MEDICAL: DISEASES: CHRONIC : UNITED STATES: STATES: GOVERNMENT : ORGANIZATIONS: Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

[David P. Dillard]

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MEDICAL: DISEASES: CHRONIC :
UNITED STATES: STATES: GOVERNMENT :
ORGANIZATIONS:
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
National Conference of State Legislatures
<http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/chronic.htm>

Chronic Disease: The Facts

Five chronic diseases - heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease, and diabetes - cause 7 of every 10 (more than 1.7
million) deaths in the United States each year.

Chronic, disabling conditions cause major limitations in activity for more
than one of every 10 Americans, or 25 million people.

Medical care for people with chronic diseases accounts for more than 75
percent of the $1.4 trillion we spend annually as a nation on medical
care.

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Preventing Chronic Disease and Promoting Health

In addition to being among the most prevalent and costly health
conditions, chronic diseases are also among the most preventable of all
health problems.

$5.6 billion in heart disease costs could be saved if 10 percent of adults
began a regular walking program.

Of the 50 million US adults with high blood pressure, 70 percent of them
do not have their blood pressure under control.

Colorectal cancer screening can reduce the number of colon cancer deaths
by at least 30 percent.

A mammogram every 1-2 years for women aged 40 years and older reduces the
risk of death from breast cancer by about 16 percent.

Regular eye exams/timely treatment could prevent up to 90 percent of
diabetes-related blindness. Regular foot examinations/patient education
could prevent up to 85 percent of diabetes related amputations.

Tobacco use is the single most preventable U. S. cause of death.

Physical inactivity contributes to disease and disability, accounting for
22 percent of colon cancer, 18 percent of osteoporotic fractures, and 12
percent of diabetes and hypertension.

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