Recent health trends and what they tell us about the future of population health.

We are constantly bombarded with trends; fashion trends, color trends, even styles of cars or houses that we are told will be popular. What about health trends? What can we see happening with the health of our nation? Is obesity still rising? Are people exercising more? Are fewer people smoking? Once data has been put into a visualization, we can see the trends year after year and attempt to make predictions about the future of population health. What health trends have you seen recently, and what can this tell us about the future of population health in the United States and around the globe?

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