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Geographic Disparities in Declining Rates of Heart Disease Mortality in the Southern United States, 1973–2010

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: In the United States, heart disease mortality has decreased since the 1950s (1). However, these declines have not occurred uniformly across the country, and slower rates of decline may indicate increased need for heart disease prevention policies and programs (2). In this article, we document the geographic inequalities in declining heart disease death rates in the South — a region with high heart disease mortality rates. We also consider methods for generating county-level estimates of changing heart disease death rates.

Source: Preventing Chronic Disease

DOI: 10.5888/pcd11.140203

Authors: Adam S. Vaughan, Michael R. Kramer, Michele Casper

Institutions: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emory University

Language: English

Topic: Healthcare Systems and Public Health

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: diamond