STATCASTS 2008
June 25 -
“Health
Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health
Interview Survey, 2007"
May 14 - "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2007”
May 7 - "Sleep Duration as a Correlate of Smoking, Alcohol Use, Leisure-Time Physical Inactivity, and Obesity among Adults: United States, 2004-06” - Charlotte Schoenborn, a health statistician with the CDC National Center for Health Statistics, discusses the correlation between a lack of sleep and several adverse health behaviors.
April 30 - "Breastfeeding in the United States: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1999-2006” - Margaret McDowell, a health statistician with the CDC National Center for Health Statistics, discusses the latest data on breastfeeding in the U.S.
March 20 - "Leading Causes of Injury Mortality in the U.S., 1999-2005” - Lois Fingerhut, an injury epidemiologist with the National Center for Health Statistics, discusses the trends in injury deaths in the U.S.
2007 December 12 - “High Serum Total Cholesterol - An Indicator for Monitoring Cholesterol Lowering Efforts: U.S. Adults, 2005-2006" - Susan Schober, a senior epidemiologist with the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, discusses the continued drop in cholesterol levels in the U.S.
December 5 - “Births: Preliminary Data for 2006" - Stephanie Ventura, head of the Reproductive Statistics Branch, talks about the increase in teen births in the U.S., the first increase in 14 years.
December 3 - “Health, United States, 2007" - Amy Bernstein, project lead on the annual report on the nation's health, discusses the new chartbook section on access to care.
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