Rising Mortality Trend Among Middle Aged White Americans Essay

Medical Findings in the Media

The newspaper article presented in this week’s required readings reported that

Higher-than-expected death rates among middle-aged white Americans are largely being driven by stagnant progress against heart disease and other common illnesses, according to new research into a crisis that is increasingly worrying healthcare officials and policymakers.

What types of epidemiologic research could help to explain the reasons for the new mortality trend? In your journal entry,

Propose and briefly describe an observational epidemiologic study to illuminate reasons for slowing progress against chronic diseases.

Formulate an experimental intervention study (e.g., a quasi-experimental study for reducing heart disease or some other form of chronic disease morbidity).