What are the major causes of U.S. mortality in the last 100 years

Topic 1 DQ 1

What are the major causes of U.S. mortality in the last 100 years, and what public health measures most contributed to improvement of the the health of the nation? Include at least 2 sources citations from the reading and/or  additional sources to support your answer

Topic 1 DQ 2

What are the major causes of disease and death in the 21st century (e.g. chronic illnesses, communicate diseases, etc) that continue to affect U.S. citizens in spite of the achievement of public health in the past century? What have been some of the strategies implemented to combat these illnesses on the local and national levels? Have they been successful?

Describe your prior experience with health policy