{"id":67,"date":"2016-07-14T12:17:11","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T12:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-monroecc-hed110\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=67"},"modified":"2016-11-27T18:14:49","modified_gmt":"2016-11-27T18:14:49","slug":"culture-beliefs-attitudes-and-stigmatized-illnesses","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-monroecc-healthed\/chapter\/culture-beliefs-attitudes-and-stigmatized-illnesses\/","title":{"raw":"Major Health Concerns","rendered":"Major Health Concerns"},"content":{"raw":"<h2 id=\"toc35\"><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:72 -->Leading Causes of Death in the United States<\/h2>\r\nDo you know what the top two leading causes of death are for Americans?\u00a0 Heart disease takes the number one spot, followed by cancer.\u00a0 As you can see by the graph below, cancer death rates have been steadily increasing throughout the years.\u00a0 What does this potentially mean for the future?\u00a0 Is cancer going to take over as the number one leading cause of death?\u00a0 It certainly appears to be headed in that direction.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"shrinkToFit aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/images\/databriefs\/251-300\/db254_fig1.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/images\/databriefs\/251-300\/db254_fig1.png\" width=\"667\" height=\"493\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>The 10 Leading Causes of Death in the United States:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Heart disease: 614,348<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Cancer: 591,699<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 147,101<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Accidents (unintentional injuries): 136,053<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 133,103<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Alzheimer's disease: 93,541<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Diabetes: 76,488<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Influenza and Pneumonia: 55,227<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis: 48,146<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Intentional self-harm (suicide): 42,773<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/winnablebattles\/\" target=\"_blank\">CDC Winnable Battles<\/a><\/h2>\r\nTo keep pace with emerging public health challenges and to address the leading causes of death and disability, CDC initiated an effort called Winnable Battles to achieve measurable impact quickly. Winnable Battles are public health priorities with large-scale impact on health and known effective strategies to address them. By identifying priority strategies, defining clear targets and working closely with our public health partners, we are making significant progress in reducing health disparities and the overall health burden from these diseases and conditions.\r\n\r\n<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:90:&lt;h2&gt; -->","rendered":"<h2 id=\"toc35\"><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:72 -->Leading Causes of Death in the United States<\/h2>\n<p>Do you know what the top two leading causes of death are for Americans?\u00a0 Heart disease takes the number one spot, followed by cancer.\u00a0 As you can see by the graph below, cancer death rates have been steadily increasing throughout the years.\u00a0 What does this potentially mean for the future?\u00a0 Is cancer going to take over as the number one leading cause of death?\u00a0 It certainly appears to be headed in that direction.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrinkToFit aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/images\/databriefs\/251-300\/db254_fig1.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/images\/databriefs\/251-300\/db254_fig1.png\" width=\"667\" height=\"493\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 10 Leading Causes of Death in the United States:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Heart disease: 614,348<\/li>\n<li>Cancer: 591,699<\/li>\n<li>Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 147,101<\/li>\n<li>Accidents (unintentional injuries): 136,053<\/li>\n<li>Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 133,103<\/li>\n<li>Alzheimer&#8217;s disease: 93,541<\/li>\n<li>Diabetes: 76,488<\/li>\n<li>Influenza and Pneumonia: 55,227<\/li>\n<li>Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis: 48,146<\/li>\n<li>Intentional self-harm (suicide): 42,773<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/winnablebattles\/\" target=\"_blank\">CDC Winnable Battles<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>To keep pace with emerging public health challenges and to address the leading causes of death and disability, CDC initiated an effort called Winnable Battles to achieve measurable impact quickly. Winnable Battles are public health priorities with large-scale impact on health and known effective strategies to address them. 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