Publisher's Synopsis
Is your state trending toward healthier habits? What kind of exercise activities are popular among residents? Are lyme disease or salmonella infections prevalent where you live? This annual guide features more than 500 tables—compiled from a wealth of authoritative sources—of health care data for the 50 United States plus Washington, DC. The easy-to-use format makes it easy to compare statistics and to identify important health care trends across the nation. Discover how states rank in teen birth rates, access to doctors, infant mortality, smoking, cancer cases, and so much more. This is a must-have reference for any library serving health policy experts or enthusiasts.
