Title: Identify the leading causes of death in the United States.
Course: Health and Medical Sciences Exploratory (18 weeks) (14001-18) > Section: Examining Effects on Healthcare Consumers

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?