Health Care Technology and Health Care Trends
V Armstrong
Professor Jerry Blackwell
HSA 500
2/3/13

Discuss trend(s) that have directly impacted the U.S. population and health care over the last 50 years. Provide specific details.
The trends that have directly impact are the chronic illness, obesity, diabetes, aging, smoking, health care spending, other diseases that could reduce life expectancy, and maybe living a little longer. As we see the result on rise which is obesity which we have unhealthy people who are not eating the right foods, which can lead to diabetes and many more chronic diseases. Obesity...

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