Current Trends in US Public Health Flashcards
Who published a the comprehensive 563 page report entitled Heath, United States, 2010?
The CDC and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics
What provided information on the health of the American people including:
- Mortality and life expectancy
- Morbidity and risk factors such as: Smoking, Obesity, Utilization of health care, Health insurance coverage, Health care resources, Health expenditures?
Health, United States, 2010
True or False: Life expectancy has increased for both males and females in the US
TRUE
From 1980 to 2007, the life expectancy for men increased from 70 to what?
75
From 1980 to 2007, the life expectancy for women increased from 77 to what?
80
What was the life expectancy in the US for men and women in 2009?
Men: 75.7
Women: 80.6
Rank the following in order of life expectancy from longest to shortest: White female, White male, Black female, Black male
White female > Black female > White male > Black male
What was the leading cause of death in 2007?
Heart disease
What do people think might become the leading cause of death soon due to the decline of heart disease?
Cancer (which is currently the second leading cause of death)
What is the leading cause of death for infants, neonates, and post-neonates?
Congenital malformations: 20%
-Followed by low birth weight (17%), SIDS (8%), maternal complications (6%), and unintentional injuries (4%), all other causes (45%)
What is the leading cause of death for children 1-14?
Unintentional injuries: 35% (Dropped 30% from 1997 to 2007)
-Followed by cancer (12%), congenital malformations (9%), homicide (7%), heart disease (4%), and all other causes (34%)
What is the leading cause of death for children 15-24?
Unintentional injuries: 47% (Increased by 5% from 1997 to 2007)
-Followed by homicide (16%), suicide (12%), cancer (5%), heart disease (3%), all other causes (17%)
What is the leading cause of death among people 25-44?
Unintentional injuries: 26%
- Followed by cancer (14%), heart disease (12%), suicide (10%), homicide (6%), HIV (4%), all other causes (28%)
- Decreased deaths due to CA and HIV
What is the leading cause of death among people 45-64?
Cancer: 33%
- Followed by hear disease (22%), unintentional injuries (7%), diabetes (4%), CLRD (4%), stroke (4%), and all other causes (28%)
- There has been a decrease in deaths caused by CA and heart disease
What is the leading cause of death among people 65 and older?
Heart disease: 28% (Decreased by 26% from 1997-2007)
-Followed by cancer (22%), stroke (7%), CLRD (6%), Alzheimer’s (4%), Diabetes (3%), Influenza/pneumonia (3%), all other causes (27%)
What is smoking, obesity, diabetes, HTN, and serum cholesterol examples of?
Morbidity and risk factors
Smoking is associated with an increased risk of what?
- Heart disease
- Stroke
- Lung and other types of cancer
- Chronic lung diseases
In what age group did cigarette smoking decrease form 35% to 20% in males and females from 1999 to 2009?
9-12 grade