Health of the Commonwealth : a report card

62 Pages·1996·1.6 MB·English

by  Health of the Commonwealth Working Group

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Health of the Commonwealth
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Massachusetts Legislature
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Compiled by:
Health of the Commonwealth
Working Group
March
28, 1996

THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE
Representative John E. McDonough Senator Mark Montigny
House Chair Senate Chair
Representative John A. Stefanini Senator Marc R. Pacheco
House Vice-Chair Senate Vice-Chair
Representative Frank M. Hynes Senator Michael W. Morrissey
Representative Patricia Jehlen Senator Therese Murray
Representative John C. Klimm Senator Daniel P. Leahy
Representative Paul Iannuccillo Senator Robert L. Hedlund
Representative James Vallee
Representative Harriette Chandler
Representative Jay Kaufman
Representative Barbara C. Hyland
Representative Valerie Barsom
The Health of the Commonwealth Working Group
David L. Foster, Professor ofPublic Health, Univ. ofMassachusetts School ofPublic Health and
Health Sciences
Christie L. Hager, Research Analyst, Joint Committee on Health Care
Julie Hudman, Legislative Aide to Senator Marc R. Pacheco
Lynne Karsten, Executive Director, Massachusetts Public Health Association
Maureen Osolnik, Executive Assistant to the Regional Director and Point ofContact, U.S.
Department ofHealth and Human Services
The Massachusetts Department ofPublic Healthprovided health status data andpresentation.
Karen Van Kooy, Research Analyst, Joint Committee on Health Care, assisted in graphic design and
production.

Health of the Commonwealth
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report card
HEALTH STATUS MASSACHUSETTS TREND2 NATIONAL GRADE
INDICATOR COAL 20003
Higher percentage ofwomen over age 50 than
Mammograms within 2 Years 60% ft
U.S. figure
Alcohol & Drug RelatedTraffic Decrease in number 5.5" ft
Fatalities
Motor Vehicle Fatalities Continuing decrease 16.8a ft
Homicide Less than halfthe U.S. rate 7.2a ft
Suicide Consistently lower than U.S. rate 10.5a ft
Teenage Birth Rate Rate is halfofU.S. rate, declining since 1990 50b ft
Syphilis Decreases in new cases 10c ft
Gonorrhea Decreases in new cases 225c ft
Chlamydia Decreases in new cases 170c ft
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Lung Cancer Deaths Increases in incidence among women 42a
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Heart Disease Mortality Rate Decreases in deaths 100 a
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Cancer Mortality Rate Increases in deaths 130a
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Tuberculosis The threat remains 3.5C
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Infant Mortality Rate Black infant mortality rate lower than the U.S. 7d
rate, but remains higher than white infant
mortality
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Child Lead Poisoning Rate Rate has halved over the last decade and many e
cases have been averted
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Black and Hispanic mothers less likely to enter
Mothers With First Trimester
90%
Care prenatal care during their first trimester than
white mothers
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Adult Smokers Below the U.S. percentage and declining 15%
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ASTHMA Threat remains in older, urban communities 160f
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Breast Cancer Deaths Increases in incidence among women 20.66
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9th & 12th Grade Smokers Percentage increasing 15%
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Seatbelt Non-Use Lower percentage among adults than U.S. 15%
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AIDS Increases in new cases 43a
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AIDS Cases Associated With Increase in new cases 25,000h
IV. Drug Use
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Prostate Cancer Deaths Increases among men NA
* For complete guide to ReportCardsymbols, see second page.

guide for
Health of the Commonwealth
report card
The Grades
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Has met or exceeded the national goal 2000
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On par with the most recent U.S. figures
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Needs improvement, a public health challenge
References for Numbers
Deaths per 00,000 persons
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Rate per 1,000 women ages 15-17
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Cases per 00,000 persons
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Rate per 1,000 live births
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Incidence per ,000 children tested
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Hospitalizations per 00,000
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Total number ofcases
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Submitted to the Joint Committee on Health Care
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Source: Dept. ofPublic Health
Source: Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives
Department ofHealth and Human Services (DHHS Publication No. (PHS) 91-50212)

Percentage of Women Ages 50 and Older
with Mammogram in Last 2 Years
Massachusetts and US: 990-1 9931
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Dais Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Bureau of Hearth Statistics. Research and Evaluation. Massachusetts Department of Public Hearth