Getting What We Deserve: Health and Medical Care in AmericaJohns Hopkins University Press, 16 nov 2009 - 152 pagina's One of America's leading public health experts finds a host of ills in this country's health care system: • The United States spends nearly twice as much on health care as the rest of the developed world, yet has higher infant mortality rates and shorter longevity than most nations. In his blunt assessment of the state of public health in America, Alfred Sommer argues that human behavior has a stronger effect on wellness than almost any other factor. Despite exciting advances in genomic research and cutting-edge medicine, Sommer explains, most illness can be avoided or managed with simple, low-tech habits such as proper hand washing, regular exercise, a balanced diet, and not smoking. But, as he also shows, this is easier said than done. Sommer finds that our fascination with medical advances sometimes keeps us from taking responsibility for our individual well-being. Instead of focusing on prevention, we wait for medical science to cure us once we become sick. Humorous, sometimes acerbic, and always well informed, Sommer's thought-provoking book will change the way you look at health care in America. |
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... Adult Smoking Rate New York City City / state tax increase Smoking banned in restaurants City's anti - tobacco TV ads began 1993 1996 1999 2002 '03 2006 Year CAN WORK . Adult smoking rates , New York City . A decline in the number of adults ...
... adult population was obese grew like wildfire ( Figure 16 ) . By 2008 , more than one - quarter of all U.S. adults , and 40 per- cent of all African American women , were obese ; another third were clinically overweight . The epidemic ...
... Adults Are Obese United States 1991 1993 FIGURE 16. OBESITY AS AN " EPIDEMIC . " U.S. states in which more than 15 percent of adults are obese ( a BMI of 30 or greater ) . Source : Reprinted by permission from Centers for Disease ...
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From Few to Manyin Fits and Starts | 1 |
Disease Is THE SUM OF ALL EVILS | 10 |
Sometimes Destiny Sometimes Not | 26 |
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