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Better Education=Healthier Lives

NewPublicHealth.org Robert Wood Johnson Foundation HEALTH IS WHERE WE LIVE, LEARN, WORK & PLAY 养 Better Education = Healthier Lives Education leads to better jobs and income – but also to longer, healthier lives. The link between more education and better health is stronger than you think. LIVING LONGER College graduates can expect to live at least 5 years longer 79.7 expected lifespan for years than individuals who have not finished high school. COLLEGE GRADS 72.9 expected lifespan for LESS THAN HS GRADS years 83.5 expected lifespan for years COLLEGE GRADS 78.4 expected lifespan for LESS THAN HS GRADS years REDUCED RISKS An additional four years of education reduces a range DIABETES of health risks. 1.3% HEART DISEASE +2.2% OVERWEIGHT +5% SMOKING +12% GENERATIONAL EFFECTS The long-lasting effects of a poor education have even been linked the health of future generations. The more years of education a mother has received, the more likely her infant is to survive and thrive. The infant mortality rate for women who never graduated high school is nearly double that of women with college degrees. INFANT MORTALITY RATES 8.1% 7.6% 6.2% 4.2% 0 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16+ TOTAL YEARS OF MOTHER'S EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT THE PARENT-CHILD Children with less-educated parents are less likely to succeed in school. EDUCATION LINK The U.S. is the only industrialized nation where young people are less likely than members of their parents' generation to be high school graduates. PARENT CHILD Parents' % of 1990 high school sophomores who obtained a bachelor's degree or higher by 2000 education LESS THAN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE 5.9% HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE 13.3% SOME COLLEGE 25.7% BACHELOR'S DEGREE 49.4% MASTER'S DEGREE 65.4% FIRST DOCTOR'S OR PROFESSIONAL 73.3% DEGREE RACIAL & ETHNIC DISPARITIES In the United States, education varies widely by racial and ethnic groups. % OF POPULATION 25 OR OLDER Some High School High School Graduate Some College Graduate College U.S. OVERALL 30.2 26.9 27.5 15.5 BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 34.4 28.6 19.7 17.3 HISPANIC 39.4 28.2 19.9 12.6 ASIAN 49.8 14.1 17.7 18.4 AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE 21.5 34.0 31.3 13.1 WHITE, NON-HISPANIC 30.7 28.3 30.5 10.6 THE INCOME GAP Each additional year of schooling represents an 11% increase in income. High earnings increase access to healthier food and safer homes, and can even lower uncertainty and stress. Graduate Degree Bachelor's Degree LIFETIME EARNINGS High School Graduate in 1999 dollars based on 40-yr full-time work Iife $1.2 $2.1 $4.4 million million million THE FLIPSIDE: HEALTHY KIDS LEARN BETTER More education leads to better health, but the flipside is also true. Kids who are healthier tend to do better in school. Lowered student motivation and decreased ability to learn have been linked with: POOR VISION ASTHMA AGGRESSION & VIOLENCE LACK OF LACK OF INATTENTION & HYPERACTIVITY EXERCISE BREAKFAST Schools, public health agencies, community organizations and more can all play a role in creating healthier, safer communities to give kids a better shot at a healthy start in life. This graphic is part of an ongoing series that explores the National Prevention Strategy, an effort across 17 federal agencies from a wide variety of sectors to improve Americans' health while reducing disease and preventable illness. Join the conversation at Follow us on Twitter NewPublicHealth.org @RWJF_PubHealth New PublicHealth.org Robert Wood Johnson Foundation SOURCES: "Exploring the Social Determinants of Health: Education and Health" created through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America, April 2011; and "Healthier Students Are Better Learners: A Missing Link in School Reforms to Close the Achievement Gap" from the Campaign for Educational Equality, March 2010

Better Education=Healthier Lives

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