Welcome to the CDC's Adult and Community
Health Web Site
The Division of Adult and Community Health (DACH) is charged with
managing programs that provide cross-cutting chronic disease and health
promotion expertise and support to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), states, communities, and other partners.
DACH also manages several important and high-profile chronic disease
prevention and control programs for specific chronic diseases, and is
charged with assessing new and emerging chronic disease issues and
launching new programs for NCCDPHP.
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Community Health Resources
Looking for CDC's best resources to help you plan, implement and evaluate
community health initiatives? Search the Community Health Resources for
links to hundreds of useful tools, handbooks, fact sheets and other
information.
The State of Aging and Health in
America 2007 Report
The State of Aging and Health in America 2007 report presents the most
current national data available on 15 key health indicators for older adults
related to health status, health behaviors, preventive care and screening,
and injuries.
BRFSS
Maps
Use these interactive maps to view and compare health risks at the
national, state, and local levels. 2006 SMART and BRFSS data are now
available.
Arthritis
Intervention Programs
The CDC Arthritis Program recommends programs that are proven to
improve the quality of life of people with arthritis.
Page last reviewed: June 24, 2008
Page last modified: June 4, 2008
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
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