Wellness by the Numbers
eBook - ePub

Wellness by the Numbers

Understanding and Interpreting American Health Statistics

  1. 360 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Wellness by the Numbers

Understanding and Interpreting American Health Statistics

About this book

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 summaries—information 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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Yes, you can access Wellness by the Numbers by Jacqueline Klosek in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Health Care Delivery. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Greenwood
Year
2015
Print ISBN
9781610699631
eBook ISBN
9798216164029
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Locating Accurate and Current Data on Health-Related Information Online
  7. 1. ADHD
  8. 2. Alcohol Consumption
  9. 3. Allergies
  10. 4. Alzheimer’s Disease
  11. 5. Anemia
  12. 6. Arthritis
  13. 7. Asthma
  14. 8. Autism
  15. 9. Autoimmune Diseases
  16. 10. Breast Cancer
  17. 11. Breastfeeding
  18. 12. Calorie Consumption
  19. 13. Cardiovascular Disease
  20. 14. Cervical Cancer
  21. 15. Cesarean Births
  22. 16. Childhood Obesity
  23. 17. Cholesterol Levels
  24. 18. Colon/Rectal Cancer
  25. 19. Congenital Defects
  26. 20. Contraceptive Use
  27. 21. Depression
  28. 22. Diabetes
  29. 23. Digestive Diseases
  30. 24. Disabilities
  31. 25. Drug Addiction
  32. 26. Eating Disorders
  33. 27. Exercise/Physical Activity
  34. 28. Food-borne Illnesses
  35. 29. HIV/AIDS
  36. 30. Hypertension
  37. 31. Infant Mortality
  38. 32. Life Expectancy
  39. 33. Lung Cancer
  40. 34. Mammograms
  41. 35. Mental Health
  42. 36. Obesity
  43. 37. Pancreatic Cancer
  44. 38. Prescription Drug Use
  45. 39. Prostate Cancer
  46. 40. Skin Cancer
  47. 41. Smoking and Tobacco Use
  48. 42. STDs
  49. 43. Stress
  50. 44. Stroke
  51. 45. Suicide
  52. 46. Teenage Pregnancy
  53. 47. Thyroid Cancer
  54. 48. Vaccines and Immunizations
  55. 49. Vegetarian and Vegan Diets
  56. 50. Vitamin Consumption and Supplementation
  57. Resources for Further Research
  58. About the Author