Identification should include the leading causes of death across the lifespan.
Examples include
- heart disease
- cancer
- suicide
- drug addiction/overdose (opiates).
Process/Skill Questions:
- How have the leading causes of death in the United States changed over the past 20 years? Why?
- What has been done in the past 50 years to reduce deaths from automobile accidents? From cardiovascular disease? From cancer? From pulmonary disease? From communicable diseases?
- How do lifestyle choices affect public health in the United States?
- How does death rate differ among countries?