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Table 1.1 (See p. 5 in your text.) Leading Causes of Death in the United States

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Data on the leading causes of death among Americans.
( http://www.cdc.gov/nchs )
National Vital Statistics Reports
Look in the NCHS journal.
( http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/nvsr/nvsr.htm )
World Health Organization (WHO)
To see how the United States compares to other countries.
( http://www.who.int/ )
World Health Report series
Check the most recent edition of their annual.
( http://www.who.int/whr )
CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
For information on key health behaviors among Americans. Gives prevalence data for such behaviors as exercise and tobacco use for states and for the nation as a whole.
( http://www.cdc.gov/brfss )
Table 1.2 (See p. 4 in your text.) Public health achievements of the twentieth century

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a series of reports on great public health achievement of the twentieth century; these reports and supporting material can be accessed from the CDC Web site Celebrating Ten Great Public Health Achievements.
( http://www.cdc.gov )
National Center fro Health Statistics (NCHS)
Data on the life expectancy and leading causes of heath among Americans is available here. Look especially in the NCHS journal National Vital Statistics Reports and the annual NCHS publication Health, United States.
( http://www.cdc.gov/nchs )
World Health Organization (WHO)
For information on life expectancy and quality of life around the world, visit this site; check the most recent edition of their annual World Health Report series.
( http://who.int/en/ )
Figure 1.4 (See p. 8 in your text.) Quantity of life versus quality of life

Healthy People 2010
Available online in a searchable format.
( http://www.health.gov/healthypeople )
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Information on the life expectancy of Americans.
( http://www.cdc.gov/nchs )
National Vital Statistics Reports
Look in the NCHS journal
( http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/nvsr/nvsr.htm )
CDC's Health-Related Quality of Life
Provides statistics and information on quality of life.
( http://www.cdc.gov/hrqol/index.htm )
World Health Organization (WHO)
For information on life expectancy and quality of life around the world.
( http://www.who.int/ )
World Health Report series
The most recent edition of their annual
( http://www.who.int/whr )







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