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Achieving National Health Objectives: The Impact on Life Expectancy and on Healthy Life Expectancy

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  • Pamuk, E.R.
  • Wagener, D.K.
  • Molla, M.T.

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Our study quantifies the impact of achieving specific Healthy People 2010 targets and of eliminating racial/ethnic health disparities on summary measures of health. We used life table methods to calculate gains in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy that would result from achievement of Healthy People 2010 objectives or of current mortality rates in the Asian/Pacific Islander (API) population. Attainment of Healthy People 2010 mortality targets would increase life expectancy by 2.8 years, and reduction of populationwide mortality rates to current API rates would add 4.1 years. Healthy life expectancy would increase by 5.8 years if Healthy People 2010 mortality and assumed morbidity targets were attained and by 8.1 years if API mortality and activity limitation rates were attained. Achievement of specific Healthy People 2010 targets would produce significant increases in longevity and health, and elimination of racial/ethnic health disparities could result in even larger gains.

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  • Pamuk, E.R. & Wagener, D.K. & Molla, M.T., 2004. "Achieving National Health Objectives: The Impact on Life Expectancy and on Healthy Life Expectancy," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 94(3), pages 378-383.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:2004:94:3:378-383_8
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    1. Fumiya Sato & Keiko Nakamura, 2023. "Exploration of the Relationships between Men’s Healthy Life Expectancy in Japan and Regional Variables by Integrating Statistical Learning Methods," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(18), pages 1-10, September.
    2. Dipasquale, Daniela & Torrisi, Gianpiero, 2020. "Place-specific lockdown? A tentative analysis of the Italian case," MPRA Paper 101898, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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