Fact Based List:
America's Health Rankings: 8 Key Takeaways
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/14/2017 - 13:41
- Since the 2015 edition, health screenings increased by 19% from 60.7% to 72.4% of seniors receiving recommended screenings
- Since the 2013 edition, ICU use in the last six months of life decreased by 9% from 15.2% to 13.8% of Medicare decedents aged 65 years and older
- Since the 2013 edition, the hip fracture hospitalization rate decreased by 21% from 7.3 to 5.8 hospitalizations per 1,000 Medicare enrollees aged 65 years and older
- In the past year, the premature death rate increased from 1,786 to 1,797 deaths per 100,000 adults aged 65 to 74 years
- Since the 2013 edition, obesity increased by 9% from 25.3% to 27.6% of adults aged 65 years and older
- Since the 2015 edition, SNAP reach decreased by 7% from 75.2% to 70.1% of adults aged 60 years and older living in poverty
- Since the 2013 edition, food insecurity a mesure of the percentage of seniors facing the threat of hunger, increased by 16% from 13.6% to 15.8% of adults aged 60 years and older
- In the past year, community support funding for public nutrition, transportation, and other social services for seniors living in poverty decreased by 6%
Source: America's Health Rankings
Source URL: http://assets.americashealthrankings.org/app/uploads/ahr2017...
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