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A Widening Gap
Residents of Summit County and the City of Akron rank lower than Ohio and the U.S. on most key health indicators and social determinants of health.
Neighborhoods surrounding our Akron campus (44320, 44306, 44310 and 44307 zip codes) rank in the lowest per capita income category, at less than $18,000 annual income, according to census data.
CLEVELAND CLINIC AKRON GENERAL’S 2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT
based on the Medicare population in local zip codes
AKRON TARGET AREA
US POPULATION
Diabetes Diagnosed
Kidney Disease Diagnosed
Breast Cancer Death Rate Per 100,000 Prostate Cancer Death Rate Per 100,000
27.53% 17.39% 32.9 28.1
15.4% 15.19% 23.5 23.6
SUMMIT COUNTY INFANT MORTALITY RATES
2008-2017, AVERAGE WAS 7.28 DEATHS PER 1,000 DEATHS
IN 2017, THE BLACK INFANT RATE WAS 3.2 x HIGHER THAN THE WHITE INFANT RATE
According to Summit County Public Health, on April 13, 2020, it was estimated that 36 percent of individuals in Summit County who are infected with COVID-19 are Black American. However, according to the Ohio Disease Reporting System, Black Americans represent 15 percent of the total county population.
“We have made significant investments in Summit County and we must ensure they are accessible to the entire community.” — Brian Harte, MD, President, Cleveland Clinic Akron General
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