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(TI 0 • Well -Fit: Priority Issue 1 <br />CONSEQUENCES of INACTION <br />• Health resource equity will not exist within Orange County <br />33% of Asian Americans have never seen a Western doctor or dentist <br />8% of Hispanics have no public or private medical insurance <br />• Health care costs will increase for those who are unable to access services. <br />- When Hispanics enter nursing homes, they tend to be functionally <br />and physically more impaired than their White counterparts <br />-The prevalence of chronic disease is estimated to be twice as high <br />among African Americans as among Whites <br />• Well -Fit individuals will become moderately impaired and /or severely disabled. <br />34.7% of persons 65+ are overweight <br />59% of older persons have sedentary Lifestyles <br />- 9.1% of Orange County Seniors report having problems with alcohol <br />r <br />