Health Status: Review and analyze two health risk factors identified in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2020) and Vital Statistics (IVS in any state in the Mid-Atlantic Region. https://www.cdc.gov/brfss/annual_data/annual_2020.html
Select any one or two areas of interest and conduct an in depth exploration and analysis of the health policy implications of this issue or issues. Present your findings in a research paper. Your analysis should examine one or two behavioral risk factor(s) and then cross reference it to the vital statistics in your state of interest. In your paper discuss the following:
How many people died or were affected by it?
What is the cost?
What are the policy implications?
What suggestions do you have to alleviate the problem?
