America’s Health Rankings 2021 Annual Report Illustrates Complex Picture of America’s Health
2021年12月7日 - 11:00PM
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Report is first to include data collected
during COVID-19 pandemic
The United Health Foundation, the philanthropic foundation of
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), today released its “America’s
Health Rankings® 2021 Annual Report,” which provides insights into
the early effects of COVID-19 on Americans’ health and well-being.
The report — which includes new, publicly available data — paints a
complex and nuanced picture of America’s health during the
pandemic, including reversals of longer-term trends across several
measures.
“In this year’s report — which provides a comprehensive look at
our nation’s overall health — we begin to see how the COVID-19
pandemic has had both direct and indirect impacts on health and
health trends,” said Dr. Rhonda Randall, executive vice president
and chief medical officer of UnitedHealthcare Employer and
Individual, part of UnitedHealth Group. “The report also
demonstrates an urgent and ongoing need to further examine and
discuss these findings and how to best address Americans’ most
pressing health needs.”
The most notable impact of COVID-19 in the report was a 17%
increase in the U.S. death rate between 2019 and 2020. The COVID-19
death rate was the highest among the American Indian/Alaska Native
population, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
Many other measures tell a more nuanced story, including:
- A 13% increase in high health status, the percentage of adults
reporting that their health was very good or excellent, nationally
between 2019 and 2020. This reverses a downward trend that began in
2012. In 2020, high health status was far higher among Asian
(60.5%) and white (59.2%) adults than among American Indian/Alaska
Native (43.5), Hispanic (46.5%) and Black (47.7%) adults.
- A 7% decrease in the prevalence of cancer, which had increased
9% between 2016 and 2019. However, screenings declined for breast
cancer (17%) and colon cancer (23%) between 2019 and 2020,
according to UnitedHealthcare data.
- A 5% decrease nationally in the percentage of adults engaged in
excessive drinking to 17.6%, the lowest level since 2014, driven
largely by a 7% decrease in binge drinking — defined as four or
more drinks for females or five or more drinks for males on one
occasion in the past 30 days — between 2019 and 2020. Despite the
decrease, heavy drinking — defined as eight or more drinks per week
for females or 15 or more drinks per week for males — moved from
6.5% to 6.7% between 2019 and 2020.
The report also found that public health funding increased 33%
nationally from $87 to $116 per person between 2017-2018 and
2019-2020 — the highest level since at least 2015, when America’s
Health Rankings began using the same data source. This includes
increases in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. by 12% or more.
“The pandemic has shown us how important it is to have a strong
public health infrastructure to continue to address the challenges
we face,” said Georges C. Benjamin, MD, executive director of the
American Public Health Association. “It is my hope that we use this
data to build a public health system that can work to protect all
Americans and address health inequities.”
The 32nd edition of the Annual Report, available at
AmericasHealthRankings.org, examines 81 measures from 30 unique
data sources to understand the impact that social, economic,
environmental and other factors have on health. In addition, the
report includes the longest-running state-by-state analysis of our
nation’s health, and provides actionable, data-driven insights that
stakeholders can use to effect change, either in a state or
nationally, and continue the dialogue of improving our nation’s
health. UnitedHealth Group plans to use the findings of this report
as a critical source of information to fulfill its mission of
making the health system work better for everyone.
About America’s Health Rankings For over three decades,
America’s Health Rankings® has assessed the nation’s health and
provided data-driven insights to support better health outcomes and
build healthier communities. Produced by the United Health
Foundation, America’s Health Rankings evaluates a comprehensive set
of health, environmental and socioeconomic data to illuminate both
health challenges and successes, determine national and state
health benchmarks and enable stakeholders to take action in
improving health.
UnitedHealth Group and America’s Health Rankings
UnitedHealth Group uses findings from America’s Health Rankings
reports, along with additional data and insights from the
organization’s 340,000 employees, to devise and deliver targeted,
meaningful solutions that address America’s health disparities — in
health care, insurance, clinical expertise and financial support.
UnitedHealth Group partners with national and local organizations,
government agencies, experts and lawmakers to further improve and
better target these solutions, and help all people live healthier
lives. During the COVID-19 pandemic, UnitedHealth Group provided
more than $100 million in support to those directly affected by
COVID-19, including hot spot relief efforts, health workforce
safety, seniors and individuals experiencing homelessness and food
insecurity. UnitedHealth Group is also focused on reducing health
disparities informed by America’s Health Rankings, including
through philanthropic partnerships that address specific community
health needs.
Learn more about UnitedHealth Group’s commitment to building a
sustainable health care system in the company’s annual
Sustainability Report.
About the United Health Foundation Through collaboration
with community partners, grants and outreach efforts, the United
Health Foundation works to improve our health system, build a
diverse and dynamic health workforce and enhance the well-being of
local communities. The United Health Foundation was established by
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) in 1999 as a not-for-profit, private
foundation dedicated to improving health and health care. To date,
the United Health Foundation has committed more than $500 million
to programs and communities around the world. To learn more, visit
UnitedHealthFoundation.org.
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