OHC: Oregon Health Statistics

From PdxWikiWednesday

Shelley and Sarah are brainstorming:

• Check out Gov Kitzhaber's slide set from GR for Oregon stats
• Chuck Kilo's graphs- where did they come from?

Potential topics:

• Childhood obesity
• Obesity
• Uninsured [Uninsured in Oregon]
• Life expectancy
• Dollars spent in the last year of life
• Cultural values: The Beaverton Library Summer Reading Program Dairy Queen Story
• Infant mortality [Worldwide Infant Mortality] [Oregon Infant Mortality]
• GDP data // Opportunity cost // Health harm
• Tobacco
• ?Elderly
• Mental Health
• Prescription drug costs

[edit] Jeopardy!

• Unhealthy habits -- obesity, tobacco, EtOH
• Uninsured
• Child health care
• Care for elders
• Prescription drug costs
• Us vs. Them -- the other United States
• Us vs. Them -- the other nations of the world