the health of the population requires integrating these different trends. We compare the risk factor profile of the … the health of the population requires integrating these different trends. We compare the risk factor profile of the …In the past few decades, some measures of population risk have improved, while others have deteriorated. Understanding …

the health of the population requires integrating these different trends. We compare the risk factor profile of the …In the past few decades, some measures of population risk have improved, while others have deteriorated. Understanding … trends. Despite substantial increases in obesity in the past three decades, the overall population risk profile is healthier …

health debates in the United States for some time. Compression of morbidity would lead to longer life but less rapid medical … Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, we examine how health is changing by time period until death. We show that functional … measures of health are improving, and more so the farther away from death the person is surveyed. Disease rates are relatively …