The impact of chronic underfunding on America's public health system : trends, risks, and recommendations : 2019 Issue report (Trust for America's Health) McKillop, Matt, author. Ilakkuvan, Vinu, author. United States. Public Health Service Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.) Financing, Government -- trends Public Health -- economics The United States has made enormous strides in improving population health and longevity, but significant challenges remain. More than a third of adults, and nearly one in five children, have obesity, costing the nation hundreds of millions in related health care expenses. Tobacco use is still the leading cause of preventable death. Risks from infectious disease, drug-resistant superbugs, and foodborne illness continue to pose a challenge. A rapid rise in deaths from drugs, alcohol, and suicide represent an urgent crisis. Weather-related emergencies are becoming more frequent and intense, as the world begins to feel the effects of climate change. And across most health outcomes, socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic disparities persist. Washington, DC : Trust for America's Health, April 2019 Trust for America's Health, issuing body. Technical Report Text Illustrations 1 online resource (1 PDF file (31 pages)) nlm:nlmuid-101751510-pdf 101751510 http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101751510 English United States Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0