A Healthy Georgia:
Focus on Rural Areas
Focus on Health Measures
Georgia’s Health is Poor:
Overall Ranking in US is 43rd in 2005
United Health Foundation, 2005
Problem Areas
Behaviors
High School Grad. 54% 49th
Community Factors
Lack Health Insurance 17% 43rd
Infectious Diseases 38 47th
Children in Poverty 20% 39th
Problem Areas
Health Outcomes
Cardiovascular Deaths 360 41st
Total Mortality 942 41st
Infant Mortality 8.5 44th
Premature Deaths 8,824 41st
The Summit
Many health changes are underway
Health requires broad collaboration
Strategy
o Be inclusive
o Focus on outcomes
What Determines Health?
Physical Social
Birth Disorders Environment Environment
•Air •Water •Hygiene
•Identify and Treat •Land •Food •Living Conditions
Family History
•Cancer Frequency
•Diabetes Frequency Environment
Genetic Genetics 19% Access to Care
Replacements 20% •Affordable
Health Care •Local
10% Quality of Care
•Monitor
Individual Behaviors: •Comparison
•Smoking Medicine Access
•Physical activity Life Style •Affordable
•Eating habits 51% •Quality
•Sexual practices
•Driving speed
Health Agenda Emphasis:
Improve Access to Healthcare
o Convene partners
o Promote new ideas
Promote Community Conditions for
Healthy Lifestyles
o Support for safe roadways
o Increase physical activity
o Support families and communities
Areas of Emphasis (cont.)
Decrease the Number of Uninsured
and Underinsured Georgians
o Find new partners and new models
Promote Safe Communities
o Preparedness
o Environmental Health
Areas of Emphasis (cont.)
Address Poverty and Poor Health
o Engage others in finding solutions
Engage Educational Partners
o 3rd grade, high school, adult literacy
Eliminate Inequities in Health
o Define in all ways possible
Early Loss of Life: Race and
Rural-NonRural, 1994-2004, GA
15,000
14,000
13,000
Per 100,000 Population
12,000
11,000
10,000
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Rural Black nonRural Black Rural White nonRural White
Early Loss of Life-CVD: Race &
Rural-NonRural, 1994-2004, GA
4,000
3,500
Per 100,000 Population
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Rural Black nonRural Black Rural White nonRural White
Early Loss of Life-Cancer: Race &
Rural-NonRural, 1994-2004, GA
2,400
2,300
2,200
Per 100,000 Population
2,100
2,000
1,900
1,800
1,700
1,600
1,500
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Rural Black nonRural Black Rural White nonRural White
Infant Mortality: Race & Rural-
NonRural, 1994-2004, GA
18
16
14
per 100,000 Population
Race-Specific Rate
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Rural Black nonRural Black Rural White nonRural White
Teen Pregnancy: Race & Rural-
NonRural, 1994-2004, GA
120
110
100
per 100,000 Population
Race-Specific Rate
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Rural Black nonRural Black Rural White nonRural White
Live Healthy Georgia
Eat Healthy
Be Active
Be Smoke Free
Get Checked
Be Positive
Public Health in Transition
Partners are Crucial to Change
o Pandemic Influenza Preparedness
o Rural Healthcare and Economic
Development
o Chronic Diseases