Public Health Issues Sample Clauses

Public Health Issues. According to information released by the U.S. CDC, the Miami-Dade County (MDC) has been dealing with obesity in the community (CDC, 2013). The county has seen a high rate (67.4%) of obesity and overweight for adults in the county. The obesity rate for high-school students were 13%, but only 12% of them attended regular physical-education classes at school, which is significantly lower than the state average of 44%. Physical inactivity and poor diet are the main causes for the obesity problem. Approximately 24.5% of the county’s adults reported no physical activity in the last 30 days and only 22.1% of them met the Federal government's guidelines for fruit and vegetable consumption (CDC, 2013). Table 16 shows the top 10 leading causes of death in MDC (FDHMDC, 2019). Table 16 Leading Causes of Death (Age‐adjusted Death Rate per 100,000) in Miami‐Dade County Compared to Florida and the United States Source: Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County (FDHMDC, 2019) Table 16 shows that, when compared to the state and the U.S., MDC has slightly below average rates for most health conditions leading to death, except for stroke and diabetes, which are actually higher than the U.S. averages. With our review of health benefits of physical activity presented in Table 1, increasing physical activity can help reduce the incidence of stroke and diabetes. The rates of death caused by cancer and chronic lower respiratory disease for MDC are both significantly lower than the averages for the state and the U.S.. Table 17 shows the years of potential life lost (YPLL) before age 75 by different causes leading to death. YPLL is a measure of premature mortality defined as the number of years of life lost among persons who die prematurely before their life expectancy. It can be seen that stroke has seen a dramatic incidence of stroke as the cause of YPLL has increased in MDC since 2015. So did heart disease and unintentional injuries. All three conditions (i.e., heart disease, stroke, and unintentional injuries) can benefits from increase physical activity and reducing vehicle crashes on the streets, both of which are features of complete streets. Table 17 Years of Potential Life Lost before Age 75 to Leading Causes of Death (Single‐ Year Rate per 100,000 population in Miami‐Dade County, FL) Source: FDHMDC (2019)
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Public Health Issues. According to information released by the U.S. CDC, the Miami-Dade County (MDC) has been dealing with obesity in the community (CDC, 2013). The county has seen a high rate (67.4%) of obesity and overweight for adults in the county. The obesity rate for high-school students were 13%, but only 12% of them attended regular physical-education classes at school, which is significantly lower than the state average of 44%. Physical inactivity and poor diet are the main causes for the obesity problem. Approximately 24.5% of the county’s adults reported no physical activity in the last 30 days and only 22.1% of them met the Federal government's guidelines for fruit and vegetable consumption (CDC, 2013). Table 16 shows the top 10 leading causes of death in MDC (FDHMDC, 2019).
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