CDPHP Announcement - Chronic Disease Facts - 2020 Brief Report - Alaska

Chronic Disease Facts: 2020 Brief Report - Alaska - posted online

Chronic diseases—those that go on for a long time and often don’t go away completely—are among the most common and costly health problems, and we often know how to prevent them. Examples of diseases people live with for long periods, possibly a lifetime, are heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, asthma, and arthritis.

Healthy Lives for all Alaskans

Health begins where we live, learn, work and play—long before we need medical care.

Health starts—long before illness—in Alaskans’ homes, schools, and jobs. Public health professionals must focus on upstream factors that contribute to unhealthy behaviors and illness, such as poverty²⁰ and adverse childhood experiences,²¹ to ensure all Alaskans have a chance to live a healthy life.

 

To read more, the document can be found on our Publications page or you can download the 3-page report here: Alaska Chronic Disease Facts - 2020 Brief Report

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²⁰ Braveman PA, Egerter SA, Mockenhaupt RE. Broadening the focus. The need to address the social determinants of health. Am J Prev Med 2011;40(1S1):S4-S18.

²¹ Merrick MT, Ford DC, Ports KA, et al. Vital Signs: Estimated proportion of adult health problems attributable to adverse childhood experiences and implications for prevention – 25 states, 2015 – 2017.MMWR 2019;68(44):999-1005.

 

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