Figure 1-2 (See p. 4 in your text.) Public health achievements of the twentieth century and their effect on the
leading causes of death and overall life expectancy of Americans
Table 1-1 (See p. 5 in your text.) Leading Causes of Death in the United States Data on the leading causes of death among Americans is available from the http://www.cdc.gov/nchs
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Look especially in the NCHS journal
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/nvsr/nvsr.htm
National Vital Statistics Reports. To see how the United States compares to
other countries, visit the Web site for the http://www.who.int
World Health Organization (WHO); check the most recent edition of their annual
http://www.who.int/home/reports.html
World Health Report series. For information on key health behaviors among Americans, visit the site for
the http://www2.cdc.gov/nccdphp/brfss/index.asp
CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, which gives prevalence data
for such behaviors as exercise and tobacco use for states and for the nation
as a whole. Information on counties, including population size, ethnic demographics, leading
causes of death, actual and expected number of infectious disease cases, and
rate of medical care coverage, is available from the http://www.communityhealth.hrsa.gov
Health Resources and Services Administration Community Health Status Indicators
Project.
Figure 1-3 (See p. 5 in your text.) Quantity of life versus quality of life
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