Ideal for high school and lower undergraduate readers, this book provides a holistic and multifaceted look at the state of health in the United States today by examining a wide variety of health indicators against necessary background and contextual information.
Wellness by the Numbers: Understanding and Interpreting American Health Statistics presents the factual data that underlies health summariesâinformation that is not often readily available to readers. The statistical data regarding a variety of health indicators, accompanied by contextual information and analyses, serves to inform high school and lower undergraduate readers about the state of health in America today. Just as importantly, this book will document how scholars and health professionals analyze data to draw conclusions and sharpen readers' critical thinking skills.
The book begins with an introductory essay that provides a conceptual framework for readers and a general overview of the topic of analyzing health across the nation. The "Locating Accurate and Current Data on Health-Related Information" section clearly explains the process of analyzing and interpreting statistical information, describes how to find authoritative sources of data, and defines the steps to reading and interpreting data and how to draw conclusions from the information. Each of the more than 40 key health topics includes an introduction of the particular health indicator being discussed, presents the data in tables, charts, or figures with concise analysis and interpretation, and concludes with discussion questions that challenge the reader to find additional meaning or patterns in the data.
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Wellness by the Numbers
Understanding and Interpreting American Health Statistics
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- English
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Locating Accurate and Current Data on Health-Related Information Online
- 1. ADHD
- 2. Alcohol Consumption
- 3. Allergies
- 4. Alzheimerâs Disease
- 5. Anemia
- 6. Arthritis
- 7. Asthma
- 8. Autism
- 9. Autoimmune Diseases
- 10. Breast Cancer
- 11. Breastfeeding
- 12. Calorie Consumption
- 13. Cardiovascular Disease
- 14. Cervical Cancer
- 15. Cesarean Births
- 16. Childhood Obesity
- 17. Cholesterol Levels
- 18. Colon/Rectal Cancer
- 19. Congenital Defects
- 20. Contraceptive Use
- 21. Depression
- 22. Diabetes
- 23. Digestive Diseases
- 24. Disabilities
- 25. Drug Addiction
- 26. Eating Disorders
- 27. Exercise/Physical Activity
- 28. Food-borne Illnesses
- 29. HIV/AIDS
- 30. Hypertension
- 31. Infant Mortality
- 32. Life Expectancy
- 33. Lung Cancer
- 34. Mammograms
- 35. Mental Health
- 36. Obesity
- 37. Pancreatic Cancer
- 38. Prescription Drug Use
- 39. Prostate Cancer
- 40. Skin Cancer
- 41. Smoking and Tobacco Use
- 42. STDs
- 43. Stress
- 44. Stroke
- 45. Suicide
- 46. Teenage Pregnancy
- 47. Thyroid Cancer
- 48. Vaccines and Immunizations
- 49. Vegetarian and Vegan Diets
- 50. Vitamin Consumption and Supplementation
- Resources for Further Research
- About the Author
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