Epidemiology And The Community Of Hartford Connecticut

Epidemiology in the community of Hartford Connecticut I have chosen to focus my paper on the city of Hartford Connecticut. Identifying the right data source to obtain information is very important for managing and targeting the right population in the disease management process. Information can be found in many places, but finding credible sources is very important to assess the community and compare to the nationwide problems. Since the introduction of the Internet, we have been able to access many places in on World Wide Web to be able in becoming more informed and educate ourselves on disease management. Some of the credible data sources I have been able to obtain are from the federal and state level, some were non-profit†¦show more content†¦According to CERC Town Profile in 2014 the most current population for the city of Hartford in 2012 was of 124,979 compared to the state 3,572,213, which there is an expected increase in population of 0.2% by year 2020 for the city of Hartford. With a median household income of $28,931 , compared to the state of $69,519. The poverty level of the city was stated to be at 34.4% compared to the low state rate at 10.5%. But according to the Census Bureau when comparing the poverty level with other major cities in the state such as New Haven at 26.4% and at Bridgeport 23.6%, the city of Hartford poverty level is much higher. Unemployment rate seems to be a big concern for the city being at 14.7% compared to 7.8% of the total state unemployment rate. (CERC). The city houses many big corporations causing a major problem for people that lack in education finding employment within the city. Even though they have easy access to public transportation traveling outside the city may cause a burden to the people whom have to travel for employment outside the city. Crime rate within the city is also a major concern in the year of 2014 it was reported 19 cases homicides in the city a decline from the previous years. According to CT healthy people 2020 their expected rate of 5.5 per 100,000 population (DPH), in which the city of Hartford is leading below the expected rate at 3.5 per 100,000Show MoreRelatedStatistical Data Of Heart Disease1128 Words   |  5 PagesThe purpose of this paper is to speak about statistical data of heart disease in Hartford Connecticut. The Epidemiology and the community I have chosen to speak about in this paper are cardiovascular disease and stroke in the city of Hartford in the state of Connecticut. According to Heart.org, Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and accounts for more than 17.3 million deaths per year and is expected to grow to over 23.6 million by 2030 (Heart Disease, Stroke and Research At-a-GlanceRead MoreMyocardial Infaraction6192 Words   |  25 Pages10;170(9):759-64. Rethinking the epidemiology of acute myocardial infarction: challenges and opportunities. Yeh RW, Go AS. Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Abstract BACKGROUND: During the previous decade, many strategies for preventing acute myocardial infarction found to be efficacious in randomized controlled trials have been adopted by physicians in the community. Although evaluations of quality improvement