Public Where in Tulsa is diagnosed diabetes most prevalent among adults and how has it changed over time?
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Public Social Connection and Good Health People with strong perceptions of community belongingness are 2.6 times more likely to report good or excellent health than people with a low sense of belongingness. 1, 2 Surgeon General My Health My Community, 2018.
Public Social Connection and Academic Outcomes Children and adolescents who enjoy positive relationships with their peers, parents, and teachers experience improved academic outcomes. 1, 2 DuBoid et al., 2011. Surgeon General
Public Education and Poverty Children who participate in early childhood development achieve higher education and make more money as adults. 1 Children.org
Public Social Connection and Unemployment Immersion in local community-based activities such as volunteering significantly increases the likelihood of unemployed individuals becoming employed. 1, 2, 3 Surgeon General Spera et al., 2015. Jastrzab et al., 2004.
Public Trees Lower High Blood Pressure Spending time around trees and looking at trees reduces stress, lowers blood pressure and improves mood by reducing the stress-related hormones cortisol and adrenaline. 1, 2 Donovan, G. Butry, D. Michael, Y., Prestemon, J., Liebhold,A., Gatziolis, D., Mao, M. (2013). Mao G.X., Cao, Y.B., Lan, X.G., He, Z.H., Chen, Z.M., Wang, Y.Z., Hu, X.L., Lv, Y.D., Wang, G.F., Yan, J. (2012).
Public Social Connection and Depression Adults who report feeling lonely often are more than twice as likely to develop depression as adults who report rarely or never feeling lonely. 1, 2 Mann et al., 2022. Surgeon General
Public Social Connection and Hypertension & Diabetes Social support from friends and family is associated with improved hypertension and diabetes management. 1, 2, 3, 4 Surgeon General Magrin et al., 2017 Shahin et al., 2021. Pan et al., 2021.
Public Social Connection and Heart Disease & Stroke Poor social relationships, social isolation, and loneliness can increase your risk of heart disease by 29% and risk of stroke by 32%. 1, 2 Valtorta et al., 2016. Surgeon General