Healthwise, Big Isle lags behind rest of state
Big Islanders live shorter lives and face higher cancer, heart disease and suicide rates compared with the rest of Hawaii, according to a recent report on health on Hawaii Island.
Lack of access to doctors and health information, the economy, behavior and being of certain ethnic backgrounds appear to decrease life expectancy and the overall health of Big Isle residents, said Sharon H. Vitousek, an internal medicine specialist and director of the North Hawaii Outcomes Project, which produced the Community Health Profile 2010 report.
North Hawaii Outcomes Project
http://www.nhop.org/
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/articles/2010/05/26/local/local03.txt
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