PH 10001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Gross Domestic Product, Cardiovascular Disease, National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey

• School: Kent State University
• Department: Public Health
• Course: PH 10001
• Professor: Ashley Simone Tillison

Document Summary

Although there is still much to do in tobacco control, it is nevertheless touted as a model for combating obesity, the other major, potentially preventable cause of death and disability in the united states. Were relatively uncommon until the first (smoking) or second (obesity) half of the 20th century involve intensively marketed products. Are major risk factors for chronic disease. Are more common in low socioeconomic classes. Exhibit major regional variations (with higher rates in southern and poorer states) Are less enthusiastically embraced by clinicians than other risk factors for medical conditions. Personal behaviors play critical roles in the development of many serious diseases and injuries. Behavioral factors largely determine the patterns of disease and mortality of the twentieth-century populations of the united states. The steady gains made in both quality of life and longevity by addressing risk factors such as smoking, hypertension, and dyslipidemia are threatened by the obesity epidemic.