It is interesting to note that mortality rates of adults with only a high school education for certain, difficult to prevent illnesses (e.g., cancer of gall bladder, multiple sclerosis) are no higher than for adults with a college education. But, much higher for for highly preventable causes of deaths, such as lung cancer, accidents, suicides, and risky and unhealthy behaviors.

The idea of restoring jobs of the 1950s, such as those good coal mining jobs are as viable as restoring the buggy-whip industry. And, putting the country's demographics into reverse is equally untenable.  

Trump's seeming reliance on the white working class's resentment of the poor and minorities, whom are stereotyped as welfare queens, taking their tax money and/or jobs, is no solution.

 And, the mindset that welfare has corrupted the poor, so the best idea is to cut welfare and give the money in tax cuts to the job creators is but tired Republicanism.  But, this is to be the Trump way, based on the ideas of the failed Trumpcare and the destructive Trump budget blueprint.

To address the situation will take more, not less, government assistance and support.  Taking away health insurance or states denying expansion of Medicaid, or devaluing preventative health, or eliminating mental health care represents the antithesis of reversing the mortality rates.

The rise in mortality rates for working class whites appears to be rooted equally in poor job opportunities and social dysfunction - which explains the anger that under-educated white voters carried with them into the 2016 presidential election. And this anger is what propelled Trump into the White House.

Looks positive to me.