Question

What were the major causes of U.S. mortality in the last 100 years, and what public health measures most contributed to improvements in the health of the nation?

Answer 1

Ans) Today, they could expect more than 30 additional years of life, with a life expectancy at birth of 78.7.

- In 1900, the top 3 causes of death were infectious diseases—pneumonia and flu, tuberculosis, and gastrointestinal infections (a fourth infectious disease, diphtheria, was the 10^th leading cause of death

Health Improvement- Health Improvement describes the work to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals or communities through enabling and encouraging healthy lifestyle choices as well as addressing underlying issues such as poverty, lack of educational opportunities and other such areas.

Public health be improvement:

Priorities for improving the public's health

1. Tackle obesity, particularly for children
2. Reduce smoking
3. Reduce harm from alcohol
4. Secure the best start in life for children to tackle the wider determinants of good health (UCL Institute of Health Equity, 2010)
5. Transform a generation's risk of dementia