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By the late 1980s, the government of the United States began promoting health among the population with an initiative called Healthy People 2000. With the population graying, the issue of health- and the cost of health care- had become important issues for the future cost of government; a problem that has not gone away...

• The single greatest health problem in the American population is cardiovascular disease. 1.5 million Americans die of heart attacks every year.
• The second greatest health problem- and a distant second- is all forms of cancer, killing 250,000 Americans every year.
• Both health problems are partially environmental with eating, lack of exercise, alcohol and drug abuse and smoking contributing significantly to the mortality rates.
• Promoting better health habits is seen as a significant step in cutting the impact of these two diseases and their costs.

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The health status of the American population is in publication in "Healthy People 2000." This resource also establishes goals for better health among American citizens.

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