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Virginia Men Have 15 Years on Mississippis, Study Shows
Tobacco use, obesity and high blood pressure have dropped life expectancy in Appalachia, the Deep South and northern Texas, said Christopher Murray, the institute director and a report author. Photographer: Mario Tama/Getty Images
.A man in Fairfax County, Virginia, can expect to live 15 years longer than one in Holmes County, Mississippi, according to a study released today that illuminates health disparities across the U.S.
A woman in Collier County, Florida, has 12 years on a woman in Holmes, in the Mississippi Delta region of the southern state, said researchers at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington in Seattle. The study examined life expectancy in 3,147 U.S. counties through 2007.
Tobacco use, obesity and high blood pressure have dropped life expectancy in Appalachia, the Deep South and northern Texas, said Christopher Murray, the institute director and a report author. He called for more investment in public-health programs and increased emphasis on primary care so doctors can catch and control high blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
Eighty-five percent of counties in the U.S. are not keeping up with whats possible for women, and 81 percent of counties in the U.S. are not keeping up for men, Murray said in a telephone interview. He defined whats possible as progress made in the top 10 countries, including Canada, Australia and Japan, in extending human lifespan.
Its an achievable thing, to do better, Murray said. The question is: what can we do to reorient our medical care system and public health to get better outcomes?
Tobacco use, obesity and high blood pressure have dropped life expectancy in Appalachia, the Deep South and northern Texas, said Christopher Murray, the institute director and a report author. Photographer: Mario Tama/Getty Images
.A man in Fairfax County, Virginia, can expect to live 15 years longer than one in Holmes County, Mississippi, according to a study released today that illuminates health disparities across the U.S.
A woman in Collier County, Florida, has 12 years on a woman in Holmes, in the Mississippi Delta region of the southern state, said researchers at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington in Seattle. The study examined life expectancy in 3,147 U.S. counties through 2007.
Tobacco use, obesity and high blood pressure have dropped life expectancy in Appalachia, the Deep South and northern Texas, said Christopher Murray, the institute director and a report author. He called for more investment in public-health programs and increased emphasis on primary care so doctors can catch and control high blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
Eighty-five percent of counties in the U.S. are not keeping up with whats possible for women, and 81 percent of counties in the U.S. are not keeping up for men, Murray said in a telephone interview. He defined whats possible as progress made in the top 10 countries, including Canada, Australia and Japan, in extending human lifespan.
Its an achievable thing, to do better, Murray said. The question is: what can we do to reorient our medical care system and public health to get better outcomes?
