Redding, California

Local Community Leaders & Influencers:

• Julie Winter — Mayor
  • jwinter@cityofredding.org
  • (530) 225-4447

• Karen Smith, MD, MPH – Director and State Public Health Officer
  • General Public Information: (916) 558-1784

• Dr. Karen Ramstorm – Health Officer, Shasta County

• Shasta County Health and Human Services: Public Health Branch
  • (530) 225-5591

• Redding City Council:
  • Vice Mayor: Adam McElvain — 530-225-4447
  • Mayor Pro Tempore: Erin Resner – 530-225-4447
  • Council Member: Kristen Schreder— 530-225-4447
  • Council Member: Michael Dacquisto —530-225-4447

Cancer

• In 2016, there were a reported 574 cases of cancer in men in Shasta County, California.
• Age-adjusted rate: 476.28/per 100,000 (0.476%) compared to California’s 416.86 (0.416%).
  • Source: California Cancer Registry (https://www.cancer-rates.info/ca/)

Prostate Cancer

• In 2016, there were a reported 116 cases of prostate cancer in Shasta County, California.
• This is an age-adjusted rate of 84.54/per 100,000 (0.084%) compared to California’s 91.72 (0.091%)
  • Source: California Cancer Registry (https://www.cancer-rates.info/ca/)

Testicular Cancer

• In 2016, there were less than 15 cases of testicular cancer reported in Shasta County, California.
• Age-adjusted rate: 7.53/per 100,000 (0.007%), from 2012-2016 compared to California’s 5.91/0.005% (2016)
  • Source: California Cancer Registry (https://www.cancer-rates.info/ca/)
• Resources:
  • Redding Cancer Treatment Center:
    • https://redding.21co.com/local

Heart Disease

• From 2014-2016, Shasta County recorded a 227.5 heart disease death rate/per 100,000 in men (0.227%).
  • Source: Centers for Disease Control and Preventions; Heart Disease and Stroke (https://nccd.cdc.gov/DHDSPAtlas/Reports.aspx)

Stroke

• From 2014-2016, Shasta County recorded a 42.7 stroke death rate per 100,000 in men (0.042%).
  • Source: Centers for Disease Control and Preventions; Heart Disease and Stroke  (https://nccd.cdc.gov/DHDSPAtlas/Reports.aspx)

• Resources:
  • The Cardiovascular Center: provides a full range of treatment services, including non-invasive and invasive diagnostic testing.
    • (530) 241-1144

Diabetes

• In 2015, 9.6% of men aged 20⁺ were diagnosed with diabetes in Shasta County, California.
  • Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Diagnosed Diabetes (https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/diabetes/DiabetesAtlas.html)

• Resources:
  • Diabetes Care Center: offers comprehensive diabetes self-management education through classes and individual counseling.
    • (530) 244-5400

Pre-Diabetes

• From 2013-2014, 50% of all adults in Shasta County were estimated to be pre-diabetic.
  • Health Policy Brief
  • Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (https://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/publications/Documents/PDF/2016/prediabetes-brief-mar2016.pdf)

*Suicide

• In 2017, 3,353 men in California committed suicide. (Population: 19,647,553)
• Age-adjusted death rate: 16.62/per 100,000 (0.016%)
  • Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Fatal Injury Data (https://wisqars-viz.cdc.gov:8006/)

• Resources:
  • Suicide Prevention Workgroup: The Shasta Suicide Prevention Workgroup is a local collaboration of public and private agencies and concerned community members focused on reducing the amount of suicides in Shasta County. 
    • (530) 225-5854

*Obesity

• In 2017, 24.5% of men in California were Obese.
• “California’s adult obesity rate is 25.1%
  • Source: The State of Obesity (https://www.stateofobesity.org/states/ca/)
  • Source Citation: Trust for America’s Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The State of Obesity 2018. Washington, D.C.: 2018.

• Resources:
  • Shasta Family YMCA:
    • (530) 246-9622

*state statistics