Category: Health United States
Latest Report on the Nation’s Health Focuses on Pre-pandemic Health Disparities
The first Health, United States: Annual Perspective, released on January 19, tracks trends in health disparities across the nation. This shorter, health equity-focused report is part of a new direction for the 47-year-old Health, United States program. Together with the new Health, United States website, launched in August 2022, the Annual Perspective reflects a continued Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST: Latest Edition of Health, United States
STATCAST, MARCH 2021: DISCUSSION WITH RENEE GINDI, A STATISTICIAN, ABOUT LATEST EDITION OF HEALTH, UNITED STATES. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20210226/2021022 TRANSCRIPT HOST: This week marked the release of “Health, United States,” a compilation of data on a wide range of topics, from birth to death – and everything in-between – including: health care, disease prevalence, and other risk Read More >
Posted on byNCHS Releases Latest Health, United States Report and Hosting Upcoming Webinar
The latest Health, United States report for the President and Congress has been released by CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics today. The Health, United States series features national trends in health status and determinants, health care utilization, health care resources, and health care expenditures and payers from a variety of data sources, and provides relevant Read More >
Posted on byNCHS Releases Health, United States: 2018
National fertility rates have been declining steadily for over a decade, and life expectancy at birth has also declined in recent years, according to the latest annual report on the nation’s health, released today by CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. The report, “Health, United States: 2018” features charts and online tables of health-related data Read More >
Posted on byHealth, United States, 2017
Questions for Renee Gindi, Ph.D., Chief, Analytic Studies Branch, Office of Analysis and Epidemiology, who led production of “Health, United States, 2017” Q: Why did you produce this report? RG: We produced this report for a number of reasons. Health, United States, 2017 with Special Feature on Mortality is the 41st edition of the Congressionally-mandated Read More >
Posted on byHealth, United States Spotlight Infographics – December 2017
A new Health, United States Spotlight Infographic from the National Center for Health Statistics is now available online. This infographic features data on teenage childbearing, tobacco use, suicide deaths and obesity. Health, United States Spotlights are infographics of selected health data available in Health, United States, the annual report on the health of the nation sub mitted Read More >
Posted on by40th Annual Report on the Health of the Nation Features Long-Term Trends in Health and Health Care Delivery in the United States
CDC today released Health, United States, 2016, the 40th annual report on the health of the nation from the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the President and Congress. This year’s report features a Chartbook on Long-Term Trends in health and health care delivery over the past 40 years. From declines in cigarette Read More >
Posted on byNew Infographic Featuring Data on Medical Care Access, Flu Vaccination and Dentists
The fourth Health, United States Spotlight from the National Center for Health Statistics is now available online. This infographic features data on medical care access, supply of dentists, and flu vaccination coverage. The Health, United States Spotlight is released throughout the year and features indicators available in Health, United States—an annual report on the nation’s Read More >
Posted on byHealth Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-September 2016
Questions for Michael Martinez, M.P.H., M.H.S.A., Epidemiologist, Health Statistician and Lead Author on “Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-September 2016” Q: What do you think is the most significant finding in your new study? MM: I think the most significant finding in this study is the snapshot Read More >
Posted on byHealth, United States Spotlight Infographics September 2016
Health, United States Spotlights are infographics of selected health data available in Health, United States, the annual report on the health of the nation submitted by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to the President and Congress. Each Spotlight displays approximately four health indicators allowing users to visualize and interpret complex Read More >
Posted on byHealth, United States Spotlight Infographics Spring 2016
Health, United States Spotlights are infographics of selected health data available in Health, United States, the annual report on the health of the nation submitted by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to the President and Congress. Each Spotlight displays approximately four health indicators allowing users to visualize and interpret complex information from Read More >
Posted on byANNUAL REPORT CARD ON THE NATION’S HEALTH SHOWS RACIAL AND ETHNIC HEALTH DISPARITIES PERSIST
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released “Health, United States, 2015”. This is the 39th annual report card on the nation’s health, along with a special feature on racial and ethnic health disparities. The special feature was inspired by the landmark 1985 Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black and Minority Read More >
Posted on byNew Health, United States Spotlight Infographics
Health, United States Spotlights are infographics of selected health data available in Health, United States, the annual report on the health of the nation submitted by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to the President and Congress. Each Spotlight displays approximately four health indicators allowing users to visualize and interpret complex Read More >
Posted on byAnnual Report on the Nation’s Health Spotlights 55-64 Year Age Group
This week, CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released Health, United States, 2014, the 38th annual report from the HHS Secretary to the President and Congress on the health of the nation. This year’s report includes a special feature profiling the health of people 55-64 years old, the heart of the so-called “Baby Boomer” Read More >
Posted on byHealth, United States, 2012
On May 30, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) published its annual report on the nation’s health. Health, United States, 2012— which includes a Special Feature on Emergency Care—is the 36th report on the health status of the nation and is submitted each year by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to Read More >
Posted on by 1 CommentHealth news you may have missed
The National Center for Health Statistics’ Office of Public Affairs keeps an archive of previously released press releases going back to 1994. The news releases cover the wide range of important and interesting health topics that our data cover. To search these news releases by date or by subject matter, visit the NCHS Press Room and Read More >
Posted on byReport card for Nation’s health focuses on young adults aged 18-29
Young adults in the United States aged 18-29 face a number of health challenges, including increases in obesity, high injury rates, and a lack of insurance coverage compared to other adults, according to the latest report on the nation’s health from NCHS. Obesity rates have tripled among young adults in the past three decades, rising Read More >
Posted on byLatest Report on Access to Health Care
Nearly one in five U.S. adults – more than 40 million people – report they do not have adequate access to the health care they need, according to the annual report on the nation’s health released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report, “Health, United States, 2007,” is a Read More >
Posted on byAnti-depressant Use
CNN recently ran a story that has gained some attention. It is entitled CDC: Antidepressants most prescribed drugs in U.S. […]According to a government study, antidepressants have become the most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States. They’re prescribed more than drugs to treat high blood pressure, high cholesterol, asthma, or headaches. CNN’s Elizabeth Cohen Read More >
Posted on byAnti-depressant use by minors
Information on the number of prescriptions written to minors for anti-depressants can be found in Health, United States 2006 at Table 92. (located on page 331 of a very large .pdf file). Briefly in the period 1995-96 there were 1.9 prescriptions written for anti-depressants for every 100 persons aged 18 and under. By 2003-04 that number Read More >
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