov AR. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1999; 896: 281-93; and Kindig D, Asada Y, Booske B. JAMA 2008; 299(17): 2081-2083.

The majority of health care spending ignores these major cost drivers.

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Some states are healthier than others 2018 America’s Health Rankings Annual Report

https://www.americashealthrankings.org/learn/reports/2018-annual-report/findings-state-rankings

Healthiest states: HI, MA, CT, VT, UT

Rank:

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Life Expectancy by County, 2014

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai nternalmedicine/fullarticle/2626194

Location and the

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and community supports that come with it impact health and longevity. Life expectancy: 66 years Life expectancy: 84 years

Multiple state agencies have responsibility for residents’ health. Legislators can facilitate cross-sector collaboration to align around the goal of improving health.

https://nashp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Jean1.pdf

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 How can state spending or resources most effectively

impact health-related policies or programs, either directly or upstream (e.g., education and housing)?

 Can state spending or resources be better aligned

around these levers?

 How can state legislatures help align priorities across

state government to support health?

 Which upstream factors that influence health are

priorities for both the executive and legislative branches in your state?

 How can state legislators balance upfront costs needed

for long-term gains?

Key questions to maximize resources and align around health priorities

https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2018/01/10/long-term-health-nation-problems-000613