Health
Obesity
American society has become 'obesogenic,' characterized by environments that promote increased food intake, non-healthful foods, and physical inactivity. Policy and environmental change initiatives that make healthy choices in nutrition and physical activity available, affordable, and easy will likely prove most effective in combating obesity. The Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) is working to reduce obesity and obesity-related conditions through state programs, technical assistance and training, leadership, surveillance and research, intervention development and evaluation, translation of practice-based evidence and research findings, and partnership development.
CDC Data & Statistics | Feature: Compared with whites, Blacks had 51% higher and Hispanics had 21% higher obesity rates
Source: http://www.cdc.gov/Features/dsObesityAdults/
AIDS
Many young people in the U.S. engage in sexual risk behaviors that can result in unintended health outcomes, including sexually transmitted diseases, HIV/AIDS, or pregnancy. Services to promote adolescent reproductive health — including evidence-based prevention education, counseling, testing, and referral — are essential and should be delivered so all youth can benefit.
CDC - Sexual and Reproductive Health the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Source: http://www.cdc.gov/Features/SexualHealthData/
Heart Disease
The profile of diseases contributing most heavily to death, illness, and disability among Americans changed dramatically during the last century. Today, chronic diseases—such as cardiovascular disease (primarily heart disease and stroke), cancer, and diabetes—are among the most prevalent, costly, and preventable of all health problems. Seven of every 10 Americans who die each year, or more than 1.7 million people, die of a chronic disease. The prolonged course of illness and disability from such chronic diseases as diabetes and arthritis results in extended pain and suffering and decreased quality of life for millions of Americans. Chronic, disabling conditions cause major limitations in activity for more than one of every 10 Americans, or 25 million people
Chronic Disease - Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention - At A Glance the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Source:http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/publications/AAG/dhdsp.htm
Hypertension
Heart disease and stroke, the principal components of cardiovascular disease (CVD), are among the nation's leading causes of death and disability and the most expensive medical conditions for businesses.1,2 The good news is that employers take preventive action to improve worker health and productivity and save on health care costs.
Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention - the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Source:http://www.cdc.gov/DHDSP/library/toolkit/index.htm