After a decade of robust gains, America’s health has leveled off and may be poised to take a plunge, an analysis warns.
The 2008 America’s Health Rankings, out today, offer a comprehensive look at nearly two decades of progress in access to medical care, immunizations, prenatal care, infant mortality, heart disease deaths, smoking cessation, deaths by infectious disease, violent crime and occupational fatalities.
The analysis of 22 measures indicates that the nation’s health improved by 18% from 1990 to 2000. For the past four years, however, progress has stalled. What worries health experts most is that ballooning waistlines, addiction to tobacco and mounting rates of chronic diseases threaten the gains.
Gee, choices make health to a significant degree. Amazing……
Does the emerging concensus on health care take that into consideration I wonder?
It seems tha like education, the public has more health care than they want. Can lead a horse to water….