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CLIMATE CHANGE
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The True Vector of Yellow Fever Aedes africanus & others (sylvatic cycle) Aedes aegypti (urban cycle)
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Distribution of aedes aegypti in the Americas at the end of the eradication program in 1970, and in 1997
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Laboratory confirmed Dengue hemorrhagic fever reporting in the Americas
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At risk Reported outbreak Countries at Risk for Yellow Fever and Having Reported at Least One Outbreak, 1985-1999
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Laredo, Texas
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1999 on: the inexorable march of West Nile Virus Appropriate vectors are abundant throughout the continent
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Perhaps the most important emerging disease of the early 21 st century Obesity “Obesity is not a simple condition of eating too much. It is now recognized that obesity is a serious, chronic disease. No human condition—not race, religion, gender, ethnicity or disease states—compares to obesity in prevalence and prejudice, mortality and morbidity, sickness and stigma.” American Obesity Association, 2002
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Obesity* Trends Among U.S. Adults BRFSS, 1985 (*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” person) No Data <10% 10%-14% 15-19% 20% Source: BRFSS, CDC.
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Obesity* Trends Among U.S. Adults BRFSS, 1991 (*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” person)
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Obesity* Trends Among U.S. Adults BRFSS, 1995 (*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” person)
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Obesity* Trends Among U.S. Adults BRFSS, 1999 (*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” person) No Data <10% 10%-14% 15-19% 20% Source: BRFSS, CDC.
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Obesity* Trends Among U.S. Adults BRFSS, 2000 (*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” person) Source: Mokdad A H, et al. JAMA 2001;286:10 No Data <10% 10%-14% 15-19% 20%
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Source TDH
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Age-Standardized Prevalence of Diagnosed Diabetes per 100 Adult Population by State, United States, 1994
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Age-Standardized Prevalence of Diagnosed Diabetes per 100 Adult Population by State, United States, 1998
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Age-Standardized Prevalence of Diagnosed Diabetes per 100 Adult Population by State, United States, 2000
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Number (million) of Persons with Diagnosed Diabetes, United States, 1980-1999
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Age-Specific Prevalence of Diagnosed Diabetes, by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, United States, 1999
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Texas deaths: diabetes Rates per 100,000 1990-1998 LRGV
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Figure 1: Liver cancer in white males (includes Hispanics) 1990-1994 (age adjusted), all ages. DEATHS FROM LIVER CANCER BY STATE Data are from the National Cancer Institute Texas Hispanics 13.5/100,000 Texas, all whites
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Data:TDH
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LRGV
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Data sources: NIH, CDC, ADA, TDH
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Brownsville Laredo McAllen San Angela Victoria Lubbock Abilene Texarkana El Paso Killeen Wichita Falls Waco Bryan-College Station Amarillo Sherman Corpus Christi Longview San Antonio Galveston Tyler Midland-Odessa Beaumont Fort Worth Brazoria Austin Houston Dallas Adjusted for Occupational rateUnadjusted.0 11.11.2 1.31.4 Occupational Wage Index for Texas Cities Sources : Occupational Employment Statistics Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics; author’s calculation {From Dallas Federal Reserve Report On the Border Economy, June 2001 (www.dallasfed.com)}
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Border Region Surpasses Texas and U.S. in Population Growth in Past Decade (Percent change, 1990 to 2000) Percent SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau and Dallas Federal Reserve Report On the Border Economy, June 2001 (www.dallasfed.com) McAllenLaredoBrownsvilleTexasEl PasoUnited States 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
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