National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
Healthy Living Measures With Disparities That Were Eliminated
- Hispanic vs. Non-Hispanic White Gap:
- Adults with obesity who ever received advice about eating fewer high-fat or high-cholesterol foods.
- Home health care patients who get better at bathing.
- Black vs. White Gap:
- Adults with obesity age 20 and over who had been told by a doctor or health professional that they were overweight.
- Children ages 19-35 months who received 3+ doses of polio vaccine.
- Children ages 19-35 months who received 1+ doses of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine.
Healthy Living Measures With Disparities That Were Eliminated
- American Indian and Alaska Native vs. White Gap:
- Children ages 2-17 for whom a health provider gave advice about the amount and kind of exercise, sports, or physically active hobbies they should have.
- Children ages 2-17 for whom a health provider gave advice about healthy eating.
- Poor vs. High Income Gap:
- Adults with obesity who ever received advice from a health professional to exercise more.
- Adolescent females ages 13-15 years who received 3+ doses of human papillomavirus vaccine.
Healthy Living Measures That Developed New Disparities
- Black vs. White Gap:
- Breast cancer diagnosed at advanced stage per 100,000 women age 40 and over.
- American Indian and Alaska Native vs. White Gap:
- Home health care patients who have less shortness of breath.
- Home health care patients who have less pain when moving around.
- Asian vs. White Gap:
- Adults ages 18-64 at high risk (e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) who ever received pneumococcal vaccination.
- Poor vs. High Income Gap:
- Children ages 2-5 who were obese.
- Children ages 6-11 who were obese.
Measures of Healthy Living
- This chartbook tracks measures of Healthy Living through 2013, overall and for populations defined by age, race, ethnicity, income, education, insurance, and number of chronic conditions.
- Measures of Healthy Living include:
- Receipt of processes that reflect high-quality preventive and supportive care.
- Outcomes related in part to receipt of high-quality preventive and supportive care.
Services That Promote Healthy Living
- Much valuable health care is delivered to prevent disease, disability, and discomfort rather than to treat specific clinical conditions.
- These services improve health and quality of life and are often better characterized by stage over a lifespan rather than by organ system.
- This chartbook is organized around five types of health care services that support healthy living but typically cut across clinical conditions:
