Health Profile for Adolescents and Young Adults in the State of Mississippi
Health Profile for Adolescents and Young Adults in the State of Mississippi
Saint Leo University Community Health Evaluation/Epidemiology
HCM/530
Jerry Murrell
September 14, 2012
Obesity and Chronic Issues
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention has listed the American people as some of the unhealthiest people in the world. The numbers are staggering and just hard to believe the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention estimated that more than 6 million adolescents and 97 million adults are beyond overweight (CDC, 2012). In the last the number of overweight Americans has quadrupled. In addition to the obesity, Americans also suffer from the highest rates cancer and heart disease than any other nation of people. The leading cause of death in America is cardiovascular disease and more than 58 million American will have some form of heart disease (Buchbinder, & Shanks, 2012). The second leading cause of death is Cancer and more than 500,000 people die from this illness per year (Buchbinder, & Shanks, 2012). Regardless of the rates of cancer, obesity, and cardiovascular disease the pathetic state of the health in America is nothing new. In terms of ratio 1 out every 3 adults are obese across the nation.
Mississippi Obesity and other Chronic Issues
Mississippi reveals the premier rate of adult obesity in America as well as the premier rate of premature death. Mississippi is head and shoulders above the all the other states in the union in terms of continuous illness standings, i.e. hypertension, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and has high disability rates. These remarkable health issues, it is not a shocker that obesity alone has a momentous strain on the state’s financial system. Mississippi must the ground zero for the country’s obesity battle. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (2012), 44 percent of the adolescents are obese or
Saint Leo University Community Health Evaluation/Epidemiology
HCM/530
Jerry Murrell
September 14, 2012
Obesity and Chronic Issues
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention has listed the American people as some of the unhealthiest people in the world. The numbers are staggering and just hard to believe the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention estimated that more than 6 million adolescents and 97 million adults are beyond overweight (CDC, 2012). In the last the number of overweight Americans has quadrupled. In addition to the obesity, Americans also suffer from the highest rates cancer and heart disease than any other nation of people. The leading cause of death in America is cardiovascular disease and more than 58 million American will have some form of heart disease (Buchbinder, & Shanks, 2012). The second leading cause of death is Cancer and more than 500,000 people die from this illness per year (Buchbinder, & Shanks, 2012). Regardless of the rates of cancer, obesity, and cardiovascular disease the pathetic state of the health in America is nothing new. In terms of ratio 1 out every 3 adults are obese across the nation.
Mississippi Obesity and other Chronic Issues
Mississippi reveals the premier rate of adult obesity in America as well as the premier rate of premature death. Mississippi is head and shoulders above the all the other states in the union in terms of continuous illness standings, i.e. hypertension, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and has high disability rates. These remarkable health issues, it is not a shocker that obesity alone has a momentous strain on the state’s financial system. Mississippi must the ground zero for the country’s obesity battle. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (2012), 44 percent of the adolescents are obese or
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