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Disease
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Random Facts
100

Differences in health status between people that are related to social or demographic factors such as race, gender, income or geographic region.

What are Health Disparities?
100

The leading cause of death in the U.S.

What is heart disease?
100
Medical care for those 65 and older as well as the disabled and those with end stage renal disease.
What is Medicare?
100
2.5 hours of moderate intensity aerobic physical activity each week is associated with a gain of approximately this many years of life.
What is 3 years?
100
"the father of medicine" (we still use his oath).
Who is Hippocrates?
200

This contributes to higher rates of asthma, heart attacks, strokes, lung cancer and pre-term births. 

What is living near a freeway ?


(500 feet)

200
The only infectious disease to have been eradicated as a result of vaccine campaigns.
What is Smallpox?
200

This law sparked debate between policymakers and religious leaders due to the so-called “birth control mandate”.

What is Affordable Care Act?
200
Binge drinking is defined as having this number of drinks in a sitting.
What is 4 for women, 5 for men?
200

Folic acid, which is found in oranges, reduces this outcome.

What are birth defects?
300

This factor is related to approximately half of health conditions affecting older persons and often lead to early entry into long-term care facilities (DAAS).

What is poor nutrition? 

(One year of home-delivered meals costs about the same as one day in a hospital.)

300
More than 29 million US adults have this disease, and 25% of them don’t know it.
What is Diabetes?
300

In 2015, this food assistance program moved 800,000 Californians out of poverty. 

What is CalFresh?
300
Studies suggest this very common activity WILL KILL YOU - or at least significantly raise your risk of health problems.
What is sitting?
300
With the new marijuana law passed in 2018, it is illegal to sell marijuana between these hours.
What is between 10pm and 6am?
400

This public health (and public safety) problem impacts 1 in 4 U.S. women and 1 in 7 men and contributes to chronic health issues, and high risk health behaviors.

What is Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)?
400
This is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States.
What is human papillomavirus (HPV)?
400

A 2016 cost-benefit analysis in San Francisco found that the City would save $3.5 million per year if one of these programs were opened. 

What is a Safe Injection Site?
400
This contributes to 7 of the top 10 causes of death in San Francisco.
What is substance use?
400
This is the average number of steps per day the average American walks.

4,774 steps. 

(Average global step count is 4,961. The U.S. ranked 30th of 111 countries.)

500

On average, San Francisco area households spend 48% of their food dollars on these items.

What are foods and beverages (non-alcoholic) prepared away from home, such as meals from restaurants, school and workplace cafeterias and vending machines?

500
Name of organization aimed at reducing HIV transmission and HIV-related deaths in San Francisco by 90% before 2020.
What is Getting to Zero SF?
500

Employees accrue this much Paid Sick Leave in San Francisco.

What is 1 hour for every 30 hours worked? (approx 8.6 days per year)

(California Healthy Workplaces/Healthy Families Act & SF Paid Sick Leave Ordinance)

500
According to SFHIP, this percentage of adults in San Francisco smoke (2015-2016).
What is 10.8% ?
500

In Fiscal Year 16-17, 1,179 residents received specialized skilled nursing care and or rehabilitative therapy services at this site.

What is Laguna Honda Hospital?
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