Chronic Diseases In the United States by Bianqua Miller https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j Trends & Economic Costs en-us 2019-11-14 02:57:31 UTC 2023-05-08 15:22:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/shiny-blue-globe-facing-north-america-18481306.jpg What are chronic diseases? bmiller2013 https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410984156 According to the National Center for Chronic  Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Chronic diseases are defined broadly as conditions that last 1 year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living or both.]]> 2019-11-14 02:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410984156 Chronic diseases plaguing the U.S: (list not exhaustive) bmiller2013 https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410985870


]]> 2019-11-14 03:03:51 UTC https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410985870 Chronic Disease & the U.S: bmiller2013 https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410987276 "Chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States" (CDC 2019). 


]]> 2019-11-14 03:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410987276 Chronic Disease Stats: bmiller2013 https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410987390 2019-11-14 03:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410987390 Cost: bmiller2013 https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410987447 -According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), chronic disease accounts for approximately 75 percent of the nation's aggregate health care spending - or an estimated $5,300 per person in the U.S. each year
-In 2016, the total costs in the U.S. for direct health care treatment for chronic health conditions totaled $1.1 trillion—equivalent to nearly six percent of the nation’s GDP. ]]> 2019-11-14 03:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410987447 Cost can spiral out of control for patients with different chronic conditions bmiller2013 https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410987492 Meet Eric:]]> 2019-11-14 03:09:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410987492 bmiller2013 https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410987564 2019-11-14 03:09:44 UTC https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410987564 Obesity costs the US health care system $147 billion a year bmiller2013 https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410987583 2019-11-14 03:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410987583 bmiller2013 https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410987606 The cost of cancer care continues to rise and is expected to reach almost $174 billion by 2020]]> 2019-11-14 03:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410987606 Diabetes can cause heart disease, kidney failure, and blindness, and costs the US health care system and employers $237 billion every year. bmiller2013 https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410987633 2019-11-14 03:10:00 UTC https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410987633 Racial/Ethnic Disparities: bmiller2013 https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410987706
  • Racial/ethnic minorities are 1.5 to 2.0 times more likely than whites to have most of the major chronic diseases
  • African Americans have higher rates of diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease than other groups
  •  Black children have a 260 percent higher emergency department visit rate, a 250 percent higher hospitalization rate, and a 500 percent higher death rate from asthma compared to white children.
  • African-American adults with cancer are woefully underrepresented in cancer trials and are much less likely to survive prostate cancer, breast cancer, and lung cancer than their white counterparts.
    • ]]>     2019-11-14 03:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410987706     Obesity costs the US health care system $147 billion a year bmiller2013 https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410987970 2019-11-14 03:11:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410987970 bmiller2013 https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410988152 2019-11-14 03:12:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bmiller2013/pr4ltaixih4j/wish/410988152