Category: Fact or Fiction
FACT OR FICTION VIDEO: Stressful Life Events Among Children
https://youtu.be/hkJdjnB3NY8 https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/videos/2021/september2021/fof_Sept2021.htm Read More >
Posted on byFact or Fiction: The gap in life expectancy between the black and white populations shrinks as people age
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/videos/2020/19november2020/FOF_19November_2020.htm Read More >
Posted on byFact or Fiction: Are there more deaths from cocaine overdoses in the U.S. than from heroin overdoses?
Source: National Vital Statistics System https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db384.htm Read More >
Posted on byFact or Fiction – Are Flu and pneumonia are responsible for 57,000 deaths in the United States each year?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LLLgfCUlFI Source: National Vital Statistics System, 1999-2018 https://wonder.cdc.gov Read More >
Posted on byFact or Fiction: Was the death rate from firearm deaths in 2017 the highest rate recorded in the U.S. since 1968?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4gY2n6mHqQ Source: National Vital Statistics System, 1968-2017, CDC WONDER https://wonder.cdc.gov Read More >
Posted on byFact or Fiction – The last time life expectancy in the U.S. declined for two years in a row was 1962 and 1963?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csosRVFZNnw Source: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db293.pdf Read More >
Posted on byFact or Fiction: Is the Average Wait Time to See a Medical Professional in the Emergency Room Less Than an Hour?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL3smm-p5NA Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhamcs/web_tables/2014_ed_web_tables.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/videos/2017/november2017/FOFNovember2017.htm Read More >
Posted on byFact or Fiction: Has the percentage of adults in the U.S. who are obese leveled off in the last several years?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFq4K24eb4g Source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db288.pdf Read More >
Posted on byFact or Fiction: Do boys miss more school days due to illness and injury than girls?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks9a6_YPkpA Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2015 https://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/NHIS/SHS/2015_SHS_Table_C-6.pdf Read More >
Posted on byFact or Fiction: Are mortality rates from skin cancer highest in the sun belt states of the U.S.?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kb1GHgI1kg Source: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/videos/2017/may-2017/fofmay2017.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/skin_cancer_mortality/skin_cancer_mortality.htm CDC WONDER http://wonder.cdc.gov Read More >
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