Preventive Health Care Varies Around Nation
MSNBC recently did a really
interesting report about the way that health care options and treatment may vary from one part of the nation to another. They broke down the nation into regions and looked at different health care issues and quality in each of those regions as compared to the others.
In regards to preventive imaging and other preventive health measures, here's what they found:
- Western States have significantly lower rates than other regions in regards to women's preventive health. This means that there is an increase in breast cancer and cervical cancer for women in these areas as a result of the fact that these diseases are not being caught early on.
- Southern States are faced with a number of treatable conditions that become emergencies as the result of a lack of funding for preventive health care. This means that individuals are getting sicker than they should because they don't catch diseases early with preventive imaging. It also means that there is a strain on the emergency room services in this area.
- Northeast States seem to be the best at providing preventive imaging and preventive health care particulary in regards to women's health.
Question of the Day: Do the generalities regarding regional preventive health care influence where you might want to live?photo link
