Aging

Report card finds older Americans fail 6 of 10 goals for improving health

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, January 12th, 2003

A report card grading the health of older Americans finds that the nation failed to meet 6 of 10 goals for improving the health status of older Americans, including goals set for physical activity, nutrition, weight, pneumonia vaccination, and injuries and deaths due to falls.

But the good news is that the nation met important targets for smoking, colorectal screening, mammograms, and flu shots.

Hawaii was one of the healthiest states for older Americans while Kentucky ranked among the least healthy states. All states missed targets for physical activity, nutrition, and weight. The only goal met by all states was for mammogram screenings.

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Source: Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA (2003-01-12)

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