Riverside County Health Analysis

In the state of Louisiana there are a great deal of health care concerns. These health care concerns need to be brought up and discussed because the future of Louisiana’s health care system depends on it. It is essential that there is something done for the prevention and quality of care for these health care concerns. Having a healthy lifestyle will help to prevent short life spans and increase longevity of ones life. The health care concerns of Louisiana are asthma, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, infant mortality, and obesity. A lot of residents seem unaware of the health concerns Louisianans face on a daily basis. Which cause high number of deaths due to health concerns.

Which of the following conditions is not one of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States?

A community’s health can be established through a myriad of differing factors. Three specific factors that will help to determine the health of the county in which I live are community safety, disaster preparedness, as well as an analysis of the population. The community under review, Merced, is located in central California and made up of seventeen cities and communities whose individual populations do not exceed more than 75,000 and covers an area of approximately 1,972 square miles (United States Census Bureau, 2010) with a total population of approximately 255,793 people in 2010 (Merced County California, 2012).

North Lawndale is one of the 77 community areas in Chicago, located in the western area of the city between South Lawndale, Garfield Park, the Near West Side and Cicero (Steans Family Foundation, 2014).

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, killing more than 544,000 people each year. Minority groups suffer more from cancer than any other group. Black men and women have a cancer death rate about 35% higher than whites and the death rate for cancer in black men is almost 50% higher than white men. The death rate of lung cancer among blacks is about 27% higher than for whites. Also, the incidence rate for lung cancer in black men is 50% higher than in white men.

After my research of the neighborhood and, statistic facts it is clear that the Kings County population environment is very upkeep however, the community does not rank well using the healthcare assets accessible to them. There is a moment destitute and neediness level populace inside of this county. The insights and registration are tackled the region all in all, and not singular towns inside of the area. Consequently, the main source of death among the Kings County populace was heart disease and, cancer I feel as though based on the statistics of insured individuals it is determined that either the population is not utilizing the health care coverage and, or health resources that are in place for the community. I can honestly say that based on my community assessment that a major factor that always seems to matter is the high income families compared to the lower income families. According to the statistics it is evident that the numbers declined on topics such as health issues like Obesity and, childhood obesity, due to the fact that the higher income counties were able to provide a more healthy eating habit for their families where as the low income families tend to eat more affordable foods such as fast

* 31% of all male deaths under the age of 75 (48,000) are caused by cancer.

What I can infer from the statistics found there is a major issue with chronic diseases and other health factors, which has the potential to lead to a very unhealthy community. The statistics shows that there is a higher diabetes rate in the county then the average for the state. When it comes to communicable disease, Pasco has below average contraction. An example would be Infection with HIV or AIDs, Pasco has around 2.4% while the state average is 5% (County Health, 2013). While this is a lower number, there are other areas where we are above the state average. An example of this is the smoking rate in Pasco County. Smoking is widely known for its horrendous effects on health, in Pasco there is a 26% of adults smoking while the state average is 18%

Due to the mere size of California each county is broken up and evaluated on its medical needs. Basic healthcare needs are available for everyone but due to the lack of accessibility funding was put into creating community health clinics in much of rural parts of the state. Defining this purpose was the diving board of serving the communities throughout California. Social and economic factors play a large role in my county because of the lack of education, language barriers and agriculture (seasonal work) seems to feed the poverty levels, which in turn are very high. Health behaviors are hard to break that include consuming fried and highly refined foods, smoking and sedentary activities leading to obesity are of great concern while costing tax payers millions in the long run.

The health concern that was identified in the community health assessment for Pinellas County (Pinellas) was the high lung cancer incidence rate. The rate of 69.1 per 100,000 population is higher than the state of Florida and the United States average rate (“Community Commons & IP3,” 2016). Possible factors that can contribute to this concern include tobacco usage, lack of health insurance, lack of physical activity, and poor nutrition. A population diagnosis statement for this health concern is risk for increasing number of deaths from lung cancer among the community in Pinellas related to the increased number of tobacco usage as demonstrated by high self-reporting data percentages.

According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the world, responsible for 30% of all deaths globally (WHO) 1 -3 deaths in the U .S. (CDC).

Atherosclerosis is almost worldwide. Although it is hard to estimate how common atherosclerosis is, almost all adults have various parts of the illness. Cardiovascular disease is the single most common cause of illness and death in the developed country accounting for one in three of all deaths! Heart attacks due to coronary artery disease and strokes due to carotid artery disease are responsible for more deaths than all other causes combined. According to statics more than 80,000 people with cardiovascular disease died in 2005, making it the No.1 killer in America. Not only that, but each year in England and Wales, an estimated 124,000 deaths are caused by CVD, where about 39,000 of them occur in people under the age of 75. Due to the continuing obesity prevalent, it is predicted that atherosclerosis will continue to be a major health problem in this country.

The leading causes of death in both MEDCs and LEDCs are heart and circulatory disease and lung disease. Together they are responsible for about one in three deaths.

Severe illness that causes dangerous complications, and longer hospitalization can be due to delayed medical care or lack medical treatment. In San Bernardino County, approximately one in five residents is uninsured ("Community," 2015, p. 48). In 2013, 19% of the population were uninsured, which is 1.8% higher than California. Out of the 19% uninsured residents, 28% were young adults, 25 % were Latinos, 25% with a low income household, 37% does not have a high school diploma. Six percent of children under six years old were uninsured ("Community," 2015, p. 48). According to the 2014 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), 83.1% of San Bernardino County residents under 65 years old had a place or hospital to visit when they feel sick or needed health care services. This is lower than the statewide average, but higher than all neighboring counties compared ("Community," 2015, p. 49).

The regional public health office will be assembled to meet the needs of Chula City, to provide programs and community interventions that administer evidence-based prevention and healthcare services to improve the health of the population. The new public health office will be guided by the key functions necessary for public health services to include; (1) monitoring of health of the population, (2) diagnose and investigate health problems in the community, (3) mobilize partners to solve health problems, (4) develop plans and policies for health, (5) enforce laws and requirements for safety and health, (6) inform and educate the community on health issues, (7) assure that the workforce is competent, (8) link people to other services that