80% of the deaths in the U.S. are caused by Non-communicable diseases including but not limited to cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes.

For this discussion, consider the following:

What is the burden of noncommunicable diseases on mortality and morbidity in the United States. Research and report your findings. You may want to narrow down your consideration to one or two related noncommunicable diseases as this will allow a more specific look at this question