El Paso, Texas - Gabe Canales

Local Community Leaders & Influencers:

Kimberly Leighton Wolboldt, MD, MPH – Interim Regional Medical Director
- (915) 834-7766

Cancer

In 2016, there were a reported 1,566 cases of cancer in men in El Paso County, Texas.
Age-adjusted rate: 443.0/per 100,000 (0.443%) compared to Texas’ 429.9 (0.429%)
- Source: Texas Cancer Registry (https://www.cancer-rates.info/tx/)

Prostate Cancer

In 2016, there were a reported 476 cases of prostate cancer in El Paso County, Texas.
This is an age-adjusted rate of 132.0/per 100,000 (0.132%) compared to Texas’ 89.2 (0.089%)
- Source: Texas Cancer Registry (https://www.cancer-rates.info/tx/)

Testicular Cancer

In 2016, there were a reported 34 cases of testicular cancer in El Paso County, Texas.
Age-adjusted rate: 7.7/per 100,000 (0.0077%) compared to Texas’ 5.0 (0.005%)
- Source: Texas Cancer Registry (https://www.cancer-rates.info/tx/)
Resources:
- Rio Grande Cancer Foundation: helps to reduce the human and economic effects of cancer on the citizens of El Paso County through financial support and development of effective programs for advocacy and education.
  - www.rgcf.org/index
  - (915) 562-7660

Heart Disease

From 2014-2016, El Paso County recorded a 183.7 heart disease death rate/per 100,000 in men (0.183%).
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Preventions; Heart Disease and Stroke (https://nccd.cdc.gov/DHDSPAtlas/Reports.aspx)

Stroke

From 2014-2016, El Paso County recorded a 35.3 stroke death rate per 100,000 in men (0.035%).
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Preventions; Heart Disease and Stroke (https://nccd.cdc.gov/DHDSPAtlas/Reports.aspx)

Resources:
- El Paso Heart Center: a local provider of cardiac and vascular services in El Paso.
  - (915) 532-4542

Diabetes

In 2015, 12.3% of men aged 20⁺ were diagnosed with diabetes in El Paso County, Texas.
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Diagnosed Diabetes (https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/diabetes/DiabetesAtlas.html)

Resources:
- El Paso Diabetes Association: focuses to increase awareness and education about unmanaged diabetes.
  - (915) 532-6280

Pre-Diabetes

In 2017, 7.7% of men in Texas Region 9/10 (El Paso) responded “yes” for pre-diabetes.
- Texas Behavioral Risk Survey
- Source: Texas Health and Human Services (http://healthdata.dshs.texas.gov/CommunitySurveys/BRFSS)

*Suicide

In 2017, 2,924 men in Texas committed suicide. (Population: 10,930,317)
Age-adjusted death rate: 26.90/per 100,000 (0.269%)
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Fatal Injury Data (https://wisqars-viz.cdc.gov:8006/)

Resources:
- El Paso County Public Health Teen Suicide Prevention— El Paso Public Health has a teen suicide prevention program.
  - Meghan Haynes – Teen Suicide Prevention Planner
  - (719) 578-3130

*Obesity

In 2017, 33.9% of men in Texas were obese.
“Texas has the highest adult obesity rate in the nation.” (33.0%)
- Source: The State of Obesity (https://www.stateofobesity.org/states/tx/)
- Source Citation: Source: Trust for America’s Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The State of Obesity 2018. Washington, D.C.: 2018.

Resources:
- El Paso County Public Health Healthy Eating Active Living— El Paso Public Health has a healthy eating active living program. Program includes education and outreach to El Paso County residents, training and healthy eating and active living initiatives for child care providers and support and collaboration on healthy eating.
- YMCA of El Paso:
  - (915) 532-9622

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