Chronic Disease
Chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes, are visible through out our whole community. Chronic diseases are often preventable and frequently manageable1.
1 in 3 Virginians tested positive in a pre-diabetes screening 2
The average cost to manage & treat diabetes is $15,000 per person per year in Virginia 3
Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in the United States of America 4
Preventable Hospitalization Rate By Race in the BRHD Localities 5
Social Determinants of Health
Social Determinants of Health, also referred to as SDOH, are defined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as “conditions in the environments in which people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks”6.
30.4% is the obesity rate in Virginia7
10.9% of respondents consume the daily recommended amount of fruit each day8
7.6% of respondents consume the daily recommended amount of vegetables each day9
Note: the recommended amount of fruit to be consumed each day is 1.5- 2 cups. The recommended amount of vegetables to be consumed each day is 2-3 cups.
- https://www.apha.org/topics-and-issues/chronic-disease ↩︎
- https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/diabetes/ ↩︎
- https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article-abstract/45/11/2570/147597/Medical-Costs-Associated-With-Diabetes?redirectedFrom=fulltext ↩︎
- https://diabetes.org/about-diabetes/statistics/about-diabetes ↩︎
- County Health Rankings, 2019 Report ↩︎
- https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/social-determinants-of-health ↩︎
- https://stateofchildhoodobesity.org/states/va/ ↩︎
- https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6645a1.htm?s_cid=mm6645a1_w ↩︎
- https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6645a1.htm?s_cid=mm6645a1_w ↩︎