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An Empirical Study Of Chronic Diseases In The United States: A Visual Analytics Approach To Public Health, Wullianallur Raghupathi, Viju Raghupathi
An Empirical Study Of Chronic Diseases In The United States: A Visual Analytics Approach To Public Health, Wullianallur Raghupathi, Viju Raghupathi
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In this research we explore the current state of chronic diseases in the United States, using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and applying visualization and descriptive analytics techniques. Five main categories of variables are studied, namely chronic disease conditions, behavioral health, mental health, demographics, and overarching conditions. These are analyzed in the context of regions and states within the U.S. to discover possible correlations between variables in several categories. There are widespread variations in the prevalence of diverse chronic diseases, the number of hospitalizations for specific diseases, and the diagnosis and mortality rates for different states. …