UPDATED: Providence Resident is 4th American with Ebola
Friday, October 03, 2014
The fourth American to contract the Ebola virus is a Providence resident - Ashoka Mukpo.
Mukpo is being flown or has landed back in the United States for treatment (at the time of this article). He is graduate of Columbia University and London School of Economics. During the course of his career he had worked for Human Rights Watch in Africa and had worked for non-profits working in Liberia according to his bio on LinkedIn.
He contracted Ebola while working as a freelance journalist for NBC News in Liberia.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST"Freelance journalist Ashoka Mukpo, 33, is being flown privately back to the U.S. for treatment, while the network’s chief medical editor and correspondent Dr. Nancy Snyderman and the rest of her team are also returning and will be placed in quarantine for 21 days," reports the DailyMail.
Updated: More on Ashoka Mukpo
According to the DailyMail, Mukpo was only hired this week to be a second cameraman for Snyderman, who has been reporting on the continuing spread of the deadly virus in the country's capital Monrovia.
Mukpo's father Mitchell Levy told ABC news Mukpo "had been doing human rights work in West Africa for 'several years before returning to Liberia when the Ebola outbreak began." Levy confirmed his son had been diagnosed and said: 'Ashoka is being evacuated to the USA where he will receive the best possible treatment. The doctors are optimistic about his prognosis."
Mukpo had been posted on his Facebook page about his experience in Liberia, including the post below on Setpember 18.
Related Slideshow: New England’s Healthiest States 2013
The United Health Foundation recently released its 2013 annual reoprt: America's Health Rankings, which provides a comparative state by state analysis of several health measures to provide a comprehensive perspective of our nation's health issues. See how the New England states rank in the slides below.
Definitions
All Outcomes Rank: Outcomes represent what has already occurred, either through death, disease or missed days due to illness. In America's Health Rankings, outcomes include prevalence of diabetes, number of poor mental or physical health days in last 30 days, health disparity, infant mortality rate, cardiovascular death rate, cancer death rate and premature death. Outcomes account for 25% of the final ranking.
Determinants Rank: Determinants represent those actions that can affect the future health of the population. For clarity, determinants are divided into four groups: Behaviors, Community and Environment, Public and Health Policies, and Clinical Care. These four groups of measures influence the health outcomes of the population in a state, and improving these inputs will improve outcomes over time. Most measures are actually a combination of activities in all four groups.
Diabetes Rank: Based on percent of adults who responded yes to the question "Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?" Does not include pre-diabetes or diabetes during pregnancy.
Smoking Rank: Based on percentage of adults who are current smokers (self-report smoking at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and currently smoke).
Obesity Rank: Based on percentage of adults who are obese, with a body mass index (BMI) of 30.0 or higher.
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