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Disability	Inside NCHS	Reproductive Health
Elderly Health	International Health	Spanish Releases
Environmental Health	Leading Causes of Death	Statistical Methodology
Growth Charts	Life Expectancy	Teen Health
Health Behaviors	Marriage or Divorce	Violence
Health Care Utilization	Mortality	Women's Health

 

2009

• Increase in Unmarried Childbearing Also Seen In Other Countries (May 13, 2009)
• Teen Birth Rates Up Again in 2007 (March 18, 2009)
• Wireless-Only Phone Use Varies Widely Across U.S. (March 11, 2009 | Statcast)
• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• U.S. Outpatient Surgeries on the Rise (January 28, 2009)
• Teen Birth Rates Increase in Over Half of States (January 7, 2009)

 

2008

• More Than One in Six Households Have Wireless Phones Only (December 17, 2008 | HTML)
• 4 in 10 Adults, 1 in 9 Kids Use CAM Therapy (December 10, 2008 | Press Release | Statcast)
• Unmarried Women Less Likely to Have Health Insurance (December 3, 2008 | HTML)
• Food Allergies on the Rise Among U.S. Children (October 22, 2008 | HTML | Statcast)
• CDC Releases New Infant Mortality Data (October 15, 2008)
• Men Twice as Likely as Women to Adopt (August 7, 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 | Statcast)
• U.S. Mortality Drops Sharply in 2006, Latest Data Show (June 11, 2008)
• Percentage of Infants Ever Breastfed Continues to Rise (April 30, 2008 | HTML | Statcast)
• Pregnancy Rate Drops for U.S. Women Under Age 25 (April 14, 2008)
• New Report Provides Information on HIV Prevalence in the U.S. Household Population (January 29, 2008)

 

2007

• Cholesterol Levels Decline for Many Adults (December 12, 2007 | Statcast)
• Teen Birth Rate Rises for First Time in 15 Years (December 5, 2007 | Statcast)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007 | Statcast)
• 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)
• New CDC Report Documents Percentage of People Without Health Insurance (June 25, 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)
• Oral Health Improving for Most Americans, But Tooth Decay Among Preschool Children on the Rise (April 30, 2007)
• New Report Shows Decline in Stillbirths (February 21, 2007)

 

2006

• State of Childhood Asthma, United States: 1980-2005 (December 12, 2006)
• Training for Terrorism-Related Conditions in Hospitals: United States, 2003-2004 (December 11, 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)
• 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)
• Health Insurance for Children Improved in 2005; Overall Coverage Varies by State (June 21, 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)
• Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2004 (April 19, 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)

 

2005

• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• Preliminary Birth Data for 2004 (October 28, 2005)
• Health Insurance Coverage for Children up in 2004; Number of Uninsured Adults Stable (June 29, 2005)
• Fewer Americans Smoke, but Fewer Physically Active in Leisure-Time -  Rating on Overall Health Status is down in 2004 (June 29, 2005)
• More Boys Born Than Girls - New Report Documents Total Gender Ratios At Birth From 1940 to 2002 (June 14, 2005)
• Hoja Informativa (Fact Sheet in Spanish) NVSR Volume 53, Number 20. 20 pp. (PHS) 2005-1120 (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)
• 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)
  Hoja Informativa (Fact Sheet in Spanish)

 

2004

• Married Adults Are Healthiest, New CDC Report Shows (December 15, 2004)
• Teens Delaying Sexual Activity: Using Contraception More Effectively - New Data on Contraceptive Use Among Adults (December 10, 2004)
  Hoja Informativa (News Release in Spanish)
• 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)
• Americans Slightly Taller, Much Heavier Than Four Decades Ago (October 27, 2004)
• Obesity Still a Major Problem, New Data Show (October 6, 2004)
• Ambulatory Care Visits to Physician Offices, Hospital Outpatient Departments, and Emergency Departments: United States, 1999-2000 (September 23, 2004)
• New Report Maps Women's Health in the United States Shows Patterns by State for Key Indicators (September 1, 2004)
• New Study Shows Critical Role for Primary Care Specialists - Most Often the Source of Preventive Care (August 26, 2004)
• More Children Than Ever Had Health Insurance in 2003, But Coverage For Working-Age Adults Declined (June 30, 2004)
• Updated Pregnancy Estimates From CDC Now Available (June 15, 2004)
  Hoja Informativa (Fact Sheet in Spanish)
• First Joint Survey of Health in Canada and the United States Shows Both Countries Report High Level of Health (June 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 Studies Emergency Departments That Serve High Volumes of "Safety Net" Patients (May 21, 2004)
• New Report Tracks Trends in Births by State, Shows Westward Shift in Births (May 10, 2004)
  Hoja Informativa (Fact Sheet in Spanish)
• 2004 National Nursing Home Survey to Begin Includes New Nursing Assistant Supplement (April, 2004)
• Nine Million U.S. Children Diagnosed with Asthma, New Report Finds (March 31, 2004)
• CDC Releases Latest Data on Emergency Department Visits (March 18, 2004)
• New Report Presents Rates of Reproduction for 1990-2002 and Latest U.S. Intrinsic Rates (March 18, 2004)
  Hoja Informativa  (Fact Sheet in Spanish)
• Home Health Care Patients: Data from the 2000 National Home and Hospice Care Survey (March, 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)
• Elderly Patients Prescribed Inappropriate Medications at 8 Percent of Doctor Visits (February 9, 2004)
• Calorie Consumption on the Rise in United States, Particularly Among Women (February 5, 2004)
• Health Care in America: Trends in Utilization (January 30, 2004)

 

2003

• Teen Birth Rate Continues to Decline; African-American Teens Show Sharpest Drop - Final 2002 United States Birth Data Now Available (December 17, 2003)
  Hoja Informativa  (Fact Sheet in Spanish)
• HHS Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes Remains Growing Concern (October 3, 2003)
• U.S. Pregnancy Rate Down from Peak; Births and Abortions on the Decline (October 31, 2003)
  Hoja Informativa (Fact Sheet in Spanish)
• 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)
• 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)
• U.S. Birth Rate Reaches Record Low - Births to Teens Continue 12-Year Decline; Cesarean Deliveries Reach All-Time High (July 25, 2003)
• Latest Guide to Health Statistics for Over 40 Nations is Now Available (July 14, 2003)
• New Report Revises Birth and Fertility Rates for the 1990s Uses 2000 Census Population Estimates to Improve Accuracy (August 4, 2003)
  Hoja Informativa  (Fact Sheet in Spanish)
• More Americans Seek  Medical Care in Hospital  Emergency Rooms - Injuries Cause One in Three Visits (June 4, 2003)
• 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)
• New Report Shows Link between Community Environment and Women's Health (April 22, 2003)
• New Report Shows Current Patterns of Hospitalization in the United States - Hospital Stays Much Shorter Now than 30 Years Ago (April 9, 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)

 

2002

• HHS Issues New Report Showing More American Children Received Health Insurance in Early 2002 - Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the January-June 2002 NHIS (December 31, 2002)
• 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)
• Obesity Still on the Rise, New Data Show (October 8, 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 CDC Report Analyzes Patterns of Body Weight in US Adults--Striking differences by race, ethnicity, gender, and education (September 6, 2002)
• New CDC Report Analyzes Patterns of Infant Mortality in 2000 (August 28, 2002)
• New Report Sheds Light on Trends and Patterns in Marriage, Divorce, and Cohabitation (July 24, 2002)
• 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)
• HHS Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Falls  to New Record Low in 2001 - Births: Preliminary Data for 2001 (June 6, 2002)
• 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)
• Teen Birth Rates Decline in all States During the 1990s (May 30, 2002)
• New CDC Report Looks at Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - Attention Deficit Disorder and Learning Disability: United States, 1997-98 (May 22, 2002)
• Comprehensive Report on 2000 Growth Charts Available (May 13, 2002)
• Visits to the Emergency Department Increase Nationwide - National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2000 Emergency Department Summary (April 22, 2002)
• 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)
• Women Are Having More Children, New Report Shows Teen Births Continue to Decline - Births: Final Data for 2000 (February 12, 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)
• New CDC Report Shows Decline in Infant Mortality Rate in 1999 Analyzes Patterns of Infant Mortality (January 31, 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)

 

2001

• New CDC Report Tracks Trends in Cesarean Births and VBACs during the 1990s (December 27, 2001)
• Life Expectancy Hits New High in 2000; Mortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death - Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2000 (October 10, 2001)
• New Estimates for Asthma Tracked (October 5, 2001)
• New CDC Report on US  Mortality U.S. Mortality Patterns (September 25, 2001)
• New CDC Report Tracks Trends in Teen Births from 1940-2000 (September 25, 2001)
• CDC Releases Report on Alcohol Use in the United States (September 21, 2001)
• Key Health Measures Tracked in National Survey (September 20, 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 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• Teen Pregnancy Rate Reaches a Record Low in 1997 - Trends in Pregnancy Rates for the United States, 1976-97; An Update (June 12, 2001)
• 43 Percent of First Marriages Break Up Within 15 Years - First Marriage Dissolution, Divorce, and Remarriage: United States (May 24, 2001)
• International Classification of Diseases- 10th Revision (ICD-10) (May 17, 2001) [PDF - 209 KB]
• Year 2000 Population Standard for Age-Adjusting Death Rates in the United States (May 17, 2001) [PDF - 266 KB]
• Hospital Stays Grow Shorter, Heart Disease Leading Cause of Hospitalization - 1999 National Hospital Discharge Survey (April 24, 2001)
• New Series of Reports to Monitor Health of Older Americans (April 18, 2001)
• Higher Order Multiple Births Drop for First Time in a Decade - Births: Final Data for 1999 (April 17, 2001)
• More American Children and Teens are Overweight - Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 1999 (March 12, 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)

 

2000

• 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)
• Gun Deaths Among Children and Teens Drop Sharply - Deaths: Final Data for 1998. (July 24, 2000)
• Infant Mortality Statistics Show Variation by Race, Ethnicity, and State (July 20, 2000)
• New Report Details Injuries in America--the place, type, and cause of 41 million injuries annually (June 20, 2000)
• New Pediatric Growth Charts Provide Tool To Ward Off Future Weight Problems - CDC Growth Charts: United States. (May 30, 2000)
• Top Health Stories of 1999, based on data from the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (May 24, 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
•  U.S. Pregnancy Rate Lowest in Two Decades - New Report Documents Trends in Births, Abortions, and Miscarriages (February 11, 2000)

 

1999

• New NCHS Publications Address Critical Issues in Health Care (December 31, 1999)
• 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)
• 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)
• Multiple Birth Rate for Older Women is Sky Rocketing (September 14, 1999)
• Infant Mortality Rates Vary by Race and Ethnicity - New Report Examines Contributing Causes (August 5, 1999)
• Latest Data on Ambulatory Medical Care in America - New Information Available on Managed Care (July 12, 1999)
• NCHS Appoints New Leaders for National Health Surveys (July 12, 1999)
• Latest Final Mortality Statistics Available (June 30, 1999)
• New Report Documents Improvement in American's Health (June 10, 1999)
• New Data Show AIDS Patients Less Likely to be Hospitalized (June 9, 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)
• Ambulatory and Inpatient Procedures (April 20, 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)

 

1998

• Teens Less Likely to Have Second Baby (December 17, 1998)
• Ambulatory and Inpatient Procedures (December 16, 1998)
• Smoking Among Teen Mothers is on the Rise (November 19, 1998)
• Final Mortality Data for 1996 Sets New Records Highest Life Expectancy and Lowest Infant Mortality Rate (November 10, 1998)
• Current Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 1995 (October 30, 1998)
• Nutrition Monitoring in the United States and Related Research Activities (October 23, 1998)
• SIDS Deaths Reach New Record Low in 1997, but Disparities Persist for Minority Communities (October 22, 1998)
• Office Visits to Orthopedic Surgeons: United States, 1995-96 (October 7, 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)
• Health In America Tied to Income and Education (July 30, 1998)
• Update on Risk Factors for Infant Mortality (August 27, 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)
• 10 Million Americans of All Ages Do not Get Enough to Eat (March 26, 1998)
• New Report on Declining Cancer Incidence and Death Rates; Report Shows Progress in Controlling Cancer (March 12, 1998)
• Firm Size, Location Determines Who Gets Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance (March 10, 1998)
• Injury Visits to Hospital Emergency Departments (March 3, 1998)
• New Study Identifies Infants at Greatest Health Risk (February 26, 1998)
• New Study of Patterns of Death in the United States (February 23, 1998)
• New Study Profiles Hispanic Births in America (February 13, 1998)
• HHS Issues First Comprehensive Survey of Working Women's Health (February 10, 1998)
• Latex Allergy Testing in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (January 28, 1998)

 

1997

• New Report on Disability Available from NCHS (November 13, 1997)
• Triplet Births: Trends and Outcomes, 1971-94 (November 13, 1997)
• New Report on Disability Available from NCHS (November 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)
• Federal Government Issues Key Report on Well-Being of Nation's Children (July 2, 1997)
• 1995 Final Mortality Statistics Released (June 12, 1997)
• 1995 Birth Statistics Released (June 10, 1997)
• New Report Documents Trends in Childbearing, Reproductive Health (June 5, 1997)
• Monitoring Health Care in America (June 1997)
• Teen Sex Down, New Study Shows (May 1, 1997)
• Mother's Educational Level Influences Birth Rate (April 24, 1997)
• Atlas Reveals New Mortality Patterns for the United States (April 14, 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)
• Americans Less Likely to Use Nursing Home Care Today (January 23, 1997)
• Family Environment Affects Health of Family Members  (January 1997) 

 

1996

• Teenage Birth Rates Down in a Majority of States (December 19, 1996)
• Monitoring Health Care in America (December 1996)
• Healthy People 2000 Review, 1995-96
• Ambulatory Care Visits for Asthma: United States, 1993-94 (September 26, 1996)
• Vital Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health (October 4, 1996)
• Monitoring Health Care in America (September 1996)
• Reporting of Marriage and Divorce Statistics
• 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)
• Monitoring Health Care in America (June 1996)
• Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke Widespread (April 23, 1996)
• New Director Named to Head NCHS (April 1, 1996)
• Monitoring Health Care in America (March 1996)
• Advance Report of Final Mortality Statistics, United States: 1993 (February 29, 1996)
• Mortality Trends for Alzheimer's Disease (February 29, 1996)

 

1995

• Monitoring Health Care in America, (December 1995)
• CDC Releases Natality and Teen Pregnancy Reports (September 21, 1995)
• Monitoring Health Care in America, (September 1995)
• Healthy People 2000 Review, 1994, (July 31, 1995)
• Advance Report of Final Marriage Statistics, 1989 and 1990, (July 17, 1995)
• Many Teens Engage in Risk-Taking Behaviors That Can Lead to Chronic Disease, Injury, or Death, (July 11, 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)
• Births to Unmarried Mothers: United States, (June 6, 1995)
• Birth Characteristics for Asian or Pacific Islander Subgroups, (May 11, 1995)
• Relationship Between Cigarette Smoking and Other Unhealthy Behaviors Among Our Nation's Youth: United States, (April 24, 1995)
• Advance Report of Final Divorce Statistics, (April 18, 1995)
• Office Visits for Glaucoma: United States, (March 30, 1995)
• Advance Report of Final Mortality Statistics, (March 22, 1995) (Corrected and reprinted) 
• Contraceptive Use in the United States, (February 14, 1995)
• Injury-Related Visits to Hospital Emergency Departments: United States, (February 1, 1995)

 

1994

• Overweight Teens Increase to 21 Percent (November 10, 1994)
• Advance Report of Final Natality Statistics (October 25, 1994)
• Health Insurance and Cancer Screening Among Women (August 3, 1994)
• Blood Lead Levels in the U.S. Population (July 26, 1994)