Master Plan Nashua Fire Rescue, NH
In the October 2018 edition of Health Briefs, a peer-reviewed publication supported by the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation, published “Culture of Health.” The article highlighted a strong link between health and
income. The key findings were that there are significant morbidity disparities between the lower- and upper-
income brackets in the United States, leading to gaps in life expectancy of as much as 15 years for men and
10 years for women. The publication stated that “Poor health also contributes to reduced income, creating a
negative feedback loop sometimes referred to as the health-poverty trap.”
In Nashua, 9.9% of the population is at or below the poverty level. For comparison, the poverty rate in New
Hampshire is 7.6%, and nationally it is 11.8%.
Persons Without Health Care Coverage
Poor health can lead to elevated levels of strain on the healthcare system and emergency services system
within a community as those agencies are often the first contact for those without a primary care provider.
Determinants of Health include:
= Access to Quality Health Care Coverage
" Policies and Interventions
"An Individual’s Behavior and Biology
= Physical Environment
= Social Environment?
Within Nashua, 7.3% of the residents are estimated not to have health insurance.
Figure 12. Health Insurance
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4 Health promotion and community health nursing. Retrieved from: https://nursekey.com/4-health-promotion-and-risk-reduction/.
ESC Emergency Services 4
Consulting International 5
