Creating a Culture of Health in Appalachia Ohio

Authors: Health Policy Institute of Ohio.

Title: Creating a Culture of Health in Appalachia Ohio

Citation: Health policy news. Health Policy Institute of Ohio. (2020).

According to the Health Policy Institute of Ohio, “Appalachian Ohio’s heart disease mortality rate is 22 percent higher than the national rate and 15 percent higher than the rate in non-Appalachian Ohio” (2020). Heart disease mortality is significantly higher in Appalachia Ohio than in non-Appalachian Ohio.

• Appalachian Ohio’s heart disease mortality rate is 22 percent higher than the national rate and 15 percent higher than the rate in non- Appalachian Ohio.
• In Appalachian Ohio, 30.1 percent of people report being physically inactive, a figure higher than the 23.1 percent reported in the United States as a whole and the 25.5 percent reported in non-Appalachian Ohio.
• In Appalachian Ohio, 20.9 percent of all adults report being cigarette smokers, a figure higher than the 16.3 percent at the national level, and the 18.9 percent in non-Appalachian Ohio.
• Hospitalization rates for heart disease in Appalachian Ohio are 40 percent higher than the national average, and 20 percent higher than the average in non-Appalachian Ohio.