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Healthy Lifestyles
Presented By:Arielle Phillips
Kristen Yurkavage
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• US Government agency responsible for public health prevention, promotion, and preparedness– Created in Atlanta, GA in 1946 with a focus on fighting malaria by
killing mosquitoes
• Prevent and control diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities and environmental health threats.
• Current Strategic Initiatives– Support State and local health departments– Improve global health– Decrease leading causes of death– Strengthen surveillance and epidemiology– Reform legislation and health policy
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS)
• 350,000 plus adults are interviewed each year • World’s largest, telephone health survey system• Tracks health conditions and risk behaviors in the
United States yearly since 1984 • Measures a series of lifestyle characteristics that
relate to health and longevity• Compiles data on state-by-state basis
Collection of Data
• Data is collected monthly in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam
• States use data for:– Identify emerging health problems– Establish and track health objectives– Develop and evaluate public health policies and
programs – Support health-related legislative efforts
Data
• BINGE – five or more drinks on an occasion in the past month• DWI – driven after too much to drink• BMI – people in the healthy range– Each respondent’s reported weight & height, which was
translated into a body mass index (BMI)• Smoker – smoking at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and
are current smokers• Seatbelt – not always wearing a seatbelt when they drive or
ride in a car• Exercise – not having exercised at all in the past month
Summary of BRFSS
BINGE DWI BMI SMOKER SEATBELT EXERCISE0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
5%1%
23%
14% 13%17%
23%
5%
35%
28%
58%
46% MINMAX
Average Behavioral Results
BINGE DWI BMI SMOKER SEATBELT EXERCISE0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
14%
2%
28%
23%
34%29%
Pennsylvania Statistics Summary
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
BINGE
DWI
BMI
SMOKER
SEATBELT
EXERCISE
DWI vs. Binge Drinking
Nevada Wisconsin0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
3.7% 4.5%
19.0%22.9%
DWIBINGE
Comparison of Exercise vs. Smoking
Lowest Average Percentage Highest Average Percentage
ExerciseSmoking
ExerciseSmoking
Data Limitations
• Data Collection– Partially completed interviews
• Telephone hang-ups, respondents’ refusals, etc.
– Language Barrier– Undetermined Eligibility
• Results– Varying amounts of respondents in each state– Demographics unknown– Certain results inconclusive
Any Questions?