Health Care

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Healthcare-associated Infections (HAI)

National Hospital Care Survey

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Research

2012

Partner Services for Medical Providers and Referring Providers (3/302012)
This module provides an overview of the principles that guide effective practice in discussing a referral to Partner services with patients. It is a beta version (pending final CDC clearance.) On completion, you will be asked to evaluate the module.

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2011

A Framework for Patient-Centered Health Risk Assessments (12/29/2011)
Final health risk assessment recommendations, published in A Framework for Patient-Centered Health Risk Assessments -- Providing Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Services to Medicare Beneficiaries, are now available online. The framework includes guidance for health-care providers and others in the design and application of health risk assessments and follow-up interventions that research suggests are effective in reducing some high-risk health behaviors.

CDC Announces New Effort to Boost Number of Baby-Friendly Hospitals (11/3/2011)
CDC has awarded nearly $6 million over three years to the National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality to help hospitals nationwide make quality improvements to maternity care to better support mothers and babies to be able to breastfeed. The goal of the project is to accelerate the number of U.S. Baby-Friendly hospitals.

Hospitals Need Better Maternity Care Practices (9/16/2011)
The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative recommends 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding. Find out how better maternity care practices can help mothers start and continue breastfeeding.

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Stats in a Snap

Figure 1. Number and percentage of persons under age 65 without insurance- United States, 1978-2007

Young Adults 18-29 years: Did not receive needed health services due to cost, 2004-2006

Figure 4. Number of All-Listed Inpatient Procedures by Sex- United States, 2006. National Hospital Discharge Survey, 2006.

Figure 11.3. Percentage of persons of all ages who had excellent or very good health, by age group and sex: United States, January-March 2007. Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data from the January-March 2007 National Health Interview Survey

Figure 4. Percent distribution of all-listed procedures in major categories for hospitalized patients by sex- United States, 2005: National Hospital Discharge Survey, 2005 (page 5)

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