Across the United States, Poor Education Linked to Poor Health

Across the country and in every state, adults with less education are more likely to be in less than very good health than college graduates, and adults in every state fall far short of the level of good health that should be achievable for all Americans.  The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America’s “Reaching America’s Health Potential Among Adults: A State-by-State Look at Adult Health” report finds that:
• Almost half of all adults ages 25 to 74 in the United States report being in less than very good health, and that rate differs depending on level of education. 
• Adults who have not graduated from high school are more than 2.5 times as likely to be in less than very good health as college graduates.
• Those who have graduated from high school but not gone to college are nearly twice as likely to be in less than very good health as college graduates.
Alice M. Rivlin, co-chair of the Commission, observes that:   “Access to affordable, high-quality medical care is essential but that alone will not improve the health of all Americans.  What this report tells us is that education has a tremendous impact on how long and how well we live. Policymakers need to focus on schools and education, as well as promoting healthier homes, communities and workplaces, to improve the health of our nation.”

VIDEO: Brain Age Workshop
Dr. Eric Braverman, Director of The Place for Achieving Total Health (PATH Medical), Chairs the Brain Age Workshop taking place Dec. 9, 2009. Held in conjunction with the Winter Session of the 17th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine & Regenerative Biomedical Technologies. The Brain Age Workshop features presentations on Brain Mind Assessment via Neuropsychological Analysis, Movement Deficiency Syndrome, Hormones and the Brain, Nootropic Drug Mechanisms, and Traumatic Brain Injury. View this video to learn about Dr. Braverman’s brain-based model of aging and age modulation.