CDC – Ten Leading Causes of Death and Injury
Ten Leading Causes of Death and Injury Charts in PDF Format Data for these charts are available from WISQARS Fatal Injury and Nonfatal Injury.
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Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2012
Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2012 “Since 1953, in cooperation with state and local health departments, the United States national tuberculosis program has collected information on each newly reported case of tuberculosis (TB) disease in the United States. Currently, each individual TB case report (Report of Verified Case of Tuberculosis or RVCT) is submitted …
Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults: United States, 2011–2012
Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults: United States, 2011–2012: Cynthia L. Ogden, Ph.D.; Margaret D. Carroll, M.S.P.H.; Brian K. Kit, M.D., M.P.H.; Katherine M. Flegal, Ph.d “Key findings – Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2011–2012 More than one-third (34.9%) of adults were obese in 2011–2012. In 2011–2012, the prevalence of obesity was …
Analysis Provides State-by-State Estimates of Poor Uninsured Adults Who Fall Into the “Coverage Gap” Under the Affordable Care Act
“A new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation provides state-level data showing how many impoverished uninsured adults fall into the Affordable Care Act’s “coverage gap” — those who will be ineligible to enroll in Medicaid and also will not qualify for financial assistance to buy private health insurance in the new marketplaces in states that …
Report – Air pollution still harming health across Europe
“Around 90 % of city dwellers in the European Union (EU) are exposed to one of the most damaging air pollutants at levels deemed harmful to health by the World Health Organisation (WHO). This result comes from the latest assessment of air quality in Europe, published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The report, Air …
WHO – Research for universal health coverage 2013
“Universal health coverage ensures everyone has access to the health services they need without suffering financial hardship as a result. In December 2012, a UN resolution was passed encouraging governments to move towards providing universal access to affordable and quality health care services. As countries move towards it, common challenges are emerging — challenges to …
Myths, Presumptions, and Facts about Obesity
Myths, Presumptions, and Facts about Obesity. N Engl J Med 2013; 368:446-454 January 31, 2013 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsa1208051 “Passionate interests, the human tendency to seek explanations for observed phenomena, and everyday experience appear to contribute to strong convictions about obesity, despite the absence of supporting data. When the public, mass media, government agencies, and even academic scientists espouse unsupported …
DryBath, a product that allows individuals to take a bath without access to water
Via Lola Olson – Innovation Excellence: “Many of us live in environments where we’re surrounded by all types of technology, so we tend to take the accessibility it provides to information for granted. We often forget that technology enables us in so many ways, not just to communicate with one another, but to work for …
Web Site Problems May Imperil Finances of Insurance Market
From the start, signs of trouble at health portal: Many deadlines missed – NYT, by Robert Pear, Sharon LaFraniere and Ian Austen: “For the past 12 days, a system costing more than $400 million and billed as a one-stop click-and-go hub for citizens seeking health insurance has thwarted the efforts of millions to simply log …
Pew – Partisans Dug in on Budget, Health Care Impasse
“The national survey by the Pew Research Center, conducted Oct. 3-6 among 1,000 adults, finds 44% say Republican leaders should give ground on their demand that any budget deal include cuts or delays to the 2010 health care law. Nearly as many (42%) say it is Obama who should give ground, by agreeing to changes …
Differentials in the Concentration in the Level of Health Expenditures across Population Subgroups in the U.S.
STATISTICAL BRIEF #421: Differentials in the Concentration in the Level of Health Expenditures across Population Subgroups in the U.S., 2010. Steven B. Cohen PhD and Namrata Uberoi, MPH- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. August 2013 ‘In 2010, the top 1 percent ranked by their health care expenses accounted for 21.4 percent of total health care …
Day 8: Daily Dings to our Health and Environment from the GOP’s government shutdown
Natural Resources Defense Council Staff Blog: “As the government shutdown enters its second week with no end in sight, the stalemate continues to erode our health, safety, the environment and our economy. Just as the effects of a slow-acting toxin are not apparent at first, the shutdown’s impacts may not yet be fully evident, but …
