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Birth/Pregnancy
New
Report Shows Decline in Stillbirths
(February
21, 2007)
Teen
Births Continue to Drop; Births to Unmarried Women of All Ages on the Rise
(November 17, 2006)
New
Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans
(November 15, 2006)
Fertility,
Contraception, and Fatherhood: Data on Men and Women from the National
Survey of Family Growth
(May 31, 2006)
CDC
Issues New Report, “Birth and Fertility Rates for States by Hispanic Origin
Subgroups: United States, 1990 and 2000”
(May
9, 2006)
Obesity,
High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64
(December 8,
2005)
More
Boys Born Than Girls--New Report Documents Total Gender Ratios At
Birth From 1940 to 2002
(June 14, 2005)
More
Babies Born at Very Low Birthweight--Linked
to Rise in Infant Mortality in 2002.
(January
24, 2005)
Teens
Delaying Sexual Activity: Using Contraception More Effectively--New
Data on Contraceptive Use Among Adults
(December 10, 2004)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
New
CDC Report Confirms Increase in 2002 Infant Mortality Rate
(November 24, 2004)
Birth
Rate for Women Aged 40-44 Rose in 2003, New Report Finds
(November 23, 2004)
Births
to Youngest Teens at Lowest Levels in Almost 60 Years
(November 15, 2004)
Updated
Pregnancy Estimates From CDC Now Available
(June 15, 2004)
New
Report Tracks Trends in Births by State, Shows
Westward Shift in Births
(May 10, 2004)
New
Report Presents Rates of Reproduction for 1990-2002 and Latest U.S.
Intrinsic Rates
(March 18, 2004)
Teen
Birth Rate Continues to Decline; African-American Teens Show Sharpest Drop--Final
2002 United States Birth Data Now Available
(December 17, 2003)
U.S.
Pregnancy Rate Down from Peak; Births and Abortions on the Decline
(October 31,
2003)
New
Report Revises Birth and Fertility Rates for the 1990s Uses 2000 Census
Population Estimates to Improve Accuracy
(August 4,
2003)
U.S.
Birth Rate Reaches Record Low--Births
to Teens Continue 12-Year Decline; Cesarean Deliveries Reach All-Time High
(July 25, 2003)
New
Birth Report Shows More Moms Get Prenatal Care--Births:
Final Data for 2001
(December 18, 2002)
American
Women Are Waiting to Begin Families; Average Age at First Birth up More Than
3 Years From 1970 to 2000--Mean
Age of Mother, 1970-2000
(December 11, 2002)
HHS
Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Falls to New Record Low in 2001--Births:
Preliminary Data for 2001
(June 6, 2002)
Comprehensive
Report on 2000 Growth Charts Available
(May 13, 2002)
Women
Are Having More Children, New Report Shows Teen Births Continue to Decline--Births:
Final Data for 2000
(February
12,
2002)
New
CDC Report Tracks Trends in Cesarean Births and VBACs during the 1990s
(December 27, 2001)
New
CDC Report Tracks Trends in Teen Births from 1940-2000
(September
25, 2001)
Smoking
During Pregnancy--Rates Drop Steadily in the 1990's, but among Teen Mothers
Progress Has Stalled--Smoking during pregnancy in the
1990s (August
28, 2001)
New
CDC Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Hits Record Low; U.S. Births Top 4 Million
in 2000--Births: Preliminary Data for 2000
(July 24, 2001)
Teen
Pregnancy Rate Reaches a Record Low in 1997--Trends in
Pregnancy Rates for the United States, 1976-97; An Update
(June 12, 2001)
Higher
Order Multiple Births Drop for First Time in a Decade--Births:
Final Data for 1999
(April 17, 2001)
New
Report Tracks Trends and Patterns in Nonmarital Births--50-year rise in
births to unmarried women levels off during the 1990's
(October 18,
2000)
New
CDC Birth Report Shows Teen Birth Rates Continue to Drop; Report Also Covers
Key Aspects of Maternal and Infant Health--Births:
Preliminary Data for 1999.
(August 8, 2000)
State
Data on Teen Births Now Available--Variations in Teenage
Birth Rates, 1991-98: National and State Trends
(April 24, 2000)
Births
in the United States Increase for the First Time Since 1990--Births:
Final Data for 1998.
(March 28, 2000)
U.S.
Pregnancy Rate Lowest in Two Decades--New
Report Documents Trends in Births, Abortions, and Miscarriages
(February 11, 2000)
U.S.
Pregnancy Rate Lowest in Two Decades--New Report
Documents Trends in Births, Abortions, and Miscarriages
(December 15, 1999)
Attendant,
Place, and Timing and Use of Obstetric Interventions of U.S. Births Change
Over Past Decade
(December 2,
1999)
Multiple
Birth Rate for Older Women is Sky Rocketing
(September 14, 1999)
Teen
Birth Rate Down in All States Drives U.S. Birth Rate to Record Low
(April 29, 1999)
Teens
Less Likely to Have Second Baby
(December 17, 1998)
Smoking
Among Teen Mothers is on the Rise
(November 19, 1998)
Latest
Birth Statistics for the Nation Released
(June 30, 1998)
Teenage
Births in the United States: State Trends, 1991-96, an Update
(June 30, 1998)
New
Study Shows Lower Mortality Rates for Infants Delivered By Certified Nurse
Midwives
(May 19, 1998)
Teen
Birth Rates Down in All States
(April 30, 1998)
New
Study Identifies Infants at Greatest Health Risk
(February 26, 1998)
New
Study Profiles Hispanic Births in America
(February 13, 1998)
Triplet
Births: Trends and Outcomes, 1971-94
(November 13, 1997)
1995
Birth Statistics Released
(June 10, 1997)
New
Report Documents Trends in Childbearing, Reproductive Health
(June 5, 1997)
Mother's
Educational Level Influences Birth Rate
(April
24, 1997)
Teenage
Birth Rates Down in a Majority of States
(December 19, 1996)
Vital
Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health
(October 4, 1996)
Teen
Births Drop For Third Straight Year
(June 24, 1996)
CDC
Releases Natality and Teen Pregnancy Reports
(September 21, 1995)
Births
to Unmarried Mothers: United States
(June 6, 1995)
Birth
Characteristics for Asian or Pacific Islander Subgroups
(May 11, 1995)
Advance
Report of Final Natality Statistics (October
25, 1994)
Children’s Health
Teen
Birth Rates Up Again in 2007
(March
18, 2009)
Latest
Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults
(February
18, 2009)
Teen
Birth Rates Increase in Over Half of States
(January
7, 2009)
4
in 10 Adults, 1 in 9 Kids Use CAM Therapy
(December
10, 2008)
Food
Allergies on the Rise Among U.S. Children
(October
22, 2008)
CDC
Releases New Infant Mortality Data
(October
15, 2008)
New
Report Finds Regional, State Differences in Health Insurance
Coverage
(June 25,
2008)
Teen
Birth Rate Rises for First Time in 14 Years
(December
5, 2007)
Nearly
One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
(December
3, 2007)
New
CDC Report Documents Percentage of People Without Health Insurance
(June
25, 2007)
Overall
Infant Mortality Rate in the United States Holding Steady.
However Black Women Have More than Twice the Rate of White Women
(May
2, 2007)
Oral
Health Improving for Most Americans, But Tooth Decay Among Preschool
Children on the Rise
(April
30, 2007)
State
of Childhood Asthma, United States: 1980-2005
(December 12, 2006)
Teen
Births Continue to Drop; Births to Unmarried Women of All Ages on the Rise
(November 17, 2006)
New
Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans
(November 15, 2006)
Health
Insurance for Children Improved in 2005; Overall Coverage Varies by State
(June 21, 2006)
Obesity
Still a Major Problem
(April 14, 2006)
More
Work Needed to Ensure U.S. Hospitals Equipped and Staffed to Handle
Pediatric Emergency Patients (February
28, 2006
Obesity,
High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64
(December 8,
2005)
More
Babies Born at Very Low Birthweight--Linked
to Rise in Infant Mortality in 2002.
(January
24, 2005)
Teens
Delaying Sexual Activity: Using Contraception More Effectively--New
Data on Contraceptive Use Among Adults
(December 10, 2004)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
More
Children Than Ever Had Health Insurance in 2003, But Coverage For
Working-Age Adults Declined
(June 30, 2004)
Nine
Million U.S. Children Diagnosed with Asthma, New Report Finds
(March 31, 2004)
New
CDC Report Looks at Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder--Attention
Deficit Disorder and Learning Disability: United States, 1997-98
(May 22, 2002)
Obesity
Still on the Rise, New Data Show
(October 8, 2002)
More
American Children and Teens are Overweight--Prevalence of
Overweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 1999
(March 12, 2001)
New
Pediatric Growth Charts Provide Tool To Ward Off Future Weight Problems--CDC
Growth Charts: United States.
(May 30, 2000)
Maternal
and Child Health Compared in U.S. and Russia
(May 25, 1999)
Family
Environment Affects Health of Family Members
(January 1997)
Federal
Government Issues Key Report on Well-Being of Nation's Children
(July 2, 1997)
Blood
Lead Levels in the U.S. Population
(July
26, 1994)
Chronic Illness
Latest
Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults
(February
18, 2009)
New
Report Provides Information on HIV Prevalence in the U.S. Household
Population (January
29, 2008)
Less
Than 1/2 of One Percent of U.S. Adults Ages 18-49 are Infected with
HIV
(January
29, 2008)
78%
of Americans with Hypertension are Aware of their Condition
(January
9, 2008)
Nearly
One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
(December
3, 2007)
U.S.
Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years
(September
12, 2007)
CDC
Issues New Patient Visit Report
(June
29, 2007)
State
of Childhood Asthma, United States: 1980-2005
(December 12, 2006)
New
Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans
(November 15, 2006)
Obesity,
High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64
(December 8,
2005)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
Nine
Million U.S. Children Diagnosed with Asthma, New Report Finds
HHS
Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes
Remains Growing Concern
(October
3, 2003)
New
Estimates for Asthma Tracked
(October 5, 2001)
New
Data Show AIDS Patients Less Likely to be Hospitalized
(June 9, 1999)
New
Report on Declining Cancer Incidence and Death Rates; Report Shows Progress
in Controlling Cancer (March
12, 1998)
AIDS
falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide
All Decline
(October 7, 1998)
Mortality
Trends for Alzheimer's Disease
(February 29, 1996)
Ambulatory
Care Visits for Asthma: United States, 1993-94
(September 26, 1996)
Office
Visits for Glaucoma: United States
(March 30, 1995)http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db02.pdf
Diet/Nutrition
Latest
Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults
(February
18, 2009)
4
in 10 Adults, 1 in 9 Kids Use CAM Therapy
(December
10, 2008)
Food
Allergies on the Rise Among U.S. Children
(October
22, 2008)
Cholesterol
Levels in the U.S. Continue to Drop
(December
12, 2007)
Nearly
One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
(December
3, 2007)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
Nutrition
Monitoring in the United States: The Directory of Federal and State
Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Activities--Up-to-date
Guide to Federal and State Nutrition Data and Research Activities
(March 21,
2000)
Folate
and Vitamin B12 Blood Concentrations Vary by Race and Ethnicity;
Supplement Users Have Higher Concentrations
(March 26, 1999)
Nutrition
Monitoring in the United States and Related Research Activities
(October 23, 1998)
Disability
Latest
Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults
(February
18, 2009)
Nearly
One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
(December
3, 2007)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
New
Report on Disability Available from NCHS
Elderly Health
Latest
Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults
(February
18, 2009)
Nearly
One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
(December
3, 2007)
CDC
Issues New Patient Visit Report
(June
29, 2007)
New
Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans
(November 15, 2006)
Obesity,
High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64
(December 8,
2005)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
2004
National Nursing Home Survey to Begin Includes New Nursing
Assistant Supplement
(April, 2004)
Home
Health Care Patients: Data from the 2000 National Home and Hospice Care
Survey
(March, 2004)
New
Report Profiles Hospice Care in the United States Shows Drop in Length of
Care
(August
21, 2003)
Aging
Boomers Drive Up Doctor Visits--Diagnostic Tests and
Prescriptions Also on Increase
(August 11, 2003
Physician
Visits Increase for Older Patients; Doctors Prescribe More Medications for
Patients of All Ages--National Ambulatory Medical Care
Survey: 1999 Summary
(July 17, 2001)
New
Series of Reports to Monitor Health of Older Americans
(April 18,
2001)
U.S.
Nursing Homes Profiled in A New Report--An Overview of
Nursing Home Facilities: Data from the 1997 National Nursing Home Survey
(March 1, 2000)
Annual
Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans
(October 13, 1999)
New
Report on Disability Available from NCHS
(November
1997)
Americans
Less Likely to Use Nursing Home Care Today
(January 23,
1997)
Mortality
Trends for Alzheimer's Disease
(February 29, 1996)
Environmental
Health
Latest
Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults
(February
18, 2009)
Nearly
One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
(December
3, 2007)
State
of Childhood Asthma, United States: 1980-2005
(December 12, 2006)
New
Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans
(November 15, 2006)
Obesity,
High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64
(December 8,
2005)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
Latex
Allergy Testing in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
(January 28, 1998)
Blood
Lead Levels Keep Dropping; New Guidelines Proposed for Those Most Vulnerable
(February 20, 1997)
Family
Environment Affects Health of Family Members
(January 1997)
Exposure
to Second-Hand Smoke Widespread
(April 23, 1996)
Blood
Lead Levels in the U.S. Population
(July 26, 1994)
Growth Charts
Comprehensive
Report on 2000 Growth Charts Available
(May 13, 2002)
New
Pediatric Growth Charts Provide Tool To Ward Off Future Weight Problems--CDC
Growth Charts: United States
(May 30, 2000)
Health Behaviors
Teen
Birth Rates Up Again in 2007
(March
18, 2009)
Latest
Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults
(February
18, 2009)
Teen
Birth Rates Increase in Over Half of States
(January
7, 2009)
4
in 10 Adults, 1 in 9 Kids Use CAM Therapy
(December
10, 2008)
New
Report Provides Information on HIV Prevalence in the U.S. Household
Population (January
29, 2008)
Teen
Birth Rate Rises for First Time in 14 Years
(December
5, 2007)
Nearly
One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
(December
3, 2007)
New
CDC Study Finds No Increase in Obesity Among Adults; But Levels
Still High
(November
28, 2007)
New
CDC Report Examines Drug Use and Sexual Behavior
(June
22, 2007)
Teen
Births Continue to Drop; Births to Unmarried Women of All Ages on the Rise
(November 17, 2006)
New
Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans
(November 15, 2006)
Obesity
Still a Major Problem
(April 14, 2006)
Obesity,
High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64
(December 8,
2005)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
More
Than One-Third of U.S. Adults Use Complementary and Alternative Medicine,
According to New Government Survey
(May 27, 2004)
New
Report Examines Americans' Health Behaviors
(February 25, 2004)
CDC
Releases Report on Alcohol Use in the United States
(September 21, 2001)
Smoking
During Pregnancy--Rates Drop Steadily in the 1990's, but among Teen Mothers
Progress Has Stalled--Smoking during pregnancy in the 1990s
(August 28, 2001)
Teens
Less Likely to Have Second Baby
(December 17, 1998)
Smoking
Among Teen Mothers is on the Rise
(November 19,
1998)
Relationship
Between Cigarette Smoking and Other Unhealthy Behaviors Among Our Nation's
Youth: United States
(April 24, 1995)
Health Care Utilization
Latest
Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults
(February
18, 2009)
U.S.
Outpatient Surgeries on the Rise
(January
28, 2009)
4
in 10 Adults, 1 in 9 Kids Use CAM Therapy
(December
10, 2008)
Americans
Make Nearly Four Visits to the Doctor a Year On Average
(August
6, 2008)
Nearly
One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
(December
3, 2007)
CDC
Issues New Patient Visit Report
(June
29, 2007)
Training
for Terrorism-Related Conditions in Hospitals: United States, 2003-2004
(December 11, 2006)
New
Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans
(November 15, 2006)
Almost
Half of Hospitals Experience Crowded Emergency Departments
(September 27, 2006)
More
Physicians Using Electronic Medical Records
(July 21, 2006)
Outpatient
U.S. Medical Care Exceeds 1 Billion Visits
(June 23, 2006)
More
Work Needed to Ensure U.S. Hospitals Equipped and Staffed to Handle
Pediatric Emergency Patients (February
28, 2006
Obesity,
High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64
(December 8,
2005)
Visits
to U.S. Emergency Departments at All-Time High; Number of Departments
Shrinking
(May 26, 2005)
New
Study Shows Limited Use of Electronic Medical Records
(March 15, 2005)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
"Ambulatory
Care Visits to Physician Offices, Hospital Outpatient Departments, and
Emergency Departments: United States, 1999-2000"
(September 23, 2004)
New
Study Shows Critical Role for Primary Care Specialists
(August 26, 2004)
New
Report Studies Emergency Departments That Serve High Volumes of "Safety Net"
Patients (May
21, 2004)
More
Than One-Third of U.S. Adults Use Complementary and Alternative Medicine,
According to New Government Survey
(May 27, 2004)
2004
National Nursing Home Survey to Begin Includes New Nursing Assistant
Supplement
(April, 2004)
CDC
Releases Latest Data on Emergency Department Visits
(March 18, 2004)
Home
Health Care Patients: Data from the 2000 National Home and Hospice Care
Survey
(March, 2004)
Health
Care in America: Trends in Utilization
(January 30, 2004)
New
Report Profiles Hospice Care in the United States Shows Drop in Length of
Care
(August
21, 2003)
Aging
Boomers Drive Up Doctor Visits--Diagnostic Tests and
Prescriptions Also on Increase
(August 11, 2003)
More
Americans Seek Medical Care in Hospital Emergency Rooms--Injuries
Cause One in Three Visits
(June 4, 2003)
New
Report Shows Current Patterns of Hospitalization in the United States--Hospital
Stays Much Shorter Now than 30 Years Ago
(April 9, 2003)
Physician
Visits Reach 824 Million in 2000;
More Cardiovascular-Renal, Hormone and Metabolic/Nutrient Drug Visits--National
Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2000 Summary
(June 5, 2002)
Visits
to the Emergency Department Increase Nationwide--National
Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2000 Emergency Department Summary
(April 22,
2002)
New
Estimates for Asthma Tracked
(October 5, 2001)
New
Study Profiles Women's Use of Health Care; Women more likely than men to
visit the doctor, more likely to have annual exams--Utilization
of Ambulatory Medical Care by Women: United States, 1997-98
(July 25, 2001)
Physician
Visits Increase for Older Patients; Doctors Prescribe More Medications for
Patients of All Ages--National Ambulatory Medical Care
Survey: 1999 Summary
(July 17, 2001)
Visits
to the Emergency Department Exceed 100 Million in 1999; Fewer Young People
Require Emergency Treatment for Injuries--National Hospital
Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1999 Emergency Department Summary
(June 25, 2001)
Hospital
Stays Grow Shorter, Heart Disease Leading Cause of Hospitalization--1999
National Hospital Discharge Survey
(April 24, 2001)
Hospital
Use Down but Avoidable Hospitalizations Increase
(March 12, 2001)
Sports-Related
Injuries Cause 2.6 Million Visits Annually by Children and Young Adults to
Emergency Rooms
(March 5, 2001)
New
National Hospital Data Set Now Available
(February 9, 2001)
Mammography
on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over--Health, United
States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook.
(July 26, 2000)
U.S.
Nursing Homes Profiled in A New Report--An Overview of
Nursing Home Facilities: Data from the 1997 National Nursing Home Survey
(March 1, 2000)
New
NCHS Publications Address Critical Issues in Health Care
(December 31, 1999)
Latest
Data on Ambulatory Medical Care in America--New
Information Available on Managed Care
(July 12, 1999)
New
Data Show AIDS Patients Less Likely to be Hospitalized
(June 9, 1999)
Ambulatory
and Inpatient Procedures
(April 20, 1999)
Ambulatory
and Inpatient Procedures
(December 16, 1998)
Office
Visits to Orthopedic Surgeons: United States, 1995-96
(October
7, 1998)
Report
Documents Three Decades of Surgical Sterilization Trends
(June 26, 1998)
New
Study Shows Lower Mortality Rates for Infants Delivered By Certified Nurse
Midwives
(May 19, 1998)
New
Report on Declining Cancer Incidence and Death Rates; Report Shows Progress
in Controlling Cancer
(March 12, 1998)
Injury
Visits to Hospital Emergency Departments
(March 3, 1998)
Monitoring
Health Care in America
(June 1997)
Americans
Less Likely to Use Nursing Home Care Today
(January 23, 1997)
Monitoring
Health Care in America
(December 1996)
Ambulatory
Care Visits for Asthma: United States, 1993-94
(September 26, 1996)
Monitoring
Health Care in America
(September 1996)
Monitoring
Health Care in America
(June 1996)
Monitoring
Health Care in America
(March 1996)
Monitoring
Health Care in America (December
1995)
Monitoring
Health Care in America
(September 1995)
Office
Visits for Glaucoma: United States
(March 30, 1995)
Injury-Related
Visits to Hospital Emergency Departments: United States
(February 1, 1995)
Health
Insurance and Cancer Screening Among Women
(August 3, 1994)
Health Disparities
Teen
Birth Rates Up Again in 2007
(March
18, 2009)
Latest
Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults
(February
18, 2009)
Unmarried
Women Less Likely to Have Health Insurance (December
3, 2008)
CDC
Releases New Infant Mortality Data
(October
15, 2008)
U.S.
Mortality Drops Sharply in 2006, Latest Data Show
(June 11,
2008)
Nearly
One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
(December
3, 2007)
New
CDC Study Finds No Increase in Obesity Among Adults; But Levels
Still High
(November
28, 2007)
U.S.
Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years
(September
12, 2007)
Overall
Infant Mortality Rate in the United States Holding Steady.
However Black Women Have More than Twice the Rate of White Women
(May
2, 2007)
Obesity
Still a Major Problem
(April 14, 2006)
New
Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans
(November 15, 2006)
Obesity,
High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64
(December 8,
2005)
Fewer
Americans Smoke, but Fewer Physically Active in Leisure-Time-- Rating
on Overall Health Status is down in 2004
(June 29, 2005)
Life
Expectancy Hits Record High--Gender Gap Narrows
(February 28, 2004)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
New
Report Studies Emergency Departments That Serve High Volumes of "Safety Net"
Patients (May
21, 2004)
New
CDC Report Analyzes Patterns of Body Weight in US Adults--Striking
differences by race, ethnicity, gender, and education
(September 6, 2002)
HHS
Report Finds Health Improves for Most Racial, Ethnic Groups; But Disparities
Remain in Some Areas--Healthy People 2000: Trends in Racial and
Ethnic-Specific Rates for the Health Status Indicators: United States,
1990-98
(January 24,
2002)
HHS
Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show
Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators--Health,
United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook
(September 10, 2001)
Puerto
Ricans' Health Fares Worse Than Other U.S. Hispanics--Health
Outcomes Among Hispanic Subgroups: Data from the National Health Interview
Survey, 1992-95
(February 23, 2000)
Infant
Mortality Statistics Show Variation by Race, Ethnicity, and State
(July 20,
2000)
New
Report Documents Improvement in American's Health
(June 10,
1999)
SIDS
Deaths Reach New Record Low in 1997, but Disparities Persist for Minority
Communities
(October 22, 1998)
Health
In America Tied to Income and Education
(July 30,
1998)
10
Million Americans of All Ages Do not Get Enough to Eat
(March 26, 1998)
Firm
Size, Location Determines Who Gets Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
(March 10, 1998)
New
Study Profiles Hispanic Births in America
(February 13, 1998)
Mother's
Educational Level Influences Birth Rate
(April 24, 1997)
U.S.
Infant and General Mortality: Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities
(July 9, 1995)
Annual
Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities
(June 22, 1995)
Birth
Characteristics for Asian or Pacific Islander Subgroups
(May 11, 1995)
Health Insurance
Latest
Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults
(February
18, 2009)
Unmarried
Women Less Likely to Have Health Insurance (December
3, 2008)
Americans
Make Nearly Four Visits to the Doctor a Year On Average
(August
6, 2008)
New
Report Finds Regional, State Differences in Health Insurance
Coverage
(June 25,
2008)
Nearly
One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
(December
3, 2007)
New
CDC Report Documents Percentage of People Without Health Insurance
(June
25, 2007)
New
Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans
(November 15, 2006)
Health
Insurance for Children Improved in 2005; Overall Coverage Varies by State
(June 21, 2006)
Obesity,
High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64
(December 8,
2005)
Health
Insurance Coverage for Children up in 2004; Number of Uninsured Adults
Stable
(June 29, 2005)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
More
Children Than Ever Had Health Insurance in 2003, But Coverage For
Working-Age Adults Declined
(June 30, 2004)
First
Joint Survey of Health in Canada and the United States Shows Both Countries
Report High Level of Health
(June 2, 2004)
New
Report Studies Emergency Departments That Serve High Volumes of "Safety Net"
Patients (May
21, 2004)
Health
Care in America: Trends in Utilization
(January 30, 2004)
HHS
Report Shows More American Children With Health Coverage;
Progress Reflects Success of Bi-Partisan State Children’s Health Insurance
Program--Early Release of Selected Estimates
Based on Data From the 2001 NHIS
(July 15, 2002)
Health
Insurance Coverage Improves for American Children--Early
Release of Selected Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
Data From January-June 2001 (Released
February 4, 2002)
Firm
Size, Location Determines Who Gets Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
(March 10, 1998)
Health
Insurance and Cancer Screening Among Women
(August 3, 1994)
Infant
Mortality
Latest
Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults
(February
18, 2009)
CDC
Releases New Infant Mortality Data
(October
15, 2008)
U.S.
Mortality Drops Sharply in 2006, Latest Data Show
(June 11,
2008)
Nearly
One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
(December
3, 2007)
U.S.
Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years
(September
12, 2007)
Overall
Infant Mortality Rate in the United States Holding Steady.
However Black Women Have More than Twice the Rate of White Women
(May
2, 2007)
New
Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans
(November 15, 2006)
Obesity,
High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64
(December 8,
2005)
Life
Expectancy Hits Record High--Gender Gap Narrows
(February 28, 2004)
More
Babies Born at Very Low Birthweight--Linked
to Rise in Infant Mortality in 2002.
(January
24, 2005)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
New
CDC Report Confirms Increase in 2002 Infant Mortality Rate
(November 24, 2004)
U.S.
Life Expectancy at All-Time High, But Infant Mortality Increases
(February
11, 2004)
New
CDC Report Shows Record Low Infant Mortality Rate SIDS Rate Drops 11 percent
in One Year
(September
15, 2003)
HHS
Study Finds Life Expectancy in the U.S. Rose to 77.2 Years in 2001--Annual
Mortality Report Also Includes New Category for Terrorism Homicide
(March 14, 2003)
Final
2000 Mortality Statistics Now Available
(September 16, 2002)
New
CDC Report Analyzes Patterns of Infant Mortality in 2000
(August 28, 2002)
New
CDC Report Shows Decline in Infant Mortality Rate in 1999 Analyzes Patterns
of Infant Mortality
(January 31, 2002)
Mortality
Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death in 1999--Deaths:
Preliminary Data for 1999
(June 26, 2001)
Infant
Mortality Statistics Show Variation by Race, Ethnicity, and State
(July 20,
2000)
Infant
Mortality Rates Vary by Race and Ethnicity--New
Report Examines Contributing Causes
(August 5, 1999)
Latest
Final Mortality Statistics Available
(June 30, 1999)
Final
Mortality Data for 1996 Sets New Records Highest Life Expectancy and Lowest
Infant Mortality Rate (November
10, 1998)
SIDS
Deaths Reach New Record Low in 1997, but Disparities Persist for Minority
Communities
(October 22, 1998)
AIDS
falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide
All Decline
(October 7, 1998)
Update
on Risk Factors for Infant Mortality
(August 27, 1998)
New
Study Shows Lower Mortality Rates for Infants Delivered By Certified Nurse
Midwives
(May 19, 1998)
Vital
Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health
(September 11,
1997)
1995
Final Mortality Statistics Released
(June 12, 1997)
Vital
Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health
(October 4, 1996)
Advance
Report of Final Mortality Statistics, United States: 1993
(February 29, 1996)
National
Data Show Drop in Homicide and Increase in Youth Suicide
(October 23, 1995)
U.S.
Infant and General Mortality: Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities
(July 9, 1995)
Injuries
Latest
Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults
(February
18, 2009)
Nearly
One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
(December
3, 2007)
U.S.
Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years
(September
12, 2007)
More
Work Needed to Ensure U.S. Hospitals Equipped and Staffed to Handle
Pediatric Emergency Patients (February
28, 2006
Obesity,
High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64
(December 8,
2005)
Life
Expectancy Hits Record High--Gender Gap Narrows
(February 28, 2004)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
Timely
Topics
(June
2004)
CDC
Releases Latest Data on Emergency Department Visits
(March 18, 2004)
U.S.
Life Expectancy at All-Time High, But Infant Mortality Increases
(February
11, 2004)
HHS
Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes
Remains Growing Concern
(October
3, 2003)
New
Report Looks at Latest Mortality Trends
(September
25, 2003)
More
Americans Seek Medical Care in Hospital Emergency Rooms--Injuries
Cause One in Three Visits
(June 4, 2003)
HHS
Study Finds Life Expectancy in the U.S. Rose to 77.2 Years in 2001--Annual
Mortality Report Also Includes New Category for Terrorism Homicide
(March 14, 2003)
Final
2000 Mortality Statistics Now Available
(September 16, 2002)
HHS
Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50
Years--Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record
High (September 12,
2002)
Visits
to the Emergency Department Increase Nationwide--National
Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2000 Emergency Department Summary
(April 22,
2002)
Life
Expectancy Hits New High in 2000; Mortality Declines for Several Leading
Causes of Death--Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2000
(October 10,
2001)
New
CDC Report on US Mortality U.S. Mortality Patterns
(September
25, 2001)
Mortality
Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death in 1999--Deaths:
Preliminary Data for 1999
(June 26, 2001)
Visits
to the Emergency Department Exceed 100 Million in 1999; Fewer Young People
Require Emergency Treatment for Injuries--National Hospital
Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1999 Emergency Department Summary
(June 25, 2001)
Sports-Related
Injuries Cause 2.6 Million Visits Annually by Children and Young Adults to
Emergency Rooms
(March 5, 2001)
Gun
Deaths Among Children and Teens Drop Sharply--Deaths: Final
Data for 1998. (July
24, 2000)
New
Report Details Injuries in America--the place, type, and cause of 41 million
injuries annually
(June 20,
2000)
Annual
Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans
(October 13, 1999)
AIDS
Falls From Top Fifteen Causes of Death; Teen Births, Homicides Decline; But
no Change in Infant Mortality
(October 5, 1999)
Latest
Final Mortality Statistics Available
(June 30, 1999)
Final
Mortality Data for 1996 Sets New Records Highest Life Expectancy and Lowest
Infant Mortality Rate
(November 10, 1998)
AIDS
falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide
All Decline
(October 7, 1998)
Injury
Mortality Varies by Country
(October 5, 1998)
Injury
Visits to Hospital Emergency Departments
(March 3, 1998)
Vital
Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health
(September 11, 1997)
Report
on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S.
(July 24, 1997)
Federal
Government Issues Key Report on Well-Being of Nation's Children
(July 2, 1997)
1995
Final Mortality Statistics Released
(June 12, 1997)
Atlas
Reveals New Mortality Patterns for the United States
(April 14, 1997)
Vital
Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health
(October 4, 1996)
Healthy
People 2000 Review, 1995-96
HHS
Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of
Women's Health
(June 18, 1996)
Advance
Report of Final Mortality Statistics, United States: 1993
(February 29, 1996)
National
Data Show Drop in Homicide and Increase in Youth Suicide
(October 23, 1995)
Many
Teens Engage in Risk-Taking Behaviors That Can Lead to Chronic Disease,
Injury, or Death
(July 11, 1995)
Annual
Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities
(June 22, 1995)
Advance
Report of Final Mortality Statistics
(March 22, 1995) (Corrected
and reprinted)
Injury-Related
Visits to Hospital Emergency Departments: United States
(February 1, 1995)
Inside NCHS
NCHS
Appoints New Leaders for National Health Surveys
(July
12, 1999)
New
NHANES Survey Kicks Off
(March 18, 1999)
New
Director Named to Head NCHS
(April 1, 1996)
International Health
Latest
Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults
(February
18, 2009)
Nearly
One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
(December
3, 2007)
New
Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans
(November 15, 2006)
Obesity,
High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64
(December 8,
2005)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
First
Joint Survey of Health in Canada and the United States Shows Both Countries
Report High Level of Health
(June 2, 2004)
HHS
Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes
Remains Growing Concern
(October
3, 2003)
Report
Compares U.S. and Russian Mortality Now Available
(September
26, 2003)
New
Report Shows Link between Community Environment and Women's Health
(April 22, 2003)
HHS
Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50
Years--Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record
High (September 12,
2002)
HHS
Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show
Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators--Health,
United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook
(September 10, 2001)
Mammography
on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over--Health, United
States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook.
(July 26, 2000)
Annual
Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans
(October 13, 1999)
Maternal
and Child Health Compared in U.S. and Russia
(May
25, 1999)
Injury
Mortality Varies by Country
(October 5, 1998)
Health
In America Tied to Income and Education
(July 30, 1998)
Report
on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S.
(July 24, 1997)
HHS
Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of
Women's Health
(June 18, 1996)
Annual
Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities
(June 22, 1995)
Leading Causes of Death
Latest
Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults
(February
18, 2009)
U.S.
Mortality Drops Sharply in 2006, Latest Data Show
(June 11,
2008)
Nearly
One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
(December
3, 2007)
U.S.
Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years
(September
12, 2007)
New
Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans
(November 15, 2006)
Obesity,
High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64
(December 8,
2005)
Life
Expectancy Hits Record High--Gender Gap Narrows
(February 28, 2004)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
U.S.
Life Expectancy at All-Time High, But Infant Mortality Increases
(February
11, 2004)
HHS
Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes
Remains Growing Concern
(October
3, 2003)
New
Report Looks at Latest Mortality Trends
(September
25, 2003)
HHS
Study Finds Life Expectancy in the U.S. Rose to 77.2 Years in 2001--Annual
Mortality Report Also Includes New Category for Terrorism Homicide
(March 14, 2003)
Final
2000 Mortality Statistics Now Available
(September 16, 2002)
HHS
Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50
Years--Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record
High (September 12,
2002)
Life
Expectancy Hits New High in 2000; Mortality Declines for Several Leading
Causes of Death--Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2000
(October 10,
2001)
New
CDC Report on US Mortality U.S. Mortality Patterns
(September
25, 2001)
HHS
Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show
Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators--Health,
United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook
(September 10, 2001)
Mortality
Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death in 1999--Deaths:
Preliminary Data for 1999
(June 26, 2001)
Mammography
on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over--Health, United
States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook.
(July 26, 2000)
Gun
Deaths Among Children and Teens Drop Sharply--Deaths: Final
Data for 1998. (July
24, 2000)
Annual
Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans
(October 13, 1999)
AIDS
Falls From Top Fifteen Causes of Death; Teen Births, Homicides Decline; But
no Change in Infant Mortality
(October 5, 1999)
Latest
Final Mortality Statistics Available
(June 30, 1999)
Final
Mortality Data for 1996 Sets New Records Highest Life Expectancy and Lowest
Infant Mortality Rate
(November 10, 1998)
AIDS
falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide
All Decline
(October 7, 1998)
Health
In America Tied to Income and Education
(July 30, 1998)
Vital
Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health
(September 11, 1997)
Report
on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S.
(July 24, 1997)
1995
Final Mortality Statistics Released
(June 12, 1997)
Vital
Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health
(October 4, 1996)
HHS
Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of
Women's Health
(June 18, 1996)
Advance
Report of Final Mortality Statistics, United States: 1993
(February 29, 1996)
National
Data Show Drop in Homicide and Increase in Youth Suicide
(October 23, 1995)
Annual
Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities
(June 22, 1995)
Advance
Report of Final Mortality Statistics
(March 22, 1995) (Corrected
and reprinted)
Life Expectancy
Latest
Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults
(February
18, 2009)
U.S.
Mortality Drops Sharply in 2006, Latest Data Show
(June 11,
2008)
Nearly
One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
(December
3, 2007)
U.S.
Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years
(September
12, 2007)
New
Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans
(November 15, 2006)
Obesity,
High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64
(December 8,
2005)
Life
Expectancy Hits Record High--Gender Gap Narrows
(February 28, 2004)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
U.S.
Life Expectancy at All-Time High, But Infant Mortality Increases
(February
11, 2004)
HHS
Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes
Remains Growing Concern
(October
3, 2003)
New
Report Looks at Latest Mortality Trends
(September
25, 2003)
HHS
Study Finds Life Expectancy in the U.S. Rose to 77.2 Years in 2001--Annual
Mortality Report Also Includes New Category for Terrorism Homicide
(March 14, 2003)
Final
2000 Mortality Statistics Now Available
(September 16, 2002)
HHS
Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50
Years--Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record
High (September 12,
2002)
Life
Expectancy Hits New High in 2000; Mortality Declines for Several Leading
Causes of Death--Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2000
(October 10,
2001)
New
CDC Report on US Mortality U.S. Mortality Patterns
(September
25, 2001)
HHS
Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show
Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators--Health,
United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook
(September 10, 2001)
Mortality
Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death in 1999--Deaths:
Preliminary Data for 1999
(June 26, 2001)
Mammography
on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over--Health, United
States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook.
(July 26, 2000)
Gun
Deaths Among Children and Teens Drop Sharply--Deaths: Final
Data for 1998. (July
24, 2000)
Annual
Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans
(October 13, 1999)
AIDS
Falls From Top Fifteen Causes of Death; Teen Births, Homicides Decline; But
no Change in Infant Mortality
(October 5, 1999)
Latest
Final Mortality Statistics Available
(June 30, 1999)
Final
Mortality Data for 1996 Sets New Records Highest Life Expectancy and Lowest
Infant Mortality Rate
(November 10, 1998)
AIDS
falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide
All Decline
(October 7, 1998)
Health
In America Tied to Income and Education
(July 30, 1998)
Vital
Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health
(September 11, 1997)
Report
on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S.
(July 24, 1997)
1995
Final Mortality Statistics Released
(June 12, 1997)
Vital
Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health
(October 4, 1996)
HHS
Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of
Women's Health
(June 18, 1996)
Advance
Report of Final Mortality Statistics, United States: 1993
(February 29, 1996)
National
Data Show Drop in Homicide and Increase in Youth Suicide
(October 23, 1995)
Annual
Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities
(June 22, 1995)
Advance
Report of Final Mortality Statistics
(March 22, 1995) (Corrected
and reprinted)
Marriage/Divorce
Unmarried
Women Less Likely to Have Health Insurance (December
3, 2008
Men
Twice as Likely as Women to Adopt
(August 7, 2008)
Obesity,
High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64
(December 8,
2005)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
New
Report Sheds Light on Trends and Patterns in Marriage, Divorce, and
Cohabitation
(July 24, 2002)
43
Percent of First Marriages Break Up Within 15 Years--First
Marriage Dissolution, Divorce, and Remarriage: United States
(May 24, 2001)
Reporting
of Marriage and Divorce Statistics
Advance
Report of Final Marriage Statistics, 1989 and 1990,
(July 17, 1995)
Advance
Report of Final Divorce Statistics
(April 18, 1995)
Mortality/Deaths
Latest
Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults
(February
18, 2009)
CDC
Releases New Infant Mortality Data
(October
15, 2008)
U.S.
Mortality Drops Sharply in 2006, Latest Data Show
(June 11,
2008)
The
10 Leading Causes of Death in the U.S., 2005 (State Data)
(January
2, 2008)
Nearly
One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
(December
3, 2007)
U.S.
Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years
(September
12, 2007)
New
Report Shows Decline in Stillbirths
(February
21, 2007)
New
Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans
(November 15, 2006)
Obesity,
High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64
(December 8,
2005)
Life
Expectancy Hits Record High--Gender Gap Narrows
(February 28, 2004)
More
Babies Born at Very Low Birthweight--Linked
to Rise in Infant Mortality in 2002
(January
24, 2005)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
New
CDC Report Confirms Increase in 2002 Infant Mortality Rate
(November 24, 2004)
Timely
Topics
(June
2004)
U.S.
Life Expectancy at All-Time High, But Infant Mortality Increases
(February
11, 2004)
HHS
Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes
Remains Growing Concern
(October
3, 2003)
Report
Compares U.S. and Russian Mortality Now Available
(September
26, 2003)
New
Report Looks at Latest Mortality Trends
(September
25, 2003)
New
CDC Report Shows Record Low Infant Mortality Rate SIDS Rate Drops 11 percent
in One Year
(September
15, 2003)
HHS
Study Finds Life Expectancy in the U.S. Rose to 77.2 Years in 2001--Annual
Mortality Report Also Includes New Category for Terrorism Homicide
(March 14, 2003)
Final
2000 Mortality Statistics Now Available
(September 16, 2002)
HHS
Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50
Years--Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record
High (September 12,
2002)
Life
Expectancy Hits New High in 2000; Mortality Declines for Several Leading
Causes of Death--Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2000
(October 10,
2001)
New
CDC Report on US Mortality U.S. Mortality Patterns
(September
25, 2001)
HHS
Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show
Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators--Health,
United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook
(September 10, 2001)
Mortality
Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death in 1999--Deaths:
Preliminary Data for 1999
(June 26, 2001)
Mammography
on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over--Health, United
States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook.
(July 26, 2000)
Gun
Deaths Among Children and Teens Drop Sharply--Deaths: Final
Data for 1998 (July
24, 2000)
Annual
Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly
Americans
(October 13, 1999)
AIDS
Falls From Top Fifteen Causes of Death; Teen Births, Homicides Decline; But
no Change in Infant Mortality
(October 5, 1999)
Latest
Final Mortality Statistics Available
(June 30, 1999)
Final
Mortality Data for 1996 Sets New Records Highest Life Expectancy and Lowest
Infant Mortality Rate (November
10, 1998)
AIDS
falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide
All Decline
(October 7, 1998)
Health
In America Tied to Income and Education
(July 30, 1998)
New
Report on Declining Cancer Incidence and Death Rates; Report Shows Progress
in Controlling Cancer
(March 12, 1998)
Vital
Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health
(September 11, 1997)
Report
on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S.
(July 24, 1997)
1995
Final Mortality Statistics Released
(June 12, 1997)
Atlas
Reveals New Mortality Patterns for the United States
(April 14, 1997)
Vital
Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health
(October 4, 1996)
HHS
Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of
Women's Health
(June 18, 1996)
Advance
Report of Final Mortality Statistics, United States: 1993
(February 29, 1996)
Mortality
Trends for Alzheimer's Disease
(February 29, 1996)
National
Data Show Drop in Homicide and Increase in Youth Suicide
(October 23, 1995)
U.S.
Infant and General Mortality: Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities
(July 9, 1995)
Annual
Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities
(June 22, 1995)
Advance
Report of Final Mortality Statistics
(March 22, 1995) (Corrected
and reprinted)
National Health Objectives
Training
for Terrorism-Related Conditions in Hospitals: United States, 2003-2004
(December 11, 2006)
Healthy
People 2000 Review, 1995-96
Healthy
People 2000 Review, 1994
(July 31, 1995)
National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
Latest
Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults
(February
18, 2009)
Less
Than 1/2 of One Percent of U.S. Adults Ages 18-49 are Infected with
HIV
(January
29, 2008)
78%
of Americans with Hypertension are Aware of their Condition
(January
9, 2008)
Cholesterol
Levels in the U.S. Continue to Drop
(December
12, 2007)
Nearly
One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
(December
3, 2007)
New
CDC Study Finds No Increase in Obesity Among Adults; But Levels
Still High
(November
28, 2007)
New
CDC Report Examines Drug Use and Sexual Behavior
(June
22, 2007)
Obesity
Still a Major Problem
(April 14, 2006)
New
Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans
(November 15, 2006)
Obesity,
High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64
(December 8,
2005)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
HHS
Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes
Remains Growing Concern
(October
3, 2003)
HHS
Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50
Years--Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record
High (September 12,
2002)
Obesity
Still on the Rise, New Data Show
(October 8, 2002)
Comprehensive
Report on 2000 Growth Charts Available
(May 13, 2002)
HHS
Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show
Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators--Health,
United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook
(September 10, 2001)
More
American Children and Teens are Overweight--Prevalence of
Overweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 1999
(March 12, 2001)
Mammography
on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over--Health, United
States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook
(July 26, 2000)
New
Pediatric Growth Charts Provide Tool To Ward Off Future Weight Problems--CDC
Growth Charts: United State.
(May 30, 2000)
Nutrition
Monitoring in the United States: The Directory of Federal and State
Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Activities--Up-to-date
Guide to Federal and State Nutrition Data and Research Activities
(March 21,
2000)
Annual
Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans
(October 13, 1999)
Folate
and Vitamin B12 Blood Concentrations Vary by Race and Ethnicity;
Supplement Users Have Higher Concentrations
(March 26, 1999)
New
NHANES Survey Kicks Off
(March 18, 1999)
Nutrition
Monitoring in the United States and Related Research Activities
(October 23, 1998)
Health
In America Tied to Income and Education (July 30,
1998)
Latex
Allergy Testing in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
(January 28, 1998)
Report
on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S.
(July 24, 1997)
More
Americans of all Ages are Overweight
(March 6, 1997)
Blood
Lead Levels Keep Dropping; New Guidelines Proposed for Those Most Vulnerable
(February 20, 1997)
HHS
Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of
Women's Health
(June 18, 1996)
Exposure
to Second-Hand Smoke Widespread
(April 23, 1996)
Annual
Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities
(June 22, 1995)
Overweight
Teens Increase to 21 Percent
(November 10, 1994)
Blood
Lead Levels in the U.S. Population
(July 26, 1994)
Obesity/Overweight
Latest
Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults
(February
18, 2009)
New
CDC Study Finds No Increase in Obesity Among Adults; But Levels
Still High
(November
28, 2007)
Nearly
One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
(December
3, 2007)
New
Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans
(November 15, 2006)
Obesity
Still a Major Problem
(April 14, 2006)
Obesity,
High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64
(December 8,
2005)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
Americans
Slightly Taller, Much Heavier Than Four Decades Ago
(October 27, 2004)
Obesity
Still on the Rise, New Data Show (Updated)
(October 6, 2004)
HHS
Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes
Remains Growing Concern
(October
3, 2003)
HHS
Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50
Years--Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record
High (September 12,
2002)
Obesity
Still on the Rise, New Data Show
(October 8, 2002)
Comprehensive
Report on 2000 Growth Charts Available
(May 13, 2002)
HHS
Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show
Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators--Health,
United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook
(September 10, 2001)
More
American Children and Teens are Overweight--Prevalence of
Overweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 1999
(March 12, 2001)
Mammography
on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over--Health, United
States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook
(July 26, 2000)
New
Pediatric Growth Charts Provide Tool To Ward Off Future Weight Problems--CDC
Growth Charts: United States
(May 30, 2000)
Annual
Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans
(October 13, 1999)
Health
In America Tied to Income and Education
(July 30, 1998)
Report
on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S.
(July 24, 1997)
More
Americans of all Ages are Overweight
(March 6, 1997)
HHS
Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of
Women's Health
(June 18, 1996)
Annual
Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities
(June 22, 1995)
Overweight
Teens Increase to 21 Percent
(November 10, 1994)
Physical Activity/Exercise
Latest
Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults
(February
18, 2009)
Nearly
One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
(December
3, 2007)
New
CDC Study Finds No Increase in Obesity Among Adults; But Levels
Still High
(November
28, 2007)
New
Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans
(November 15, 2006)
Obesity
Still a Major Problem
(April 14, 2006)
Obesity,
High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64
(December 8,
2005)
Fewer
Americans Smoke, but Fewer Physically Active in Leisure-Time-- Rating
on Overall Health Status is down in 2004
(June 29, 2005)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
HHS
Issues New Report on Americans' overall Physical Activity Levels--One
in Five Adults Engage in High Level of Activity, But One in Four are Largely
Inactive (May 14,
2003)
HHS
Report Shows 7 in 10 Adults are Not Active Regularly
Leisure-Time
Physical Activity Among Adults: United States, 1997–98
(Released April 7, 2002)
Reproductive Health
Teen
Birth Rates Up Again in 2007
(March
18, 2009)
Latest
Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults
(February
18, 2009)
Teen
Birth Rates Increase in Over Half of States
(January
7, 2009)
Men
Twice as Likely as Women to Adopt
(August
7, 2008)
Pregnancy
Rate Drops for U.S. Women Under Age 25
(April
14, 2008)
Teen
Birth Rate Rises for First Time in 14 Years
(December
5, 2007)
Nearly
One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
(December
3, 2007)
New
CDC Report Examines Drug Use and Sexual Behavior
(June
22, 2007)
Overall
Infant Mortality Rate in the United States Holding Steady.
However Black Women Have More than Twice the Rate of White Women
(May
2, 2007)
Teen
Births Continue to Drop; Births to Unmarried Women of All Ages on the Rise
(November 17, 2006)
New
Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans
(November 15, 2006)
Fertility,
Contraception, and Fatherhood: Data on Men and Women from the National
Survey of Family Growth
(May 31, 2006)
CDC
Issues New Report, “Birth and Fertility Rates for States by Hispanic Origin
Subgroups: United States, 1990 and 2000”
(May
9, 2006)
Obesity,
High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64
(December 8,
2005)
More
Babies Born at Very Low Birthweight--Linked
to Rise in Infant Mortality in 2002
(January
24, 2005)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
Teens
Delaying Sexual Activity: Using Contraception More Effectively--New
Data on Contraceptive Use Among Adults
(December 10, 2004)
New
CDC Report Confirms Increase in 2002 Infant Mortality Rate
(November 24, 2004)
Birth
Rate for Women Aged 40-44 Rose in 2003, New Report Finds
(November 23, 2004)
Births
to Youngest Teens at Lowest Levels in Almost 60 Years
(November 15, 2004)
Updated
Pregnancy Estimates From CDC Now Available
(June 15, 2004)
New
Report Tracks Trends in Births by State, Shows
Westward Shift in Births
(May 10, 2004)
New
Report Presents Rates of Reproduction for 1990-2002 and Latest U.S.
Intrinsic Rates
(March 18, 2004)
Teen
Birth Rate Continues to Decline; African-American Teens Show Sharpest Drop--Final
2002 United States Birth Data Now Available
(December 17, 2003)
U.S.
Pregnancy Rate Down from Peak; Births and Abortions on the Decline
(October 31,
2003)
HHS
Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes
Remains Growing Concern
(October
3, 2003)
New
Report Revises Birth and Fertility Rates for the 1990s Uses 2000 Census
Population Estimates to Improve Accuracy
(August 4,
2003)
U.S.
Birth Rate Reaches Record Low--Births
to Teens Continue 12-Year Decline; Cesarean Deliveries Reach All-Time High
(July 25, 2003)
New
Birth Report Shows More Moms Get Prenatal Care--Births:
Final Data for 2001
(December 18, 2002)
American
Women Are Waiting to Begin Families; Average Age at First Birth up More Than
3 Years From 1970 to 2000--Mean
Age of Mother, 1970-2000
(December 11, 2002)
HHS
Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50
Years--Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record
High (September 12,
2002)
HHS
Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Falls to New Record Low in 2001--Births:
Preliminary Data for 2001
(June 6, 2002)
Teen
Birth Rates Decline in all States During the 1990s
(May 30, 2002)
Comprehensive
Report on 2000 Growth Charts Available
(May
13, 2002)
Women
Are Having More Children, New Report Shows Teen Births Continue to Decline--Births:
Final Data for 2000
(February
12, 2002)
New
CDC Report Tracks Trends in Cesarean Births and VBACs during the 1990s
(December 27, 2001)
New
CDC Report Tracks Trends in Teen Births from 1940-2000
(September
25, 2001)
HHS
Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show
Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators--Health,
United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook
(September 10, 2001)
Smoking
During Pregnancy--Rates Drop Steadily in the 1990's, but among Teen Mothers
Progress Has Stalled--Smoking during pregnancy in the
1990s (August
28, 2001)
New
CDC Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Hits Record Low; U.S. Births Top 4 Million
in 2000--Births: Preliminary Data for 2000
(July 24, 2001)
Teen
Pregnancy Rate Reaches a Record Low in 1997--Trends in
Pregnancy Rates for the United States, 1976-97; An Update
(June 12, 2001)
Higher
Order Multiple Births Drop for First Time in a Decade--Births:
Final Data for 1999
(April 17, 2001)
New
Report Tracks Trends and Patterns in Nonmarital Births--50-year rise in
births to unmarried women levels off during the 1990's
(October 18, 2000)
New
CDC Birth Report Shows Teen Birth Rates Continue to Drop; Report Also Covers
Key Aspects of Maternal and Infant Health--Births:
Preliminary Data for 1999
(August 8, 2000)
Mammography
on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over--Health, United
States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook
(July 26, 2000)
State
Data on Teen Births Now Available--Variations in Teenage
Birth Rates, 1991-98: National and State Trends
(April 24, 2000)
Births
in the United States Increase for the First Time Since 1990--Births:
Final Data for 1998
(March 28, 2000)
U.S.
Pregnancy Rate Lowest in Two Decades--New
Report Documents Trends in Births, Abortions, and Miscarriages
(February 11, 2000)
U.S.
Pregnancy Rate Lowest in Two Decades--New Report
Documents Trends in Births, Abortions, and Miscarriages
(December 15, 1999)
Attendant,
Place, and Timing and Use of Obstetric Interventions of U.S. Births Change
Over Past Decade
(December 2, 1999)
Annual
Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans
(October 13, 1999)
Multiple
Birth Rate for Older Women is Sky Rocketing
(September 14, 1999)
Maternal
and Child Health Compared in U.S. and Russia
(May 25, 1999)
Teen
Birth Rate Down in All States Drives U.S. Birth Rate to Record Low
(April 29, 1999)
Folate
and Vitamin B12 Blood Concentrations Vary by Race and Ethnicity;
Supplement Users Have Higher Concentrations
(March 26, 1999)
Teens
Less Likely to Have Second Baby
(December 17, 1998)
Smoking
Among Teen Mothers is on the Rise
(November 19, 1998)
Update
on Risk Factors for Infant Mortality
(August 27, 1998)
Health
In America Tied to Income and Education
(July 30, 1998)
Latest
Birth Statistics for the Nation Released
(June 30, 1998)
Teenage
Births in the United States: State Trends, 1991-96, an Update
(June 30, 1998)
Report
Documents Three Decades of Surgical Sterilization Trends
(June 26, 1998)
New
Study Shows Lower Mortality Rates for Infants Delivered By Certified Nurse
Midwives
(May 19, 1998)
Teen
Birth Rates Down in All States
(April 30, 1998)
New
Study Identifies Infants at Greatest Health Risk
(February 26, 1998)
New
Study Profiles Hispanic Births in America
(February 13, 1998)
Triplet
Births: Trends and Outcomes, 1971-94
(November 13, 1997)
Vital
Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health
(September 11, 1997)
Report
on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S.
(July 24, 1997)
1995
Birth Statistics Released
(June 10, 1997)
New
Report Documents Trends in Childbearing, Reproductive Health
(June 5, 1997)
Mother's
Educational Level Influences Birth Rate
(April 24, 1997)
Teenage
Birth Rates Down in a Majority of States
(December 19, 1996)
Vital
Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health
(October 4, 1996)
Teen
Births Drop For Third Straight Year
(June 24, 1996)
HHS
Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of
Women's Health
(June 18, 1996)
CDC
Releases Natality and Teen Pregnancy Reports
(September 21, 1995)
Annual
Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities
(June 22, 1995)
Births
to Unmarried Mothers: United States
(June 6, 1995)
Birth
Characteristics for Asian or Pacific Islander Subgroups
(May 11, 1995)
Advance
Report of Final Natality Statistics
(October 25,
1994)
Releases in Espanol
Hoja
Informativa (Fact Sheet in
Spanish)
Hoja
Informativa (Fact Sheet in Spanish)
Statistical Methodology
Wireless-Only
Phone Use Varies Widely Across U.S.
(March
11, 2009|Statcast)
More
Than One in Six Households Have Wireless Phones Only
(December
17, 2008
New
Report Shows Link between Community Environment and Women's Health
(April 22, 2003)
Key
Health Measures Tracked in National Survey
(September
20, 2001)
International
Classification of Diseases-
10th Revision (ICD-10)
(May
17, 2001)
View/download PDF
209 KB
Year 2000 Population
Standard for Age-Adjusting Death Rates in the United States
(May
17, /2001)
View/download PDF
266 KB
Reporting
of Marriage and Divorce Statistics
Teen Health
Teen
Birth Rates Up Again in 2007
(March
18, 2009)
Latest
Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults
(February
18, 2009)
Teen
Birth Rates Increase in Over Half of States
(January
7, 2009)
Teen
Birth Rate Rises for First Time in 14 Years
(December
5, 2007)
U.S.
Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years
(September
12, 2007)
Nearly
One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
(December
3, 2007)
Teen
Births Continue to Drop; Births to Unmarried Women of All Ages on the Rise
(November 17, 2006)
New
Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans
(November 15, 2006)
Obesity
Still a Major Problem
(April 14, 2006)
More
Work Needed to Ensure U.S. Hospitals Equipped and Staffed to Handle
Pediatric Emergency Patients (February
28, 2006
Obesity,
High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64
(December 8,
2005)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
Teens
Delaying Sexual Activity: Using Contraception More Effectively--New
Data on Contraceptive Use Among Adults
(December 10, 2004)
Birth
Rate for Women Aged 40-44 Rose in 2003, New Report Finds
(November 23, 2004)
Births
to Youngest Teens at Lowest Levels in Almost 60 Years
(November 15, 2004)
Teen
Birth Rate Continues to Decline; African-American Teens Show Sharpest Drop--Final
2002 United States Birth Data Now Available
(December 17, 2003)
U.S.
Pregnancy Rate Down from Peak; Births and Abortions on the Decline
(October
31, 2003)
U.S.
Birth Rate Reaches Record Low--Births
to Teens Continue 12-Year Decline; Cesarean Deliveries Reach All-Time High
(July 25, 2003)
New
Birth Report Shows More Moms Get Prenatal Care--Births:
Final Data for 2001
(December 18, 2002)
Obesity
Still on the Rise, New Data Show
(October 8, 2002)
HHS
Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Falls to New Record Low in 2001--Births:
Preliminary Data for 2001
(June 6, 2002)
Teen
Birth Rates Decline in all States During the 1990s
(May 30, 2002)
New
CDC Report Tracks Trends in Teen Births from 1940-2000
(September
25, 2001)
Smoking
During Pregnancy--Rates Drop Steadily in the 1990's, but among Teen Mothers
Progress Has Stalled--Smoking during pregnancy in the
1990s (August
28, 2001)
New
CDC Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Hits Record Low; U.S. Births Top 4 Million
in 2000--Births: Preliminary Data for 2000
(July 24, 2001)
Visits
to the Emergency Department Exceed 100 Million in 1999; Fewer Young People
Require Emergency Treatment for Injuries--National Hospital
Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1999 Emergency Department Summary
(June 25, 2001)
Teen
Pregnancy Rate Reaches a Record Low in 1997--Trends in
Pregnancy Rates for the United States, 1976-97; An Update
(June 12, 2001)
More
American Children and Teens are Overweight--Prevalence of
Overweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 1999
(March 12, 2001)
New
Report Tracks Trends and Patterns in Nonmarital Births--50-year rise in
births to unmarried women levels off during the 1990's
(October 18, 2000)
New
CDC Birth Report Shows Teen Birth Rates Continue to Drop; Report Also Covers
Key Aspects of Maternal and Infant Health--Births:
Preliminary Data for 1999
(August 8, 2000)
New
Pediatric Growth Charts Provide Tool To Ward Off Future Weight Problems--CDC
Growth Charts: United States.
(May 30, 2000)
State
Data on Teen Births Now Available--Variations in Teenage
Birth Rates, 1991-98: National and State Trends
(April 24, 2000)
Births
in the United States Increase for the First Time Since 1990--Births:
Final Data for 1998.
(March 28, 2000)
U.S.
Pregnancy Rate Lowest in Two Decades--New
Report Documents Trends in Births, Abortions, and Miscarriages
(February 11, 2000)
U.S.
Pregnancy Rate Lowest in Two Decades--New Report
Documents Trends in Births, Abortions, and Miscarriages
(December
15, 1999)
Attendant,
Place, and Timing and Use of Obstetric Interventions of U.S. Births Change
Over Past Decade
(December 2, 1999)
New
Guide to Help Local Communities Establish Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs
(October 25, 1999)
AIDS
Falls From Top Fifteen Causes of Death; Teen Births, Homicides Decline; But
no Change in Infant Mortality
(October 5, 1999)
Teen
Birth Rate Down in All States Drives U.S. Birth Rate to Record Low
(April 29, 1999)
Teens
Less Likely to Have Second Baby
(December 17, 1998)
Smoking
Among Teen Mothers is on the Rise
(November
19, 1998)
Teenage
Births in the United States: State Trends, 1991-96, an Update
(June 30, 1998)
Teen
Birth Rates Down in All States
(April 30, 1998)
Vital
Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health
(September 11, 1997)
1995
Birth Statistics Released
(June 10, 1997)
New
Report Documents Trends in Childbearing, Reproductive Health
(June 5, 1997)
Mother's
Educational Level Influences Birth Rate
(April 24, 1997)
Teenage
Birth Rates Down in a Majority of States
(December 19, 1996)
Vital
Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health
(October 4, 1996)
Teen
Births Drop For Third Straight Year
(June 24, 1996)
CDC
Releases Natality and Teen Pregnancy Reports
(September 21, 1995)
Births
to Unmarried Mothers: United States
(June 6, 1995)
Advance
Report of Final Natality Statistics
(October 25,
1994)
Violence
Latest
Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults
(February
18, 2009)
Nearly
One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
(December
3, 2007)
U.S.
Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years
(September
12, 2007)
New
Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans
(November 15, 2006)
Obesity,
High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64
(December 8,
2005)
Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report
on Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
CDC
Releases Latest Data on Emergency Department Visits
(March
18, 2004)
U.S.
Life Expectancy at All-Time High, But Infant Mortality Increases
(February
11, 2004)
HHS
Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes
Remains Growing Concern
(October
3, 2003)
New
Report Looks at Latest Mortality Trends
(September
25, 2003)
More
Americans Seek Medical Care in Hospital Emergency Rooms--Injuries
Cause One in Three Visits
(June 4, 2003)
HHS
Study Finds Life Expectancy in the U.S. Rose to 77.2 Years in 2001--Annual
Mortality Report Also Includes New Category for Terrorism Homicide
(March 14, 2003)
Final
2000 Mortality Statistics Now Available
(September 16, 2002)
HHS
Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50
Years--Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record
High (September 12,
2002)
Visits
to the Emergency Department Increase Nationwide--National
Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2000 Emergency Department Summary
(April 22,
2002)
Life
Expectancy Hits New High in 2000; Mortality Declines for Several Leading
Causes of Death--Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2000
(October 10,
2001)
New
CDC Report on US Mortality U.S. Mortality Patterns
(September
25, 2001)
Mortality
Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death in 1999--Deaths:
Preliminary Data for 1999
(June 26, 2001)
Visits
to the Emergency Department Exceed 100 Million in 1999; Fewer Young People
Require Emergency Treatment for Injuries--National Hospital
Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1999 Emergency Department Summary
(June 25, 2001)
Gun
Deaths Among Children and Teens Drop Sharply--Deaths: Final
Data for 1998. (July
24, 2000)
New
Report Details Injuries in America--the place, type, and cause of 41 million
injuries annually
(June 20,
2000)
Annual
Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans
(October 13, 1999)
AIDS
Falls From Top Fifteen Causes of Death; Teen Births, Homicides Decline; But
no Change in Infant Mortality
(October 5, 1999)
Latest
Final Mortality Statistics Available
(June 30, 1999)
Final
Mortality Data for 1996 Sets New Records Highest Life Expectancy and Lowest
Infant Mortality Rate (November
10, 1998)
AIDS
falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide
All Decline
(October 7, 1998)
Injury
Mortality Varies by Country
(October 5, 1998)
Injury
Visits to Hospital Emergency Departments
(March 3, 1998)
Vital
Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health
(September 11, 1997)
Report
on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S.
(July 24, 1997)
Federal
Government Issues Key Report on Well-Being of Nation's Children
(July 2, 1997)
1995
Final Mortality Statistics Released
(June 12,
1997)
Atlas
Reveals New Mortality Patterns for the United States
(April 14, 1997)
Vital
Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health
(October 4, 1996)
Healthy
People 2000 Review, 1995-96
HHS
Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of
Women's Health
(June 18, 1996)
Advance
Report of Final Mortality Statistics, United States: 1993
(February 29, 1996)
National
Data Show Drop in Homicide and Increase in Youth Suicide
(October 23, 1995)
Many
Teens Engage in Risk-Taking Behaviors That Can Lead to Chronic Disease,
Injury, or Death
(July 11, 1995)
Annual
Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities
(June 22, 1995)
Advance
Report of Final Mortality Statistics
(March 22, 1995) (Corrected
and reprinted)
Injury-Related
Visits to Hospital Emergency Departments: United States
(February 1, 1995)
Women's Health
Teen
Birth Rates Up Again in 2007
(March
18, 2009)
Latest
Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults
(February
18, 2009)
Teen
Birth Rates Increase in Over Half of States
(January
7, 2009)
4
in 10 Adults, 1 in 9 Kids Use CAM Therapy
(December
10, 2008)
Unmarried
Women Less Likely to Have Health Insurance (December
3, 2008)
U.S.
Mortality Drops Sharply in 2006, Latest Data Show
(June 11,
2008)
Teen
Birth Rate Rises for First Time in 14 Years
(December
5, 2007)
Nearly
One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
(December
3, 2007)
New
CDC Study Finds No Increase in Obesity Among Adults; But Levels
Still High
(November
28, 2007)
U.S.
Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years
(September
12, 2007)
CDC
Issues New Patient Visit Report
(June
29, 2007)
Teen
Births Continue to Drop; Births to Unmarried Women of All Ages on the Rise
(November 17, 2006)
New
Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans
(November 15, 2006)
Obesity,
High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64
(December 8,
2005)
Life
Expectancy Hits Record High--Gender Gap Narrows
(February 28, 2004)
Almost
Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on
Nation's Health Shows
(December 2, 2004)
Teens
Delaying Sexual Activity: Using Contraception More Effectively--New
Data on Contraceptive Use Among Adults
(December 10, 2004)
New
CDC Report Confirms Increase in 2002 Infant Mortality Rate
(November 24, 2004)
Birth
Rate for Women Aged 40-44 Rose in 2003, New Report Finds
(November 23, 2004)
New
Report Maps Women's Health in the United States Shows Patterns by State for
Key Indicators
(September 1, 2004)
CDC
Releases Latest Data on Emergency Department Visits
(March 18, 2004)
New
Report Examines Americans' Health Behaviors
(February 25, 2004)
U.S.
Life Expectancy at All-Time High, But Infant Mortality Increases
(February
11, 2004)
HHS
Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes
Remains Growing Concern
(October
3, 2003)
New
Report Looks at Latest Mortality Trends
(September
25, 2003)
New
Report Shows Link between Community Environment and Women's Health
(April 22, 2003)
HHS
Study Finds Life Expectancy in the U.S. Rose to 77.2 Years in 2001--Annual
Mortality Report Also Includes New Category for Terrorism Homicide
(March 14, 2003)
American
Women Are Waiting to Begin Families; Average Age at First Birth up More Than
3 Years From 1970 to 2000--Mean Age of Mother, 1970-2000
(December 11, 2002)
Final
2000 Mortality Statistics Now Available
(September 16, 2002)
HHS
Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50
Years--Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record
High (September 12,
2002)
New
Report Sheds Light on Trends and Patterns in Marriage, Divorce, and
Cohabitation
(July 24, 2002)
Visits
to the Emergency Department Increase Nationwide--National
Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2000 Emergency Department Summary
(April 22,
2002)
Women
Are Having More Children, New Report Shows Teen Births Continue to Decline--Births:
Final Data for 2000
(February 12,
2002)
Life
Expectancy Hits New High in 2000; Mortality Declines for Several Leading
Causes of Death--Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2000
(October 10,
2001)
New
CDC Report on US Mortality U.S. Mortality Patterns
September 25, 2001)
New
Study Profiles Women's Use of Health Care; Women more likely than men to
visit the doctor, more likely to have annual exams--Utilization
of Ambulatory Medical Care by Women: United States, 1997-98
(July 25, 2001)
Mortality
Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death in 1999--Deaths:
Preliminary Data for 1999
(June 26, 2001)
Visits
to the Emergency Department Exceed 100 Million in 1999; Fewer Young People
Require Emergency Treatment for Injuries--National Hospital
Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1999 Emergency Department Summary
(June 25, 2001)
Mammography
on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over--Health, United
States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook.
(July 26, 2000)
Gun
Deaths Among Children and Teens Drop Sharply--Deaths: Final
Data for 1998. (July
24, 2000)
New
Report Details Injuries in America--the place, type, and cause of 41 million
injuries annually
(June 20,
2000)
Annual
Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans
(October 13, 1999)
AIDS
Falls From Top Fifteen Causes of Death; Teen Births, Homicides Decline; But
no Change in Infant Mortality
(October 5, 1999)
Latest
Final Mortality Statistics Available
(June 30, 1999)
Maternal
and Child Health Compared in U.S. and Russia
(May 25, 1999)
Folate
and Vitamin B12 Blood Concentrations Vary by Race and Ethnicity;
Supplement Users Have Higher Concentrations
(March 26, 1999)
Final
Mortality Data for 1996 Sets New Records Highest Life Expectancy and Lowest
Infant Mortality Rate
(November 10, 1998)
AIDS
falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide
All Decline
(October 7, 1998)
HHS
Issues First Comprehensive Survey of Working Women's Health (February 10,
1998)
Vital
Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health
(September 11, 1997)
Report
on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S.
(July 24, 1997)
1995
Final Mortality Statistics Released
(June 12, 1997)
Mother's
Educational Level Influences Birth Rate
(April 24, 1997)
Atlas
Reveals New Mortality Patterns for the United States
(April 14, 1997)
Vital
Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health
(October 4, 1996)
Healthy
People 2000 Review, 1995-96
HHS
Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of
Women's Health
(June 18, 1996)
Advance
Report of Final Mortality Statistics, United States: 1993
(February 29, 1996)
National
Data Show Drop in Homicide and Increase in Youth Suicide
(October 23, 1995)
Annual
Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities
(June 22, 1995)
Advance
Report of Final Mortality Statistics
(March 22, 1995) (Corrected
and reprinted)
Health
Insurance and Cancer Screening Among Women
(August 3, 1994)
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April 28, 2009
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