Arizona Healthy Aging (A-HA)

Chronic Disease & Injury

• Age-Related Macular Degeneration
  Major cause of blindness and visual impairment in adults over 50 years of age
• Alzheimer’s
  Resulting complications places this disease at the fifth lead cause of mortality
• Arthritis
  Among people 65 years old or older in Arizona, 56% have some form of arthritis
• Cancer
  Breast, prostate, lung, and colorectal cancers are the cause of most deaths from cancer in Arizona
• Chronic Disease Self-Management Education
  Get information on helpful workshops on various chronic conditions
• Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease
  Chronic lower respiratory disease surpassed stroke as third leading cause of death
• Chronic Pain & Headache
  One-fifth of adults 65 years and older said they have suffered from chronic pain during the last month
• Diabetes
  1 of every 9 people in Arizona has diabetes
• Falls and Physical Injuries
  Among adults 65 or older, falls are the leading cause of injury death
• Heart Disease
  Heart disease was the cause of nearly 1 in every 4 deaths in Arizona
• Osteoporosis
  About half of all women over the age of 50 will have a fracture of the hip, wrist, or vertebra (bone of the spine) during their lifetime
• Prescription Drug Related Mortality
  Nationally, there were ~40 deaths per day and ~15,000 a year related to prescription drugs
• Sexual Health (STDs)
  The number of STDs in people over 50 has doubled in the past decade.
• Substance Misuse and Addiction
  The proportion of people admitted to treatment for drug abuse who are age 50 and older nearly doubled between 1992 and 2008
• Stroke
  Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in America and a leading cause of adult disability