America’s Top Health Concerns

Poll On America’s Top Health Concerns From The American Cancer Society And Trust For America’s Health

The following are key findings
from a survey conducted in
January 2004 by Penn Schoen &
Berland Associates on behalf of the
American Cancer Society and Trust for
America’s Health.


Cancer and obesity viewed as
biggest health risks facing people
in their communities
Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25%
Obesity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21%
Heart disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17%
Diabetes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15%
Lack of necessary vaccines such as
flu shots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7%
Alzheimer’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5%
Anthrax or other bioterrorism . .4%
Don’t know/ No response . . . .10%

Original article: http://www.healthyamericans.org/reports/poll0104/PollReport.pdf