Blog One: Health Disadvantages in America
Americans Are Experiencing Considerable Health Disadvantage in Comparison with Other Nations. What Are Some of the Underlying Causes of These Disadvantages?
Americans face health disadvantages far greater than individuals in comparable nations. Americans live with chronic health conditions, pay more for healthcare, have lower life expectancy, and have less access to health care (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2022). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, other factors that contribute to the health disadvantages Americans experience are:
- Taxation
- Lack of investment in education
- Poverty
- Income inequality
- Lack of affordable housing
- Violence
- Poor diet
- Alcohol consumption
- Drug abuse
- Cost of health care
- Lack of access to health care
What Can Be Done to Address the Health Disadvantages Americans Are Experiencing?
America has an opportunity to address the health disadvantages Americans are experiencing. Opportunities for improvement include:
- Investment in schools
- Investments in early childhood education
- Investment in affordable housing
- Investment in public transportation
- Expanding access to healthy foods
- Job resource availability at public centers
- Investment in reducing costs of health care
- Investment in expanding health care services
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022, January 7). U.S. health disadvantage: Causes and potential solutions. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/policy/chep/health/index.html
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