Question

The last 50 years have seen much cleaner air and ____________________ in the United States, due in part to federal legislation.

_______________________ are a vital part of the public health's assessment function, used to identify special risk groups, to detect new health threats, to plan public health programs and evaluate their successes, and to prepare government budgets.

The time when the leading cause of death in the United States switched from infectious to chronic disease was the ______________.

Answer 1

1) The last 50 years have seen much clearer air and The Clean Air Act in the United States, due in part to federal legislation.

Explaination:-

The Clean Air Act has a proven record of public health and environmental protection since 1970.

2) Statistics are a vital part of the public health's assessment function, used to identify special risk groups, to detect new health threats, to plan public health programs and evaluate their successes and to prepare government budgets.

Explaination :-

Public health workers monitor the health of a community by collecting and analyzing health data. These data are called health statistics.

3) The time when the leading cause of death in the United States switched from infectious to chronic disease was the 20th century.

Explaination :-

Infectious diseases were the leading causes of death in 1900, but over the next several decades, chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer and stroke became the leading killers. By 1900, the incidence of many infectious diseases had began to decline because of public health improvements, imprementation of which continued into the 20th century.