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						Data Visualizations: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)Data Visualizations: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
						Updated Nov. 5, 2019
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Preventing ACEs could reduce a large number of health conditions: UP TO 21 MILLION CASES OF DEPRESSION, UP TO 1.9 MILLION CASES OF HEART DISEASE, UP TO 2.5 MILLION CASES OF OVERWEIGHT/OBESITY
Download Image[JPG]SOURCE: National Estimates based on 2017 BRFSS; Vital Signs, *MMWR* November 2019.Text Description:**Preventing ACEs could reduce a large number of health conditions:**
UP TO **21 MILLION** CASES OF DEPRESSION
UP TO **1.9 MILLION** CASES OF HEART DISEASE
UP TO **2.5 MILLION** CASES OF OVERWEIGHT/OBESITYData Visualization: Potential reduction of negative outcomes in adulthoodView Larger
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The graphic shows three tables on the potential reduction of negative outcomes in adulthood. The first table shows health conditions that could be reduced by the following amounts with adverse childhood experiences prevention: depressive disorder (44 percent), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (27 percent), Asthma (24 percent), Kidney Disease (16 percent), Stroke (15 percent), Coronary Heart Disease (13 percent), Cancer (6 percent), Diabetes (6 percent), and Overweight/Obesity (2 percent). The second table shows health risk behaviors. The potential reduction of negative outcomes in adulthood for current smoking is 33 percent and heavy drinking is 24 percent. The third table shows socioeconomic challenges. The potential reduction of negative outcomes in adulthood for unemployment is 15 percent, earning less than a high school education is 5 percent, and not having health insurance is 4 percent.
Download Image[JPG]SOURCE: BRFSS 2015-2017, 25 states, CDC Vital Signs, November 2019.Text Description:The graphic shows three tables on the potential reduction of negative outcomes in adulthood.
The first table shows health conditions that could be reduced by the following amounts with adverse childhood experiences prevention: depressive disorder (44%), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (27%), Asthma (24%), Kidney Disease (16%), Stroke (15%), Coronary Heart Disease (13%), Cancer (6%), Diabetes (6%), and Overweight/Obesity (2%).
The second table shows health risk behaviors. The potential reduction of negative outcomes in adulthood for current smoking is 33% and heavy drinking is 24%.
The third table shows socioeconomic challenges. The potential reduction of negative outcomes in adulthood for unemployment is 15%, earning less than a high school education is 5%, and not having health insurance is 4%.**For More Information**
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Publication date: November 5, 2019
							
					
							Last Updated Nov. 5, 2019														Source: 	Office of the Associate Director for Communication
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