Transcript Healthy Camden 2010 - Rutgers University

Summation of Recent
Camden City Health
Studies
Joan M. Gray-UMDNJ Fieldwork Project
Presentation to
Camden City Healthy Futures Committee
September 28, 2006
Preventing/Reducing Major Diseases
Asthma
Annual hospital
admission rate due to
asthma per 100,000
population
Sources:
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NJDHSS, Center for Health Statistics.
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Healthy New Jersey 2010: Update 2005
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Camden City data source-Camden Hospital
and Emergency Room Health Data 2003,
Camden Coalition of Health Care Providers,
CAMConnect June 2006
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Healthy Camden City 2010: Update 2005
700
600
500
Camden City
Target NJ
Target NJ White
Target NJ Black
Target NJ Hispanic
400
300
200
100
0
2003
Targets
Summary of Challenges
Camden City
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High Utilization of Emergency Departments versus primary care
Infant mortality, prenatal care, and teen pregnancies in Camden
City
Obesity
Heart Disease, Asthma, Diabetes
Cancer particularly breast, colorectal, invasive cervical, and lung
mortality. Oral and prostate incidence levels.*
Mental Health
Infectious Disease
*From Data to Strategy: Information for Planning a Smoking Cessation Program-2005
Camden County Cancer Coalition
Top Priorities Identified in
Community Focus Groups
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Issues of poverty and the working poor, lack of housing,
jobs, education
Healthcare concerns (particularly men’s health,
mental health, exercise, and affordability)
Concerns regarding safety, drugs, domestic violence,
and after school safety
Concerns related to families and children, parenting
skills
Waterfront South Air Pollutants
Currently above Health Benchmarks
Pollutants with risk ratios greater than one
Currently above Health Benchmarks
Arsenic, Cadmium, Dioxin, Nickel- cancer the health effect of
concern
Lead-irreversible neurological and behavioral deficits in
children, cancer
Hydrogen sulfide-adverse effects of nasal tract, headache and
nausea
Manganese-visual reaction, eye-hand coordination, hand
steadiness
Camden Waterfront South Air Toxics Pilot Project 2005
NJ Dept of Environmental Protection
Waterfront South Air Pollutants
Currently above Health Benchmarks
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Fine Particulate Matter PM25
risk ratio 1.5
Inhalable Particulate Matter PM10 risk ratio 1.2
Diesel Particulate Matter
risk ratio 1.4
Camden Waterfront South Air Toxics Pilot Project 2005
NJ Dept of Environmental Protection