gathering 2011 breakout sessions - health - how healthy is appalachia?

Alison Davis, PhDCEDIKUniversity of Kentucky

Source: http://www.arc.gov

www.cdc.gov/diabetes

Age-adjusted percent

0 - 19.419.5 - 23.823.9 - 27.027.1 - 30.7> 30.8

County-level Estimates of Obesity among Adults aged ≥ 20 years: United States 2004

www.cdc.gov/diabetes

Age-adjusted percent

0 - 19.419.5 - 23.823.9 - 27.027.1 - 30.7> 30.8

County-level Estimates of Obesity among Adults aged ≥ 20 years: United States 2008

The medical costs of obesity were as high as $147 billion in 2008. The average annual medical costs for an obese person are $1,429 more than those of a normal weight person.

The medical costs of diabetes were $116 billion in 2007. The average medical expenditures among people with diagnosed diabetes were 2.3 times higher than what expenditures would be in the absence of diabetes.

“States where residents are the least likely to be physically active during leisure time are Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Tennessee. In those states, physical inactivity rates are 29.2 percent or greater for more than 70 percent of the counties.”

Source: BRFSS Data 2009

www.cdc.gov/diabetes

County-level Estimates of Diagnosed Diabetes among

Adults aged ≥ 20 years: United States 2008

Age-adjusted percent

0 - 6.36.4 - 7.57.6 - 8.88.9 - 10.5> 10.6

Source: Statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov

Source: BRFSS 2009

Source: Countyhealthrankings.org

Source: Countyhealthrankings.org

Source: Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, 2007

Appalachia needs strong intervention to improve healthy behavior and health outcomes

The retention and recruitment of medical professionals is vital

The changing landscape of health care will have a large impact, i.e. Electronic Medical Records and health care reform)