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Can We Become Healthier Than Minnesota? Real Talk for Real Action Conference January 30 2009 David Kindig University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health/Population Health Institute Carried out under a grant from the Wisconsin Partnership Program.
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Can We Become Healthier Than Minnesota? Real Talk for Real Action Conference January 30 2009 David Kindig University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health/Population Health Institute Carried out under a grant from the Wisconsin Partnership Program
Hawaii (#2) and Utah (#5) are, well, not like us… But Minnesota (#4), Vermont (#1), and Massachusetts (#9)??? OUR COMPETITION AT #17 (down from #12 last year) IN AMERICA’S HEALTH RANKINGS
HEALTH CARE COSTS • PER CAPITA EXPENDITURES?? • % INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES? • ACCEPTABLE RANGE OF REGIONAL VARIATION?
STRONG MEASURES, SOLID PARTNERSHIPS, REAL RESOURCES “What is required is a coordinated effort across determinants between the public and private sectors, as well as financial resources and incentives to make it work”.
Distribution of population and excess deaths in Wisconsin *Values are annual averages based on data from AIM (1993-2002) and WISH (1995-2004) *Rural/urban definitions are based on those used by the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
MY PROPOSED HEALTHY WISCONSIN 2020 OVERALL GOALS • MOVE FROM B- TO B+…SOLIDLY INTO THE TOP TEN…AND THEREFORE MAKE A SERIOUS CHALLENGE TO MINNESOTA • MOVE FROM D TO C IN HEALTH DISPARITIES..A COMMITMENT TO MORE FAIRNESS IN OUR STATE
Dialogues on Key Strategies to Improve our Health • Track A: Improving our health behaviors • Room E: Physical activity, nutrition, and obesity • Room F: Alcohol use and addiction • Track B: Mix of prevention and treatment • Room G: Health care quality and costs • Room H: Access to needed care • Track C: Healthier social and economic climate • Room I: Remedying racial disparities • Room J: Improving the health of Milwaukee