Monitoring Progress toward CDC's Health Protection Goals: Health Outcome Measures by Life Stage

Roy, Kakoli; Haddix, Anne C.; Ikeda, Robin M.; Curry, Cecilia W.; Truman, Benedict I.; Thacker, Stephen B.

doi:10.1177/003335490912400219

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“…4 Furthermore, foodborne illness in older adults is a growing concern because the number of adults 65 years of age in the U.S. is expected to reach 55 million by 2020, and more older adults will remain in the community far into old age due to continuing improvements in public health and medical care. 5 Staying healthy and independent into old age is important to individuals and comprises a key measure of public health. 6 In general, studies have found older adults' food safety knowledge and practices to be better than those of younger people.…”

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Food Safety Perceptions and Practices of Older Adults

2011

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SynopSiSobjectives. Older adults are considered more vulnerable to foodborne illness due to lowered immune function. We compared the food safety perceptions and practices of older and younger adults and determined associations with demographic characteristics.Methods. We focused on 1,317 participants 60 years of age from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's 2006 Food Safety Survey, a telephone survey of a nationally representative sample of American consumers. We used data on participants 60 years of age to compare younger and older adults, and used Pearson's Chi-square tests to determine whether perceptions and practices differed by age, gender, level of education, living arrangement, and race/ethnicity. We conducted multiple logistic regression analysis to assess relationships of demographic characteristics and food safety perceptions with food safety practices of older adults.Results. We found that adults 60 years of age were more likely to follow recommended food safety practices than those 60 years of age. Sixty-six percent of adults 60 years of age reported eating potentially hazardous foods in the past year compared with 81% of adults 60 years of age. Among people 60 years of age, women, those with less education, and nonwhite individuals generally had better food safety practices and a greater awareness of food safety risk.Conclusions. These findings suggest that certain subsets of the older adult population are less likely to follow recommended food safety practices and, thus, are at greater risk of foodborne illness. Food safety education for older adults should target men and those with more education and higher incomes.

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Food Safety Perceptions and Practices of Older Adults

2011

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“…These findings and corresponding recommendations align with Healthy People 2020’s national health objectives 12 and CDC’s health protection goal for women—working to promote the health, safety, and quality of life of women at every life stage. 29 …”

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Providing Young Women with Credible Health Information about Bleeding Disorders

Rhynders¹,

Sayers²,

Presley³

et al. 2014

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Background Approximately 1% of U.S. women may have an undiagnosed bleeding disorder, which can diminish quality of life and lead to life-threatening complications during menstruation, childbirth, and surgery. Purpose To understand young women’s knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions about bleeding disorders and determine the preferred messaging strategy (e.g., gain- versus loss-framed messages) for presenting information. Methods In September 2010, a web-assisted personal interview of women aged 18–25 years was conducted. Preliminary analyses were conducted in 2011 with final analyses in 2013. In total, 1,243 women participated. Knowledge of blood disorders was tabulated for these respondents. Menstrual experiences of women at risk for a bleeding disorder were compared with those not at risk using chi-square analyses. Perceived influence of gain- versus loss-framed messages also was compared. Results Participants knew that a bleeding disorder is a condition in which bleeding takes a long time to stop (77%) or blood does not clot (66%). Of the women, 57% incorrectly thought that a bleeding disorder is characterized by thin blood; many were unsure if bleeding disorders involve blood types, not getting a period, or mother and fetus having a different blood type. Women at risk for a bleeding disorder were significantly more likely to report that menstruation interfered with daily activities (36% vs 9%); physical or sports activities (46% vs 21%); social activities (29% vs 7%); and school or work activities (20% vs 9%) than women not at risk. Gain-framed messages were significantly more likely to influence women’s decisions to seek medical care than parallel loss-framed messages. Findings suggest that the most influential messages focus on knowing effective treatment is available (86% gain-framed vs 77% loss-framed); preventing pregnancy complications (79% gain- vs 71% loss-framed); and maintaining typical daily activities during menstrual periods. Conclusions Lack of information about bleeding disorders is a serious public health concern. Health communications focused on gain-framed statements might encourage symptomatic young women to seek diagnosis and treatment. These findings and corresponding recommendations align with Healthy People 2020 and with CDC’s goal of working to promote the health, safety, and quality of life of women at every life stage.

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“…3 Historically, life stages have been defined by particular developmental and life event transitions such as commencing school, onset of puberty, leaving school, becoming an adult, getting married, and retirement. 3,5,9,10 Commonly used cut-points include infancy (ages 0-3 years), childhood (4-11 years), adolescence (12-19 years), adulthood (20-49 years), and older adulthood (>50 years). 10 However, in recent times of increased social change, longer time in education and later marriage and parenthood, an additional life-stage of "emerging adulthood" from ages 18-29 years has also been defined.…”

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“…3,5,9,10 Commonly used cut-points include infancy (ages 0-3 years), childhood (4-11 years), adolescence (12-19 years), adulthood (20-49 years), and older adulthood (>50 years). 10 However, in recent times of increased social change, longer time in education and later marriage and parenthood, an additional life-stage of "emerging adulthood" from ages 18-29 years has also been defined. 9 In addition to this conventional approach, sociologists and demographers have defined a number of generational birth cohorts, commonly known by the terms Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y, and Generation Z.…”

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Age Matters: Exploring Correlates of Self-Rated Health Across Four Generations of Australian Males

Koelmeyer

Currier

Spittal

et al. 2016

Behavioral Medicine

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The importance of addressing health disparities experienced by boys and men reached tangible prominence in Australia with adoption of the 2010 National Male Health Policy and the establishment of a national longitudinal study on male health-Ten to Men. Ten to Men is based on a holistic model of health with a strong focus on social determinants and health and well-being over the life course. Given the life course focus, we set out to assess if health-related characteristics and the correlates of self-rated health differ across the life course among four sociologically defined generations of Australian males. While some differences in the correlates of good or excellent health were observed across generations, addressing obesity and depression appear to be important for improving the health of Australian males of all ages.

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Monitoring Progress toward CDC's Health Protection Goals: Health Outcome Measures by Life Stage

Abstract: The health indicators for the Healthy People goals established a baseline assessment of population health, which will be monitored on an ongoing basis to measure progress in maximizing health and achieving one component of CDC's Health Protection Goals.

Cited by 5 publications

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Food Safety Perceptions and Practices of Older Adults

Food Safety Perceptions and Practices of Older Adults

Providing Young Women with Credible Health Information about Bleeding Disorders

Age Matters: Exploring Correlates of Self-Rated Health Across Four Generations of Australian Males

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