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.• Provides up-to-date, easy-to-understand, and thematically organized information on many key health topics • Covers a wide array of important and often controversial health topics, from cancer risk to depression to teen pregnancy• Models data analysis and interpretation to demonstrate how scholars and health professionals analyze data to draw conclusions, thereby guiding readers through thinking critically about the information presented• Presents thought-provoking discussion questions that invite readers to explore topics further and think more deeply about the information presented "This title provides clear and concise information about certain key health issues"-- Provided by publisher. Provided by publisher.

ADHD -- Alcohol Consumption -- Allergies -- Alzheimer’s Disease -- Anemia -- Arthritis --\Asthma -- Autism -- Autoimmune Diseases -- Breast Cancer -- Breastfeeding -- Calorie Consumption -- Cardiovascular Disease -- Cervical Cancer -- Cesarean Births -- \Childhood Obesity -- Cholesterol Levels -- Colon/Rectal Cancer -- Congenital Defects --\Contraceptive Use -- Depression -- Diabetes -- Digestive Diseases -- Disabilities -- \Drug Addiction -- Eating Disorders -- Exercise/Physical Activity -- Food-borne Illnesses -- \HIV/AIDS -- Hypertension -- Infant Mortality -- Life Expectancy -- Lung Cancer -- \Mammograms -- Mental Health -- Obesity -- Pancreatic Cancer -- Prescription Drug Use -- Prostate Cancer -- Skin Cancer -- Smoking and Tobacco Use -- STDs -- Stress -- \Stroke -- Suicide -- Teenage Pregnancy -- Thyroid Cancer --Vaccines and Immunizations\ -- Vegetarian and Vegan Diets -- Vitamin Consumption and Supplementation.