Population Health: Crash Course Sociology #43

We’re continuing our unit on health with a discussion of some of the indicators that help us measure health for different populations. We’ll also explore three contributors to health disparities: individual factors like genetics, physical factors like pollution, and social factors like stress.

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References:
Sociology by John J. Macionis, 15th edition (2014)

Health, United States, 2016. Centers for Disease Control https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus...

Births & General Fertility Rates: United States. Centers for Disease Control https://data.cdc.gov/NCHS/NCHS-Births...

National Vital Statistics Reports. Centers for Disease Control https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nv...

VS Preventable Deaths from Heart Disease and Strokeinfographic. Centers for Disease Control. https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/heartd...

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