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The Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University sums up the public health challenges facing the United States in three words -- complex, varied and growing.
“They span increasing chronic diseases, worsening effects of climate change and escalating health care costs,” according to a new report from the school. “There are also concerns about the opioid epidemic, gun violence and mental health issues, which continue to touch communities of all types. The state of the nation’s public health and how to improve it are issues at the top of policymakers’ minds, and they affect Americans’ lives in important ways.”
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