Onsite Clinics Conducted By Catapult Health Reveal Teachers Struggling With Health Care Costs
At a recent onsite preventive care clinic for a school in rural
What's causing the increases?
- Health care costs increased for most Americans.
The Kaiser Family Foundation reports that the average family premium increased 55% since 2007. - Teachers are getting older. Teachers 50+ make up 31% of those in classrooms.
- Women account for 75% of all teachers. The barriers they face to healthcare are complex, with many forgoing care due to childcare problems, inability to find time, or difficulty taking time off from work, according to the
Kaiser Women's Health Survey . - Teachers have higher rates of obesity, diabetes and hypertension compared to other American adults.
A recent study of more than 42,000 school employees evaluated by
- 11.8% have diabetes, and half are not effectively controlling it.
The Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC ) reports that 9.4% of adults have diabetes. - 34.6% have hypertension, and a third are not controlling it. The national prevalence rate is 29%.
- 49.1% are obese. The national rate is 39.8%.
"Our data confirms that many school employees don't get recommended care," said
"The lack of preventive care is resulting in undiagnosed and untreated chronic disease: 22% were found to have a previously undiagnosed lipid (cholesterol) disorder; 5% had undiagnosed hypertension; and 1.4% had undiagnosed diabetes," said Michel.
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