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The Costs of Chronic Disease in the U.S.
Americans' chronic health problems and diseases not only come at the expense of individuals well-be
ing, they also constitute a massive burden on the U.S. economy.
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State Health Inefficiencies
Despite spending more than any other country on health, the U.S. has a mediocre ranking across most
health care quality and health outcome indicators. According to a report published in 2012 by the Institute of Medicine, the U.S.
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Health Disparities in China: Mapping the Way Forward
The formal adoption of the ‘Healthy China 2030’ blueprint on October 25, 2016, marked a turning poi
nt in the evolution of China’s public health policy reforms.
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Beyond the Limits of Traditional Health Care: A State-Level Systematic Review of Community Health Programs in the United States
Traditional health care has not reached all pockets of the U.S. population due to income inequality
, increasing ethnic and cultural diversity, and deep fragmentation of the health care system.
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Are Community Health Workers Saving Lives? A Longitudinal Analysis of State-Level Variation in Community Health Workforce
U.S. health care costs are increasing rapidly while health care outcomes and access vary significan
tly across the country.
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Weighing Down America: 2020 Update
The economic and social cost of obesity in America is at an all-time high and continues to rise. We
estimate its cost to be roughly 6.76 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018 compared to 5.57 percent in 2014.
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America's Obesity Crisis: The Health and Economic Costs of Excess Weight
This study calculates the prevalence and economic effects of diseases related to obesity and overwe
ight in the United States.
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Weighing Down America: The Health and Economic Impact of Obesity
Obesity and excess weight is an expanding health problem for more than 60 percent of Americans, and
a new study by Hugh Waters and Ross DeVol finds that it's a tremendous drain on the U.S. economy as well.
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Weighing Solutions to Obesity
This report, an overview of studies on prevention and intervention, serves as a valuable resou
rce for anyone interested in programs for obesity reduction and weight loss.
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Maternal Mortality Among Vulnerable US Communities
This report covers the alarming reality of maternal mortality in the United States, where the mater
nal mortality ratio (number of maternal deaths per 100,000 births) stands as one of the highest among
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Health Literacy in the United States: Enhancing Assessments and Reducing Disparities
Literacy plays a central role in health and health care. A person’s level of health literacy influe
nces their health-related behaviors along with their ability to navigate the complexities of the health-care system.
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