Latest Breaking News On - Office of rural health - Page 4 : comparemela.com
Steve Prorak/EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) Rural Americans are more likely to die early from one of the five leading causes of death than those who live in urban areas, according to new federal data.Researchers looked at the number of potentially preventable deaths from 2010 through 2022. The report was published Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Rural Americans were more likely to die from heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries, stroke and chronic lower respiratory disease before age 80 compared to urbanites, researchers said."There is a well-described, rural-urban divide in the United States, where rural residents tend to be sicker and poorer and to have worse health outcomes than do their non-rural peers," Dr. Macarena Garcia, a senior health scientist in the CDC s Office of Rural Health, said during a press conference on Monday.About 20% of the U.S. population lives in rural areas while the remaining 80% live in urban areas, according to da
United-statesSouth-carolinaLouisianaKentuckyTennesseeMississippiAmericansMacarena-garciaSteve-prorak-eyeem-gettyOffice-of-rural-healthCenters-for-diseaseUs-census-bureauSteve Prorak/EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) Rural Americans are more likely to die early from one of the five leading causes of death than those who live in urban areas, according to new federal data.Researchers looked at the number of potentially preventable deaths from 2010 through 2022. The report was published Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Rural Americans were more likely to die from heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries, stroke and chronic lower respiratory disease before age 80 compared to urbanites, researchers said."There is a well-described, rural-urban divide in the United States, where rural residents tend to be sicker and poorer and to have worse health outcomes than do their non-rural peers," Dr. Macarena Garcia, a senior health scientist in the CDC s Office of Rural Health, said during a press conference on Monday.About 20% of the U.S. population lives in rural areas while the remaining 80% live in urban areas, according to da
United-statesSouth-carolinaLouisianaMississippiTennesseeKentuckyAmericansMacarena-garciaSteve-prorak-eyeem-gettyCenters-for-diseaseOffice-of-rural-healthUs-census-bureau