Editing Cuyahoga County, Ohio (section)

==Health==
In 2014, Cuyahoga County ranked 65 out of 88 counties in Ohio for health outcomes. This ranking was based on multiple factors, including: premature death (7,975 years per 100,000 population, of potential life lost), adults who reported having poor or fair health (15%), average number of poor physical-health days reported in a 30-day period (3.3), average number of poor mental-health days reported in a 30-day period (4.1), and the percentage of births with low birth-weight (10.4%). Among these factors, Cuyahoga did worse than the Ohio average in premature death, poor mental-health days, and low birth-weight. Possible explanations as for why Cuyahoga County is lower in health outcomes than the average Ohio county include behavioral factors, access to clinical care, social and economic factors, and environmental factors.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How Healthy is your County? {{!}} County Health Rankings |url=http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/ |website=County Health Rankings & Roadmaps |access-date=November 4, 2015}}</ref>

The leading causes of death and disability in Cuyahoga County are chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Cuyahoga County Health Alliance|url = http://wellness.cuyahogacounty.us/|website = wellness.cuyahogacounty.us|access-date = November 4, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150813075118/http://wellness.cuyahogacounty.us/|archive-date = August 13, 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref> The cancer mortality rate for Cuyahoga is 192.7 per 100,000 people, the mortality rate due to heart disease is 204.2 per 100,000 people, and the percentage of adult residents who are obese is 26.2%.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.naccho.org/topics/infrastructure/accreditation/upload/full-chachipcombined-3-20-13.pdf|title = Community Health Status Assessment for Cuyahoga County, Ohio|date = March 2013|access-date = November 3, 2015|website = National Association of County & City Health Officials|publisher = Health Improvement Partnership-Cuyahoga}}</ref>

===Community comparison of disparities===
According to the Fox Chase Cancer Center, a health disparity can be defined as the existence of inequalities that prevent certain members of a population group from benefiting from the same health status as other groups.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Fox Chase Cancer Center: Comprehensive Care|url = http://www.fccc.edu|website = www.fccc.edu.|access-date = November 12, 2015}}</ref>  Cuyahoga County has many [[health disparities]] when comparing cities and demographics. The [[Hough, Cleveland|Hough]] [[Neighborhoods in Cleveland|neighborhood]] of Cleveland and the suburb of [[Lyndhurst, Ohio|Lyndhurst]] can be compared to illustrate some of the disparities. The communities are both in Cuyahoga County and are less than 10 miles apart. They also have similar populations, but a different racial breakdown according to the 2010 census. The Hough neighborhood's population was 16,359 (96.1% Black or African American and 2.1% White American) and the Lyndhurst's population was 14,001 (6.4% Black or African American and 90.3% White American). A 24-year disparity was seen in life expectancy between the communities.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = County health rankings in Northeast Ohio tell tale of haves and have nots|url = http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2015/03/rwjf_county_health_rankings_in.html|website = cleveland.com| date=March 25, 2015 |access-date = November 12, 2015}}</ref> Hough neighborhood residents have a life expectancy of 64 years and residents in Lyndhurst have a life expectancy of 88.5 years.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title = HBO documentary explores 24-year difference in life expectancy between Lyndhurst and Cleveland's Hough neighborhood|url = http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/05/exploration_of_24-year_life_ex.html|website = cleveland.com| date=May 6, 2012 |access-date = November 12, 2015}}</ref> The annual median income in the Hough neighborhood is $13,630<ref name=":1" /> while it is $52,272 in Lyndhurst. Data collected from the Center for Community Solutions indicated from 1990 to 2001, the rate of heart disease for residents of the Hough neighborhood was around four times that of Lyndhurst residents. The Lyndhurst rate of accidental deaths was nine times higher than the Hough neighborhood.<ref name=":2" />

===Health facilities===
* [[University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center]] - [[Beachwood, Ohio|Beachwood]]
* [[University Hospitals of Cleveland|University Hospitals Bedford Medical Center]] - [[Bedford, Ohio|Bedford]]
* [[Cleveland Clinic]] - Cleveland
* [[Euclid Hospital]] - [[Euclid, Ohio|Euclid]]
* [[Cleveland Clinic|Fairview Hospital]] - Cleveland
* [[Hillcrest Hospital]] - [[Mayfield Heights, Ohio|Mayfield Heights]]
* [[Huron Hospital]] - [[East Cleveland, Ohio|East Cleveland]]
* [[University Hospitals of Cleveland|University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center]] - Cleveland
* [[Lakewood Hospital]] - [[Lakewood, Ohio|Lakewood]]
* [[Cleveland Clinic|Lutheran Hospital]] - Cleveland
* [[University Hospitals of Cleveland|University Hospitals MacDonald Women's Hospital]] - Cleveland
* [[Cleveland Clinic|Marymount Hospital]] - [[Garfield Heights, Ohio|Garfield Heights]]
* [[MetroHealth|MetroHealth Medical Center]] - Cleveland
* [[University Hospitals of Cleveland|University Hospitals Parma Medical Center]] - Parma
* [[Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital]] - Cleveland
* [[University Hospitals of Cleveland|University Hospitals Richmond Medical Center]] - [[Richmond Heights, Ohio|Richmond Heights]]
* [[South Pointe Hospital]] - [[Warrensville Heights, Ohio|Warrensville Heights]]
* [[Southwest General Health Center]] - [[Middleburg Heights, Ohio|Middleburg Heights]]
* St. Anne's Hospital, historical facility in Cleveland
* [[Westlake, Ohio#Economy|St. John Medical Center]] - Westlake
* [[St. Vincent Charity Medical Center]] - Cleveland
* [[University Hospitals Case Medical Center]] - [[University Circle]], Cleveland
* [[Catholic Health Partners|Healthspan]] (formerly [[Kaiser Permanente#History|Kaiser Permanente of Northeast Ohio]]) - Bedford, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, and Parma