Middleboro Community Health Profile

Middleboro Community Health Profile

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  Presentation by ErinLenhardt, Daniel Lynn, Veronica Locke, Jessica Jacobs, and Karen Jose
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  “Good health isthe bedrock on which social progress is built. A nation of healthy people can do those things that make life worth-while, and as the level of health increases so does the potential for happiness.” - Lalonde Report, 1974
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   Quantitative measures that are pieces of health care puzzle that answers: ◦ How healthy is the community? ◦ Is the community in balance? ◦ What factors affect health in the community? ◦ Are the programs, services, and policies effective? ◦ If not, which areas are in need of improvement? ◦ Is the community proceeding towards or away from its ideal of health?
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   Stable population, rising slightly
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   Six health-related indicators: 1. Obesity & Unhealthy Eating Habits 2. Tobacco Usage 3. Substance Abuse 4. Mental Health 5. Injury/Unintentional Accidents 6. Health Care Access
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   Excessive body fat, high BMI ◦ Diabetes, heart disease, cerebrovascular disease (stroke) ◦ 44% of total mortality
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   Several tobacco-related diseases ◦ Chronic lower respiratory disease, malignant neoplasms (cancer), cerebrovascular disease (stroke) ◦ 33% of total mortality in county
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   Excessive tobacco, alcohol, & drug usage  2% of total deaths in county
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   All accidents, including those attributed to substance abuse  Accidents account for 6% of mortality in county ◦ Predominately affects 15-24 age group: 26%
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   15-44 age group: 46% of suicides  Affects +75 population: 95%
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   Lower rates of infant, neonatal deaths  Better access to maternal care in Hillsboro County
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   Health insurance  Health care resource allocation  Positive signs  Key Middleboro characteristics: ◦ Economically stagnant ◦ High unemployment ◦ Rising health care costs ◦ All contributing to escalating uninsured
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   Rising levels of uninsured  Decreased employer-based insurance – increasing commercial  Implications: less necessary care provided, or none provided at all
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   Shifting trends – declining hospital inpatient care utilization ◦ Implications:  Suggests some health care costs too high - no insurance or underinsured  Suggests medically underserved population - foregoing necessary treatment?  Less spent on health care – various economic consequences
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   Recent legislation: cannot exclude due to pre- existing medical conditions ◦ Will expand access to insurance coverage  Bill under consideration: small business reform and health insurance purchasing pools ◦ More affordable health insurance  Managed care penetration ◦ Fee-for-service decreasing  Prescription drug coverage expanding ◦ More comprehensive, affordable care
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   Accurate framing of community’s issues  Provides sound solutions  Window to Middleboro’s values and vision
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   Any Questions?