FW: Read: New Release of Health, United States, 2020-2021 Annual Perspective

This is a great source of background data on lots of health policy issues. FYI.

Health, United States, 2020–2021, the 44th annual report on the nation's health, is now available on the NCHS website.     About the report Health, United States provides a wide array of trends in health statistics to policymakers, public health professionals, and the public. Starting with the 2020–2021 edition, the Health, United States: Annual Perspective integrates selected analyses from the Health, United States topics released online. The theme for the 44th edition of Health, United States is health disparities.   Selected findings from Health, United States, 2020–2021: Annual Perspective include: Non-Hispanic Black people have higher heart disease death rates than people of other racial and ethnic groups. Health insurance coverage has increased over time, but Hispanic adults are the most likely to lack health insurance and have unmet need for medical care. Males have higher substance use and lower use of health care than females. Adults living below 200% of the federal poverty level are the least likely to have recently seen a dentist. Adults with no high school diploma or GED are more than four times as likely to smoke cigarettes as those with a bachelor's degree or higher. Males die three to four times as often from suicide and four times as often from homicide as females. The rate of new HIV diagnoses increased for non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native people, while the rates of new diagnoses in all other race and Hispanic-origin groups decreased. On Thursday, February 16th, join Health, United States for a live webinar on key findings of the report and updates on program modernization efforts.     National Center for Health Statistics 3311 Toledo Rd   Hyattsville, MD 20782     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Rd   Atlanta, GA 30329   1-800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)   TTY: 888-232-6348