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Health Disparities in Appalachia

WEBHealth Disparities in Appalachia. “Creating a Culture of Health in Appalachia: Disparities and Bright Spots” is an innovative research initiative sponsored …

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New Research and Website Highlight Health in Appalachia

WEBThree new resources released in July 2018 by ARC, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky offer a fresh approach …

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Appalachian Region Endures Dramatic Health Challenges …

WEBThe report "Health Disparities in Appalachia," issued in August 2017 by ARC, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Foundation for a Healthy …

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Health Disparities in Appalachia: Mortality (PDF: 6.5 MB)

WEBOverview: Injury Mortality in the Appalachian Region. The injury mortality rate in the Appalachian Region is 52.4 per 100,000 population, which is 33 percent higher than the …

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Health Disparities in Appalachia: Social Determinants …

WEBCentral Appalachia is the worst-performing subregion—median household income is $34,628 which is 38 percent less than the national figure. There is a large urban-rural …

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Trends in Appalachian Health

WEBA decrease in this variable over time signifies an improvement in the health of a community. Between 1989–1995 and 2008–2014,5 the YPLL rate in the Appalachian Region …

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APPALACHIAN REGION Key Findings HEALTH …

WEBKey Findings APPALACHIAN REGION HEALTH DISPARITIES 1 MORTALITY Heart Disease Deaths The Appalachian Region’s heart disease mortality rate is 17 percent …

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Health Disparities in Appalachia Executive Summary

WEBCreating a Culture of Health in Appalachia: Disparities and Bright Spots is an innovative research initiative sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the …

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Disparities and Bright Spots HEALTH DISPARITIES IN …

WEBThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is the nation’s largest philanthropy dedicated to health. For more than 40 years, RWJF has supported research and …

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Health Disparities in Appalachia: Community Characteristics …

WEBThe average travel time to work in the Appalachian Region is 24.8 minutes, which is comparable to the national average of 25.7 minutes. The average commuting times in …

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Health Disparities in Appalachia: Morbidity (PDF: 4.3 MB)

WEBResidents in Appalachian counties classified as distressed report an average of 5.0 days per person per month (or 60 days per person per year), a mark 25 percent higher than …

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Health Disparities in Appalachia: Child Health (PDF: 3 MB)

WEBOverview: Teen Birth Rates in the Appalachian Region. With a rate of 38.2 births per 1,000 females ages 15–19, the incidence of teen births is 10 percent higher in the Appalachian …

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Exploring Bright Spots in Appalachian Health: Case Studies

WEBThis report,Exploring Bright Spots in Appalachian Health: Case Studies, looks at how ten Appalachian counties with health outcomes that are better than expected—given the …

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APPALACHIAN KENTUCKY Key Findings HEALTH DISPARITIES

WEBMammogram Screenings. The percentage of Medicare-covered women undergoing mammogram screenings in Appalachian Kentucky is lower than the percentage at the …

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WEST VIRGINIA Key Findings HEALTH DISPARITIES

WEBCREATING A CULTURE OF HEALTH IN APPALACHIA Key Findings | WEST VIRGINIA 3 Grocery Store Availability There are the same number of grocery stores per 1,000 …

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APPALACHIAN PENNSYLVANIA Key Findings HEALTH …

WEBDiabetes Prevalence. The prevalence of diabetes in Appalachian Pennsylvania is 10.7 percent, a mark higher than the. 9.8 percent experienced by the nation as a whole, and …

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Health Disparities in Appalachia: Behavioral Health (PDF: 5.3 MB)

WEBThe prevalence of depression among fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries in the Appalachian Region is 16.7 percent, compared to 15.4 percent for the United States as …

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