DC Health Status

Washington, (mini) DC Health Profile

HIV/AIDS = DC HIV/AIDS Adminstration

(http://doh.dc.gov/doh/frames.asp?doc=/doh/lib/doh/pdf/dc_hiv-aids_2008_updatereport.pdf)

(2006 report= 12,428 District resident were reported to have HIV/AIDS)
(2007 report= 1 in every 20 District residents have HIV)

Overview of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the District of Columbia*

Ward 1: From 2001 to 2006, there were approximately 1,009 people newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS

Ward 2: From 2001 to 2006, there were approximately 887 people newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS

Ward 3: From 2001 to 2006, there were approximately 97 people newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS

Ward 4: From 2001 to 2006, there were approximately 682 people newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS

Ward 5: From 2001 to 2006, there were approximately 1,012 people newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS

Ward 6: From 2001 to 2006, there were approximately 1,063 people newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS

Ward 7: From 2001 to 2006, there were approximately 960 people newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS

Ward 8: From 2001 to 2006, there were approximately 1,092 people newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS

* (All information on this page can be found on the DC Department of Health webpage)

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Diabetes =

Mortality of Diabetes in DC by Race
2001	Blacks		Whites		Total
Number	178		23		201
345,957		168,015		573,822
Rate/100,000	51.5		13.7		35

Life Expectancy at Birth by Race, and Gender: United States, 2000
and District of Columbia, 1989-1991

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2000. National Vital Statistics Reports;

vol 50 no 15. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. 2002.

All Races							White							Black/African American
Total		Male		Female		Total			Male		Female		Total			Male		Female
US	76.7		73.9		79.4			77.3		74.6		79.9			71.4		67.8		74.7
DC	68.0		62.0		74.2			76.1		71.4		81.1			64.4		57.5		71.6

Kidney Disease = 2008 / 6000 people in the District is kiving with kidney disease

Cancer = Cancer is the second leading cause of death among women in the District of Columbia. White women are at higher risk of developing the disease, but Black women are at higher risk of dying from breast cancer. Also, American Indian/Asian Pacific Islander women have a significantly lower incidence rate than that of White or Black women, but have a higher mortality rate than both. (State Center for Health Statistics, 1998) Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death and the most commonly diagnosed non–skin cancer among American women (American Cancer Society, Cancer Facts and Figures 2003) The District of Columbia ranks first among all states for breast cancer mortality. The 1996-2000 average annual age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 women were: DC: 37.6 National: 27.7 National Cancer Institute, SEER Cancer Statistics Review 1996-2000) The District of Columbia ranks first among all states for cervical cancer mortality. The 1996-2000 average annual age adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 women were:
DC: 4.8 National: 3.0 (National Cancer Institute, SEER Cancer Statistics Review 1996-2000)

Table 14. Ten Leading Causes of Death to Residents Aged 75 Years and

Older: District of Columbia, 2000 Cause and Rank	Number	Percent
All Causes	2,732	100.1
1. Heart	977	35.8
2. Cancer	552	20.2
3. Influenza and Pneumonia	140	5.1
4. Cerebrovascular diseases (Stroke)	123	4.5
5. Hypertension	108	4.0
6. Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	103	3.8
7. Diabetes	101	3.7
8. Alzheimer’s Disease	68	2.5
9. Septicemia	54	2.0
10. Kidney Disease	49	1.8
Other causes	457	16.7

Computer Training and Health Literacy Workshop

Facilitated by PIA

(DC - Ward 1) Martin Luther King, Jr. Library

(DC - Ward 2) Watha T. Daniel / Shaw Public Library

(DC - Ward 6) Southeast Public Library

(DC - Ward 6) Northeast Public Library

(DC - Ward 8) Anacostia Public Library

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