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Div. of Media Relations
1600 Clifton Road
MS D-14
Atlanta, GA 30333
(404) 639-3286
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Synopsis for January 24, 2002
PLEASE NOTE: CDC has changed the embargo
for MMWR articles from 4pm EST to noon EST.
- Recent trends in Mortality Rates for Four Major Cancers by Sex and Race/Ethnicity-United States, 1990-1998
- Immunization Registry Use and Progress-United States, 2001
- Emergency Medical System Responses to Suicide-Related Calls -- Maine, November 1999-October 2000
| MEDIA TELEBRIEFING |
| WHO: |
Ken Keppel, PhD, CDC statistician
Phyllis Wingo, MD, CDC cancer expert |
| WHAT: |
To discuss two CDC reports released today describing trends in racial and ethnic disparities in key measures of
health including:
- "Trends in Racial and Ethnic-Specific Rates for the Health Status Indicators: United States,
1990-98," an update on CDC's efforts tracking a wide range of major health outcomes,
- The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) article, "Trends in Death Rates for Four Major
Cancers by Race, Ethnicity, and Sex- United States, 1990-98."
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| WHEN: |
Thursday, January 24, 2002; 12 Noon - 12:45 PM ET |
| WHERE: |
At your desk, by toll-free conference line: Dial 866-254-5942
Conference name: CDC |
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Notice to Readers: Evaluation of Postexposure Antibiotic Prophylaxis to Prevent Anthrax
Synopsis for January 24, 2002
Recent trends in Mortality Rates for Four Major Cancers by Sex and Race/Ethnicity-United States, 1990-1998
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PRESS CONTACT:
Phyllis A. Wingo
770-488-4783
CDC, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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Death rates from cancers of the lung, colon and rectum and breast decreased during the 1990s, due in part to lower prevalence of smoking, early
detection and more effective treatments. Death rates from prostate cancer are also decreasing but the reasons for this are not clear. Success in
reducing cancer death rates, however, has not been shared equally by all racial and ethnic groups and between men and women. Differences in
cancer death rates among racial and ethnic groups, and men and women, result from a combination of factors such as health behaviors including
smoking and nutrition; access to comprehensive health care, including preventive, screening, diagnostic and therapeutic services; and
aggressiveness of treatment. If these factors were modified, more than half of cancer deaths could be prevented and most racial and ethnic
disparities in cancer death rates could be eliminated.
Immunization Registry Use and Progress-United States, 2001
PRESS CONTACT:
Terry Boyd
404-639-8584
CDC, National Immunization Program |
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Immunization registries are confidential information systems that collect vaccination data about all children within a geographic area. These
registries enable public and private health care providers to consolidate and maintain computerized immunization records on all patients and
allow multiple providers to access their patients immunization records. They help doctors remind parents when their children are due for
immunizations, and remind parents and doctors of children who are overdue. The registries also help health care professionals stay abreast of
the complex immunization schedule. Immunizations registries benefit communities in preventing disease outbreaks and controlling preventable
diseases by identifying pockets of under-immunized children. Immunization registries benefit schools by reducing the time that school nurses and
administrative staff require to check the immunization status of all students, annually, at every school, in grades K-12. Immunization
registries benefit health care professionals by consolidating a child's immunizations from all doctors into one record, providing an accurate
and reliable immunization history for any child, whether a new or continuing patient. And for children and parents, immunization registries
prevent children from receiving unnecessary or duplicative immunizations.
Emergency Medical System Responses to Suicide-Related Calls -- Maine, November 1999-October 2000
PRESS CONTACT:
CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
770-488-4298 |
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Suicide is devastating for individuals, families, schools and communities. This study conducted in Maine reveals that response by the emergency
medical system (EMS) to suicide calls may be useful in early prevention efforts by providing an understanding for the risk factors associated
with suicidal behavior. Rates of Maine EMS response to suicide-related calls were highest among females aged 15 to 19 years (384.8 per 100,000)
and males aged 20 to 24 years (258.1 per 100,000). EMS suicide-related calls commonly involved: drugs/substance abuse at the time of incident
(31.7%), patient-reported psychiatric illness (28.8%), domestic discord or violence (16.8%), or medical illness/pain (7.1%). This study also
provides evidence for the importance of establishing statewide and national suicidal behavior surveillance systems.
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