6 Health Issues Have Caused A Record Decline In Your Life Expectancy
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -Because of six health issues the average life expectancy of a person in the U.S. Has dropped by 2.8 years since 2019, making it the largest decline in more than a century.
According to the latest CDC report on how long the average American will live, we have dropped from an all-time high of 78.9 years in 2014, held steady from 2015 to 2019, to then a major decline of 76.1 years-old by 2021.
The cause for the decline according to the Bloomberg American Health Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is six fold starting with COVID followed by overdose, gun-related homicide and suicide, teen suicide, motor vehicle fatalities, and heart disease/stroke/diabetes.
On Tuesday Johns Hopkins release 10 ways it see the country and reverse this trend;
Saving Lives From COVID-19
Idea 1: Congress should pass the administration’s full request for additional funding for public health outreach, COVID-19 vaccination, treatments, and research. — Joshua M. Sharfstein MD
Saving Lives From Overdose
Idea 2: The federal government, states, and localities should make the use of medications that treat opioid use disorder the standard of care. — Brendan Saloner, PhD Idea 3: Health agencies should expand harm reduction services. — Javier Cepeda, PhD, and Sean Travis Allen, DrPH
Saving Lives From Gun Violence
Idea 4: States should adopt popular policies that reduce gun-related homicide and suicide, including extreme risk protection orders and permits for gun purchase. — Shannon Frattaroli, PhD; Joshua Horwitz, JD; Cassandra Crifasi, PhD; and Daniel Webster, ScD
Idea 5: Cities should strengthen and expand community violence intervention programs. — Daniel Webster, ScD, and Cassandra Crifasi, PhD
Saving Lives From Teen Suicide
Idea 6: Schools should invest in easily accessible, confidential, and comprehensive adolescent health care in schools. — Maria Trent, MD, MPH
Saving Lives From Motor Vehicle Crashes
Idea 7: Regulators and automakers should embrace the implementation of driver impairment detection technology. — Johnathon Ehsani, PhD
Saving Lives From Heart Disease, Stroke, and Diabetes
Idea 8: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should release long-term, mandatory industry targets for sodium reduction in the U.S. Processed food supply. — Sonia Angell, MD, MPH Idea 9: Local governments should invest in the development of local and regional food infrastructures. — Yeeli Mui, PhD, MPH
Saving Lives From Heat and Other Weather-Related Emergencies
Idea 10: Communities should implement heat action plans. — Jaime Madrigano, ScD
Bees' Average Lifespan Has Halved In Fifty Years. That Could Be Bad News For Humanity
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70% Of Australians Living With HIV Report Their Health-related Quality Of Life To Be Good
To coincide with World AIDS Day on December 1, a major national survey of Australians living with HIV has revealed more than 70% of people living with HIV report their health-related quality of life to be good.
This is very close to the target set in the current National HIV Strategy of 75% of people living with HIV reporting good quality of life by 2022.
HIV Futures is a periodic national survey of people living with HIV run by the Australian Research Center in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University. The survey has tracked quality of life among study participants for more than 20 years.
Lead researcher, Associate Professor Jennifer Power from La Trobe University said, HIV Futures has captured some significant changes that have occurred for people living with HIV in Australia since 1997 when the survey was first conducted.
"In 1997, highly effective combination antiretroviral therapy had only recently become available. Many people with HIV were terminally unwell or facing an uncertain future," Associate Professor Power said.
"Thanks to effective antiretroviral treatment, the story today is very different. People with HIV now live healthy lives and assume average life expectancy.
"We interpret this as meaning over 70% of people living with HIV do not feel that HIV significantly detracts from their quality of life. This is a great testament to the work done by many people in Australia to support health and well-being in this community," Associate Professor Power said.
However, Associate Professor Power warns that the story of well-being among people living with HIV is still complicated and many people living with HIV manage the wearing effects of living with a highly stigmatized condition.
"It is likely that ordinary Australians know very little about what it means to live with HIV in 2022. Most people are not aware that sexual transmission of HIV is basically impossible if someone is on regular antiretroviral treatment," Associate Professor Power said.
"This lack of awareness means that people living with HIV continue to experience high levels of stigma and discrimination."
Of the 816 people who participated in the HIV Futures 10 survey, around one in three had experienced some form of stigma or discrimination in the past year and one in three had experienced poorer treatment in a healthcare setting.
HIV-related stigma has negative impact on well-being for people living with HIV.
Dr. John Rule, Senior Research Manager for the National Association for People with HIV Australia, and a co-author on the HIV Futures report, said the impact of stigma on the everyday lives of people living with HIV is profound.
"People have to manage ongoing vigilance and worry about the potential for negative or difficult reactions from others. It's stressful. Increasing awareness and understanding of HIV across the wider community will do a lot to improve the lives of people living with HIV," Dr. Rule said.
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