Wednesday, September 14, 2011

[EQ] Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States

Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010

Carmen DeNavas-Walt; Bernadette D. Proctor; Jessica C. Smith

U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, P60-239, U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, DC, September 2011.

Available online as PDF file [95p.] at: http://1.usa.gov/nBvvQ0

Website: http://1.usa.gov/nTMiRa

"….  The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that in 2010, median household income declined, the poverty rate increased and the percentage without health insurance coverage was not statistically different from the previous year.

     Real median household income in the United States in 2010 was $49,445, a 2.3 percent decline from the 2009 median.

     The nation's official poverty rate in 2010 was 15.1 percent, up from 14.3 percent in 2009 ─ the third consecutive annual increase in the poverty rate. There were 46.2 million people in poverty in 2010, up from 43.6 million in 2009 ─ the fourth consecutive annual increase and the largest number in the 52 years for which poverty estimates have been published.

     The number of people without health insurance coverage rose from 49.0 million in 2009 to 49.9 million in 2010, while the percentage without coverage −16.3 percent - was not statistically different from the rate in 2009…."

Presentations
- Robert M. Groves, Director, U.S. Census Bureau
- Stanley J. Rolark, Chief, Public Information Office, U.S. Census Bureau
- Brett J. O'Hara, Chief, Health Insurance and Disability Statistics Branch, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau
- Edward J. Welniak, Chief, Income Statistics Branch, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau
- Trudi J. Renwick, Chief, Poverty Statistics Branch, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau

Fact Sheets

·         Fact Sheet: Health Insurance 2010 [PDF]

·         Fact Sheet: Income and Poverty 2010 [PDF]

·         Income and Poverty Estimates: Guidance on When to Use Each Survey [PDF]

UStream events:


September 14, 11 AM EDT: Live UStream Event — Income and Poverty in the US
http://www.census.gov/multimedia/www/videos/live_broadcasts.php

September 14, 2 PM EDT: Live UStream Event — Health Insurance Coverage in the US
http://www.census.gov/multimedia/www/videos/live_broadcasts.php

 

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[EQ] Priorities for cardiovascular health in the Americas

Priorities for cardiovascular health in the Americas
Key Messages for Policy Makers

Pan American Health Organization Regional office of the World Health Organization PAHO/WHO

Editors: Pedro Ordúñez García and Carlos Campillo Artero - September 2011

Available online as PDF file [88p.] at:  http://bit.ly/pyR2fr

Website: http://bit.ly/qwzCoT

 

Also in Spanish:

Prioridades para la Salud Cardiovascular en las Américas
- Mensajes claves para los decisores

PDF: http://bit.ly/q2dj7H

“….This document summarizes cardiovascular health priorities, it is the result of a far-reaching consultation process focused on prevention at the population level, integrated risk and disease control, and health services organization.
The priorities were grouped around the Regional Strategy’s four lines of action:
a) public policy and advocacy,
b) surveillance,
c) health promotion and disease prevention, and
d) integrated control of chronic diseases and risk factors.

Content

Foreword

I Public policy and advocacy Multisectoral action and social determinants

  Universal coverage and equitable access to health services

  Integration and sustainability of interventions

II Surveillance> Integration of information systems

 Mortality records and risk factor surveillance

 Health services performance and economic assessments

 Information-sharing

 Technical capacity

III Health promotion and disease prevention
                       
Tobacco

Salt intake

Healthy diet

Physical activity

Alcohol

IV Integrated control of chronic diseases and their risk factors
                       
Competencies of health personnel

Primary care, population risk stratification, and integrated health services networks

Chronic care model

Hypertension and individual total cardiovascular disease risk

Quality and efficiency of clinical services

Acute coronary syndrome and stroke

Bibliography    Consultation participants -   Summary of priorities

 

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