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Disability	Inside NCHS	Reproductive Health
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Environmental Health	Leading Causes of Death	Statistical Methodology
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Health Behaviors	Marriage or Divorce	Violence
Health Care Utilization	Mortality	Women's Health

 

Birth or Pregnancy

• Teen Birth Rates Up Again in 2007 (March 18, 2009)
• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• Teen Birth Rates Increase in Over Half of States (January 7, 2009)
• Pregnancy Rate Drops for U.S. Women Under Age 25 (April 14, 2008)
• Teen Birth Rate Rises for First Time in 15 Years (December 5, 2007)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• New Report Shows Decline in Stillbirths (February 21, 2007)
• Teen Births Continue to Drop; Births to Unmarried Women of All Ages on the Rise (November 17, 2006)
• New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans (November 15, 2006)
• Fertility, Contraception, and Fatherhood: Data on Men and Women from the National Survey of Family Growth (May 31, 2006)
• CDC Issues New Report, “Birth and Fertility Rates for States by Hispanic Origin Subgroups: United States, 1990 and 2000” (May 9, 2006)
• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• More Boys Born Than Girls - New Report Documents Total Gender Ratios At Birth From 1940 to 2002 (June 14, 2005)
• More Babies Born at Very Low Birthweight - Linked to Rise in Infant Mortality in 2002. (January 24, 2005)
• Teens Delaying Sexual Activity: Using Contraception More Effectively - New Data on Contraceptive Use Among Adults (December 10, 2004)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• New CDC Report Confirms Increase in 2002 Infant Mortality Rate (November 24, 2004)
• Birth Rate for Women Aged 40-44 Rose in 2003, New Report Finds (November 23, 2004)
• Births to Youngest Teens at Lowest Levels in Almost 60 Years (November 15, 2004)
• Updated Pregnancy Estimates From CDC Now Available (June 15, 2004)
• New Report Tracks Trends in Births by State, Shows   Westward Shift in Births (May 10, 2004)
• New Report Presents Rates of Reproduction for 1990-2002  and Latest U.S. Intrinsic Rates (March 18, 2004)
• Teen Birth Rate Continues to Decline; African-American Teens Show Sharpest Drop - Final 2002 United States Birth Data Now Available (December 17, 2003)
• U.S. Pregnancy Rate Down from Peak; Births and Abortions on the Decline (October 31, 2003)
• New Report Revises Birth and Fertility Rates for the 1990s Uses 2000 Census Population Estimates to Improve Accuracy (August 4, 2003)
• U.S. Birth Rate Reaches Record Low - Births to Teens Continue 12-Year Decline; Cesarean Deliveries Reach All-Time High (July 25, 2003)
• New Birth Report Shows More Moms Get Prenatal Care - Births: Final Data for 2001 (December 18, 2002)
• American Women Are Waiting to Begin Families; Average Age at First Birth up More Than 3 Years From 1970 to 2000 - Mean Age of Mother, 1970-2000 (December 11, 2002)
• HHS Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Falls  to New Record Low in 2001 - Births: Preliminary Data for 2001 (June 6, 2002)
• Comprehensive Report on 2000 Growth Charts Available
  (May 13, 2002)
• Women Are Having More Children, New Report Shows Teen Births Continue to Decline - Births: Final Data for 2000 (February 12, 2002)
• New CDC Report Tracks Trends in Cesarean Births and VBACs during the 1990s (December 27, 2001)
• New CDC Report Tracks Trends in Teen Births from 1940-2000 (September 25, 2001)
• Smoking During Pregnancy--Rates Drop Steadily in the 1990's, but among Teen Mothers Progress Has Stalled - Smoking during pregnancy in the 1990s (August 28, 2001) 
• New CDC Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Hits Record Low; U.S. Births Top 4 Million in 2000 - Births: Preliminary Data for 2000 (July 24, 2001)
• Teen Pregnancy Rate Reaches a Record Low in 1997 - Trends in Pregnancy Rates for the United States, 1976-97; An Update (June 12, 2001)
• Higher Order Multiple Births Drop for First Time in a Decade - Births: Final Data for 1999 (April 17, 2001)
• New Report Tracks Trends and Patterns in Nonmarital Births--50-year rise in births to unmarried women levels off during the 1990's (October 18, 2000)
• New CDC Birth Report Shows Teen Birth Rates Continue to Drop; Report Also Covers Key Aspects of Maternal and Infant Health - Births: Preliminary Data for 1999. (August 8, 2000)
• State Data on Teen Births Now Available - Variations in Teenage Birth Rates, 1991-98:  National and State Trends (April 24, 2000)
• Births in the United States Increase for the First Time Since 1990 - Births: Final Data for 1998. (March 28, 2000)
• U.S. Pregnancy Rate Lowest in Two Decades - New Report Documents Trends in Births, Abortions, and Miscarriages (February 11, 2000)
• U.S. Pregnancy Rate Lowest in Two Decades - New Report Documents Trends in Births, Abortions, and Miscarriages (December 15, 1999)
• Attendant, Place, and Timing and Use of Obstetric Interventions of U.S. Births Change Over Past Decade (December 2, 1999)
• Multiple Birth Rate for Older Women is Sky Rocketing (September 14, 1999)
• Teen Birth Rate Down in All States Drives U.S. Birth Rate to Record Low (April 29, 1999)
• Teens Less Likely to Have Second Baby (December 17, 1998)
• Smoking Among Teen Mothers is on the Rise
  (November 19, 1998)
• Latest Birth Statistics for the Nation Released (June 30, 1998)
• Teenage Births in the United States: State Trends, 1991-96, an Update (June 30, 1998)
• New Study Shows Lower Mortality Rates for Infants Delivered By Certified Nurse Midwives (May 19, 1998)
• Teen Birth Rates Down in All States (April 30, 1998)
• New Study Identifies Infants at Greatest Health Risk (February 26, 1998)
• New Study Profiles Hispanic Births in America (February 13, 1998)
• Triplet Births: Trends and Outcomes, 1971-94 (November 13, 1997)
• 1995 Birth Statistics Released (June 10, 1997)
• New Report Documents Trends in Childbearing, Reproductive Health (June 5, 1997)
• Mother's Educational Level Influences Birth Rate (April 24, 1997)
• Teenage Birth Rates Down in a Majority of States (December 19, 1996)
• Vital Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health (October 4, 1996)
• Teen Births Drop For Third Straight Year (June 24, 1996)
• CDC Releases Natality and Teen Pregnancy Reports (September 21, 1995)
• Births to Unmarried Mothers: United States (June 6, 1995)
• Birth Characteristics for Asian or Pacific Islander Subgroups (May 11, 1995)
• Advance Report of Final Natality Statistics (October 25, 1994)

 

Children’s Health

• Teen Birth Rates Up Again in 2007 (March 18, 2009)
• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• Teen Birth Rates Increase in Over Half of States (January 7, 2009)
• 4 in 10 Adults, 1 in 9 Kids Use CAM Therapy (December 10, 2008)
• Food Allergies on the Rise Among U.S. Children (October 22, 2008)
• CDC Releases New Infant Mortality Data (October 15, 2008)
• New Report Finds Regional, State Differences in Health Insurance Coverage (June 25, 2008)
• Teen Birth Rate Rises for First Time in 14 Years (December 5, 2007)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• New CDC Report Documents Percentage of People Without Health Insurance (June 25, 2007)
• Overall Infant Mortality Rate in the United States Holding Steady. However Black Women Have More than Twice the Rate of White Women (May 2, 2007)
• Oral Health Improving for Most Americans, But Tooth Decay Among Preschool Children on the Rise (April 30, 2007)
• State of Childhood Asthma, United States: 1980-2005 (December 12, 2006)
• Teen Births Continue to Drop; Births to Unmarried Women of All Ages on the Rise (November 17, 2006)
• New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans (November 15, 2006)
• Health Insurance for Children Improved in 2005; Overall Coverage Varies by State (June 21, 2006)
• Obesity Still a Major Problem (April 14, 2006)
• More Work Needed to Ensure U.S. Hospitals Equipped and Staffed to Handle Pediatric Emergency Patients (February 28, 2006
• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• More Babies Born at Very Low Birthweight - Linked to Rise in Infant Mortality in 2002. (January 24, 2005)
• Teens Delaying Sexual Activity: Using Contraception More Effectively - New Data on Contraceptive Use Among Adults (December 10, 2004)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• More Children Than Ever Had Health Insurance in 2003, But Coverage For Working-Age Adults Declined (June 30, 2004)
• Nine Million U.S. Children Diagnosed with Asthma, New Report Finds (March 31, 2004)
• New CDC Report Looks at Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - Attention Deficit Disorder and Learning Disability: United States, 1997-98 (May 22, 2002)
• Obesity Still on the Rise, New Data Show (October 8, 2002)
• More American Children and Teens are Overweight - Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 1999 (March 12, 2001)
• New Pediatric Growth Charts Provide Tool To Ward Off Future Weight Problems - CDC Growth Charts: United States. (May 30, 2000)
• Maternal and Child Health Compared in U.S. and Russia (May 25, 1999)
• Family Environment Affects Health of Family Members (January 1997)
• Federal Government Issues Key Report on Well-Being of Nation's Children (July 2, 1997)
• Blood Lead Levels in the U.S. Population  (July 26, 1994)

 

Chronic Illness

• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• New Report Provides Information on HIV Prevalence in the U.S. Household Population (January 29, 2008)
• Less Than 1/2 of One Percent of U.S. Adults Ages 18-49 are Infected with HIV (January 29, 2008)
• 78% of Americans with Hypertension are Aware of their Condition (January 9, 2008)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• U.S. Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years  (September 12, 2007)
• CDC Issues New Patient Visit Report (June 29, 2007)
• State of Childhood Asthma, United States: 1980-2005 (December 12, 2006)
• New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans (November 15, 2006)
• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• Nine Million U.S. Children Diagnosed with Asthma, New Report Finds
• HHS Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes Remains Growing Concern (October 3, 2003)
• New Estimates for Asthma Tracked (October 5, 2001)
• New Data Show AIDS Patients Less Likely to be Hospitalized (June 9, 1999)
• New Report on Declining Cancer Incidence and Death Rates; Report Shows Progress in Controlling Cancer (March 12, 1998)
• AIDS falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide All Decline (October 7, 1998)
• Mortality Trends for Alzheimer's Disease (February 29, 1996)
• Ambulatory Care Visits for Asthma: United States, 1993-94 (September 26, 1996)
• Office Visits for Glaucoma: United States (March 30, 1995)/nchs/data/databriefs/db02.pdf

 

Diet or Nutrition

• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• 4 in 10 Adults, 1 in 9 Kids Use CAM Therapy (December 10, 2008)
• Food Allergies on the Rise Among U.S. Children (October 22, 2008)
• Cholesterol Levels in the U.S. Continue to Drop (December 12, 2007)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• Nutrition Monitoring in the United States: The Directory of Federal and State Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Activities - Up-to-date Guide to Federal and State Nutrition Data and Research Activities (March 21, 2000)
• Folate and Vitamin B12 Blood Concentrations Vary by Race and Ethnicity; Supplement Users Have Higher Concentrations (March 26, 1999)
• Nutrition Monitoring in the United States and Related Research Activities (October 23, 1998)

 

Disability

• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• New Report on Disability Available from NCHS

 

Elderly Health

• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• CDC Issues New Patient Visit Report (June 29, 2007)
• New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans (November 15, 2006)
• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• 2004 National Nursing Home Survey to Begin Includes New Nursing Assistant Supplement (April, 2004)
• Home Health Care Patients: Data from the 2000 National Home and Hospice Care Survey (March, 2004)
• New Report Profiles Hospice Care in the United States Shows Drop in Length of Care (August 21, 2003)
• Aging Boomers Drive Up Doctor Visits - Diagnostic Tests and Prescriptions Also on Increase (August 11, 2003
• Physician Visits Increase for Older Patients; Doctors Prescribe More Medications for Patients of All Ages - National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1999 Summary (July 17, 2001)
• New Series of Reports to Monitor Health of Older Americans (April 18, 2001)
• U.S. Nursing Homes Profiled in A New Report - An Overview of Nursing Home Facilities:  Data from the 1997 National Nursing Home Survey (March 1, 2000)
• Annual Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans (October 13, 1999)
• New Report on Disability Available from NCHS (November 1997)
• Americans Less Likely to Use Nursing Home Care Today (January 23, 1997)
• Mortality Trends for Alzheimer's Disease (February 29, 1996)

 

Environmental Health

• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• State of Childhood Asthma, United States: 1980-2005 (December 12, 2006)
• New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans (November 15, 2006)
• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• Latex Allergy Testing in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (January 28, 1998)
• Blood Lead Levels Keep Dropping; New Guidelines Proposed for Those Most Vulnerable (February 20, 1997)
• Family Environment Affects Health of Family Members  (January 1997)
• Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke Widespread (April 23, 1996)
• Blood Lead Levels in the U.S. Population (July 26, 1994)

 

Growth Charts

• Comprehensive Report on 2000 Growth Charts Available (May 13, 2002)
• New Pediatric Growth Charts Provide Tool To Ward Off Future Weight Problems - CDC Growth Charts: United States (May 30, 2000)

 

Health Behaviors

• Teen Birth Rates Up Again in 2007 (March 18, 2009)
• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• Teen Birth Rates Increase in Over Half of States (January 7, 2009)
• 4 in 10 Adults, 1 in 9 Kids Use CAM Therapy (December 10, 2008)
• New Report Provides Information on HIV Prevalence in the U.S. Household Population (January 29, 2008)
• Teen Birth Rate Rises for First Time in 14 Years (December 5, 2007)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• New CDC Study Finds No Increase in Obesity Among Adults; But Levels Still High (November 28, 2007)
• New CDC Report Examines Drug Use and Sexual Behavior (June 22, 2007)
• Teen Births Continue to Drop; Births to Unmarried Women of All Ages on the Rise (November 17, 2006)
• New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans (November 15, 2006)
• Obesity Still a Major Problem (April 14, 2006)
• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• More Than One-Third of U.S. Adults Use Complementary and Alternative Medicine, According to New Government Survey (May 27, 2004)
• New Report Examines Americans' Health Behaviors (February 25, 2004)
• CDC Releases Report on Alcohol Use in the United States (September 21, 2001)
• Smoking During Pregnancy--Rates Drop Steadily in the 1990's, but among Teen Mothers Progress Has Stalled - Smoking during pregnancy in the 1990s (August 28, 2001)
• Teens Less Likely to Have Second Baby (December 17, 1998)
• Smoking Among Teen Mothers is on the Rise (November 19, 1998)
• Relationship Between Cigarette Smoking and Other Unhealthy Behaviors Among Our Nation's Youth: United States (April 24, 1995)

 

Health Care Utilization

• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• U.S. Outpatient Surgeries on the Rise (January 28, 2009)
• 4 in 10 Adults, 1 in 9 Kids Use CAM Therapy (December 10, 2008)
• Americans Make Nearly Four Visits to the Doctor a Year On Average (August 6, 2008)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• CDC Issues New Patient Visit Report (June 29, 2007)
• Training for Terrorism-Related Conditions in Hospitals: United States, 2003-2004 (December 11, 2006)
• New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans (November 15, 2006)
• Almost Half of Hospitals Experience Crowded Emergency Departments (September 27, 2006)
• More Physicians Using Electronic Medical Records (July 21, 2006)
• Outpatient U.S. Medical Care Exceeds 1 Billion Visits (June 23, 2006)
• More Work Needed to Ensure U.S. Hospitals Equipped and Staffed to Handle Pediatric Emergency Patients (February 28, 2006
• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• Visits to U.S. Emergency Departments at All-Time High; Number of Departments Shrinking (May 26, 2005)
• New Study Shows Limited Use of Electronic Medical Records (March 15, 2005)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• "Ambulatory Care Visits to Physician Offices, Hospital Outpatient Departments, and Emergency Departments: United States, 1999-2000" (September 23, 2004)
• New Study Shows Critical Role for Primary Care Specialists (August 26, 2004)
• New Report Studies Emergency Departments That Serve High Volumes of "Safety Net" Patients (May 21, 2004)
• More Than One-Third of U.S. Adults Use Complementary and Alternative Medicine, According to New Government Survey (May 27, 2004)
• 2004 National Nursing Home Survey to Begin Includes New Nursing Assistant Supplement (April, 2004)
• CDC Releases Latest Data on Emergency Department Visits (March 18, 2004)
• Home Health Care Patients: Data from the 2000 National Home and Hospice Care Survey (March, 2004)
• Health Care in America:  Trends in Utilization (January 30, 2004)
• New Report Profiles Hospice Care in the United States Shows Drop in Length of Care (August 21, 2003)
• Aging Boomers Drive Up Doctor Visits - Diagnostic Tests and Prescriptions Also on Increase (August 11, 2003)
• More Americans Seek  Medical Care in Hospital  Emergency Rooms - Injuries Cause One in Three Visits (June 4, 2003)
• New Report Shows Current Patterns of Hospitalization in the United States - Hospital Stays Much Shorter Now than 30 Years Ago (April 9, 2003)
• Physician Visits Reach 824 Million in 2000; More Cardiovascular-Renal, Hormone and Metabolic/Nutrient Drug Visits - National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2000 Summary (June 5, 2002)
• Visits to the Emergency Department Increase Nationwide - National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2000 Emergency Department Summary (April 22, 2002)
• New Estimates for Asthma Tracked (October 5, 2001)
• New Study Profiles Women's Use of Health Care; Women more likely than men to visit the doctor, more likely to have annual exams - Utilization of Ambulatory Medical Care by Women: United States, 1997-98 (July 25, 2001)
• Physician Visits Increase for Older Patients; Doctors Prescribe More Medications for Patients of All Ages - National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1999 Summary (July 17, 2001)
• Visits to the Emergency Department Exceed 100 Million in 1999; Fewer Young People Require Emergency Treatment for Injuries - National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1999 Emergency Department Summary (June 25, 2001)
• Hospital Stays Grow Shorter, Heart Disease Leading Cause of Hospitalization - 1999 National Hospital Discharge Survey (April 24, 2001)
• Hospital Use Down but Avoidable Hospitalizations Increase (March 12, 2001)
• Sports-Related Injuries Cause 2.6 Million Visits Annually by Children and Young Adults to Emergency Rooms (March 5, 2001)
• New National Hospital Data Set Now Available (February 9, 2001)
• Mammography on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over - Health, United States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook. (July 26, 2000)
• U.S. Nursing Homes Profiled in A New Report - An Overview of Nursing Home Facilities:  Data from the 1997 National Nursing Home Survey (March 1, 2000)
• New NCHS Publications Address Critical Issues in Health Care (December 31, 1999)
• Latest Data on Ambulatory Medical Care in America - New Information Available on Managed Care (July 12, 1999)
• New Data Show AIDS Patients Less Likely to be Hospitalized (June 9, 1999)
• Ambulatory and Inpatient Procedures (April 20, 1999)
• Ambulatory and Inpatient Procedures (December 16, 1998)
• Office Visits to Orthopedic Surgeons: United States, 1995-96  (October 7, 1998)
• Report Documents Three Decades of Surgical Sterilization Trends (June 26, 1998)
• New Study Shows Lower Mortality Rates for Infants Delivered By Certified Nurse Midwives (May 19, 1998)
• New Report on Declining Cancer Incidence and Death Rates; Report Shows Progress in Controlling Cancer (March 12, 1998)
• Injury Visits to Hospital Emergency Departments (March 3, 1998)
• Monitoring Health Care in America (June 1997)
• Americans Less Likely to Use Nursing Home Care Today (January 23, 1997)
• Monitoring Health Care in America (December 1996)
• Ambulatory Care Visits for Asthma: United States, 1993-94 (September 26, 1996)
• Monitoring Health Care in America (September 1996)
• Monitoring Health Care in America (June 1996)
• Monitoring Health Care in America (March 1996)
• Monitoring Health Care in America (December 1995)
• Monitoring Health Care in America (September 1995)
• Office Visits for Glaucoma: United States (March 30, 1995)
• Injury-Related Visits to Hospital Emergency Departments: United States
  (February 1, 1995)
• Health Insurance and Cancer Screening Among Women (August 3, 1994)

 

Health Disparities

• Teen Birth Rates Up Again in 2007 (March 18, 2009)
• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• Unmarried Women Less Likely to Have Health Insurance (December 3, 2008)
• CDC Releases New Infant Mortality Data (October 15, 2008)
• U.S. Mortality Drops Sharply in 2006, Latest Data Show (June 11, 2008)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• New CDC Study Finds No Increase in Obesity Among Adults; But Levels Still High (November 28, 2007)
• U.S. Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years  (September 12, 2007)
• Overall Infant Mortality Rate in the United States Holding Steady. However Black Women Have More than Twice the Rate of White Women (May 2, 2007)
• Obesity Still a Major Problem (April 14, 2006)
• New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans (November 15, 2006)
• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• Fewer Americans Smoke, but Fewer Physically Active in Leisure-Time -  Rating on Overall Health Status is down in 2004 (June 29, 2005)
• Life Expectancy Hits Record High - Gender Gap Narrows (February 28, 2004)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• New Report Studies Emergency Departments That Serve High Volumes of "Safety Net" Patients (May 21, 2004)
• New CDC Report Analyzes Patterns of Body Weight in US Adults--Striking differences by race, ethnicity, gender, and education (September 6, 2002)
• HHS Report Finds Health Improves for Most Racial, Ethnic Groups; But Disparities Remain in Some Areas - Healthy People 2000: Trends in Racial and Ethnic-Specific Rates for the Health Status Indicators: United States, 1990-98 (January 24, 2002)
• HHS Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators - Health, United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook (September 10, 2001)
• Puerto Ricans' Health Fares Worse Than Other U.S. Hispanics - Health Outcomes Among Hispanic Subgroups: Data from the National Health Interview Survey, 1992-95 (February 23, 2000)
• Infant Mortality Statistics Show Variation by Race, Ethnicity, and State (July 20, 2000)
• New Report Documents Improvement in American's Health (June 10, 1999)
• SIDS Deaths Reach New Record Low in 1997, but Disparities Persist for Minority Communities (October 22, 1998)
• Health In America Tied to Income and Education (July 30, 1998)
• 10 Million Americans of All Ages Do not Get Enough to Eat (March 26, 1998)
• Firm Size, Location Determines Who Gets Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance (March 10, 1998)
• New Study Profiles Hispanic Births in America (February 13, 1998)
• Mother's Educational Level Influences Birth Rate (April 24, 1997)
• U.S. Infant and General Mortality: Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities (July 9, 1995)
• Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities (June 22, 1995)
• Birth Characteristics for Asian or Pacific Islander Subgroups (May 11, 1995)

 

Health Insurance

• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• Unmarried Women Less Likely to Have Health Insurance (December 3, 2008)
• Americans Make Nearly Four Visits to the Doctor a Year On Average (August 6, 2008)
• New Report Finds Regional, State Differences in Health Insurance Coverage (June 25, 2008)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• New CDC Report Documents Percentage of People Without Health Insurance (June 25, 2007)
• New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans (November 15, 2006)
• Health Insurance for Children Improved in 2005; Overall Coverage Varies by State (June 21, 2006)
• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• Health Insurance Coverage for Children up in 2004; Number of Uninsured Adults Stable (June 29, 2005)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• More Children Than Ever Had Health Insurance in 2003, But Coverage For Working-Age Adults Declined (June 30, 2004)
• First Joint Survey of Health in Canada and the United States Shows Both Countries Report High Level of Health (June 2, 2004)
• New Report Studies Emergency Departments That Serve High Volumes of "Safety Net" Patients (May 21, 2004)
• Health Care in America: Trends in Utilization (January 30, 2004)
• HHS Report Shows More American Children With Health Coverage; Progress Reflects Success of Bi-Partisan State Children’s Health Insurance Program--Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the 2001 NHIS (July 15, 2002)
• Health Insurance Coverage Improves for American Children - Early Release of Selected Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data From January-June 2001 (Released February 4, 2002)
• Firm Size, Location Determines Who Gets Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance (March 10, 1998)
• Health Insurance and Cancer Screening Among Women (August 3, 1994)

 

Infant Mortality

• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• CDC Releases New Infant Mortality Data (October 15, 2008)
• U.S. Mortality Drops Sharply in 2006, Latest Data Show (June 11, 2008)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• U.S. Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years  (September 12, 2007)
• Overall Infant Mortality Rate in the United States Holding Steady. However Black Women Have More than Twice the Rate of White Women (May 2, 2007)
• New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans (November 15, 2006)
• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• Life Expectancy Hits Record High - Gender Gap Narrows (February 28, 2004)
• More Babies Born at Very Low Birthweight - Linked to Rise in Infant Mortality in 2002. (January 24, 2005)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• New CDC Report Confirms Increase in 2002 Infant Mortality Rate (November 24, 2004)
• U.S. Life Expectancy at All-Time High, But Infant Mortality Increases (February 11, 2004)
• New CDC Report Shows Record Low Infant Mortality Rate SIDS Rate Drops 11 percent in One Year (September 15, 2003)
• HHS Study Finds Life Expectancy in the U.S. Rose to 77.2 Years in 2001 - Annual Mortality Report Also Includes New Category for Terrorism Homicide (March 14, 2003)
• Final 2000 Mortality Statistics Now Available (September 16, 2002)
• New CDC Report Analyzes Patterns of Infant Mortality in 2000 (August 28, 2002)
• New CDC Report Shows Decline in Infant Mortality Rate in 1999 Analyzes Patterns of Infant Mortality (January 31, 2002)
• Mortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death in 1999 - Deaths: Preliminary Data for 1999 (June 26, 2001)
• Infant Mortality Statistics Show Variation by Race, Ethnicity, and State (July 20, 2000)
• Infant Mortality Rates Vary by Race and Ethnicity - New Report Examines Contributing Causes (August 5, 1999)
• Latest Final Mortality Statistics Available (June 30, 1999)
• Final Mortality Data for 1996 Sets New Records Highest Life Expectancy and Lowest Infant Mortality Rate  (November 10, 1998)
• SIDS Deaths Reach New Record Low in 1997, but Disparities Persist for Minority Communities (October 22, 1998)
• AIDS falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide All Decline (October 7, 1998)
• Update on Risk Factors for Infant Mortality (August 27, 1998)
• New Study Shows Lower Mortality Rates for Infants Delivered By Certified Nurse Midwives (May 19, 1998)
• Vital Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health (September 11, 1997)
• 1995 Final Mortality Statistics Released (June 12, 1997)
• Vital Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health (October 4, 1996)
• Advance Report of Final Mortality Statistics, United States: 1993 (February 29, 1996)
• U.S. Infant and General Mortality: Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities (July 9, 1995)

 

Injuries

• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• U.S. Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years  (September 12, 2007)
• More Work Needed to Ensure U.S. Hospitals Equipped and Staffed to Handle Pediatric Emergency Patients (February 28, 2006
• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• Life Expectancy Hits Record High - Gender Gap Narrows (February 28, 2004)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• CDC Releases Latest Data on Emergency Department Visits (March 18, 2004)
• U.S. Life Expectancy at All-Time High, But Infant Mortality Increases (February 11, 2004)
• HHS Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes Remains Growing Concern (October 3, 2003)
• New Report Looks at Latest Mortality Trends (September 25, 2003)
• More Americans Seek  Medical Care in Hospital  Emergency Rooms - Injuries Cause One in Three Visits (June 4, 2003)
• HHS Study Finds Life Expectancy in the U.S. Rose to 77.2 Years in 2001 - Annual Mortality Report Also Includes New Category for Terrorism Homicide (March 14, 2003)
• Final 2000 Mortality Statistics Now Available (September 16, 2002)
• HHS Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50 Years - Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record High (September 12, 2002)
• Visits to the Emergency Department Increase Nationwide - National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2000 Emergency Department Summary (April 22, 2002)
• Life Expectancy Hits New High in 2000; Mortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death - Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2000 (October 10, 2001)
• New CDC Report on US  Mortality U.S. Mortality Patterns (September 25, 2001)
• Mortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death in 1999 - Deaths: Preliminary Data for 1999 (June 26, 2001)
• Visits to the Emergency Department Exceed 100 Million in 1999; Fewer Young People Require Emergency Treatment for Injuries - National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1999 Emergency Department Summary (June 25, 2001)
• Sports-Related Injuries Cause 2.6 Million Visits Annually by Children and Young Adults to Emergency Rooms (March 5, 2001)
• Gun Deaths Among Children and Teens Drop Sharply - Deaths: Final Data for 1998. (July 24, 2000)
• New Report Details Injuries in America--the place, type, and cause of 41 million injuries annually (June 20, 2000)
• Annual Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans (October 13, 1999)
• AIDS Falls From Top Fifteen Causes of Death; Teen Births, Homicides Decline; But no Change in Infant Mortality (October 5, 1999)
• Latest Final Mortality Statistics Available (June 30, 1999)
• Final Mortality Data for 1996 Sets New Records Highest Life Expectancy and Lowest Infant Mortality Rate (November 10, 1998)
• AIDS falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide All Decline (October 7, 1998)
• Injury Mortality Varies by Country (October 5, 1998)
• Injury Visits to Hospital Emergency Departments (March 3, 1998)
• Vital Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health (September 11, 1997)
• Report on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S. (July 24, 1997)
• Federal Government Issues Key Report on Well-Being of Nation's Children (July 2, 1997)
• 1995 Final Mortality Statistics Released (June 12, 1997)
• Atlas Reveals New Mortality Patterns for the United States (April 14, 1997)
• Vital Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health (October 4, 1996)
• Healthy People 2000 Review, 1995-96
• HHS Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of Women's Health (June 18, 1996)
• Advance Report of Final Mortality Statistics, United States: 1993 (February 29, 1996)
• Many Teens Engage in Risk-Taking Behaviors That Can Lead to Chronic Disease, Injury, or Death (July 11, 1995)
• Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities (June 22, 1995)
• Advance Report of Final Mortality Statistics (March 22, 1995) (Corrected and reprinted)
• Injury-Related Visits to Hospital Emergency Departments: United States (February 1, 1995)

 

Inside NCHS

• NCHS Appoints New Leaders for National Health Surveys (July 12, 1999)
• New NHANES Survey Kicks Off (March 18, 1999)
• New Director Named to Head NCHS (April 1, 1996)

 

International Health

• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans (November 15, 2006)
• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• First Joint Survey of Health in Canada and the United States Shows Both Countries Report High Level of Health (June 2, 2004)
• HHS Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes Remains Growing Concern (October 3, 2003)
• Report Compares U.S. and Russian Mortality Now Available (September 26, 2003)
• New Report Shows Link between Community Environment and Women's Health (April 22, 2003)
• HHS Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50 Years - Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record High (September 12, 2002)
• HHS Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators - Health, United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook (September 10, 2001)
• Mammography on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over - Health, United States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook. (July 26, 2000)
• Annual Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans (October 13, 1999)
• Maternal and Child Health Compared in U.S. and Russia (May 25, 1999)
• Injury Mortality Varies by Country (October 5, 1998)
• Health In America Tied to Income and Education  (July 30, 1998)
• Report on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S. (July 24, 1997)
• HHS Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of Women's Health (June 18, 1996)
• Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities (June 22, 1995)

 

Leading Causes of Death

• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• U.S. Mortality Drops Sharply in 2006, Latest Data Show (June 11, 2008)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• U.S. Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years  (September 12, 2007)
• New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans (November 15, 2006)
• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• Life Expectancy Hits Record High - Gender Gap Narrows (February 28, 2004)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• U.S. Life Expectancy at All-Time High, But Infant Mortality Increases (February 11, 2004)
• HHS Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes Remains Growing Concern (October 3, 2003)
• New Report Looks at Latest Mortality Trends (September 25, 2003)
• HHS Study Finds Life Expectancy in the U.S. Rose to 77.2 Years in 2001 - Annual Mortality Report Also Includes New Category for Terrorism Homicide (March 14, 2003)
• Final 2000 Mortality Statistics Now Available (September 16, 2002)
• HHS Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50 Years - Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record High (September 12, 2002)
• Life Expectancy Hits New High in 2000; Mortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death - Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2000 (October 10, 2001)
• New CDC Report on US  Mortality U.S. Mortality Patterns (September 25, 2001)
• HHS Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators - Health, United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook (September 10, 2001)
• Mortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death in 1999 - Deaths: Preliminary Data for 1999 (June 26, 2001)
• Mammography on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over - Health, United States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook. (July 26, 2000)
• Gun Deaths Among Children and Teens Drop Sharply - Deaths: Final Data for 1998. (July 24, 2000)
• Annual Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans (October 13, 1999)
• AIDS Falls From Top Fifteen Causes of Death; Teen Births, Homicides Decline; But no Change in Infant Mortality (October 5, 1999)
• Latest Final Mortality Statistics Available (June 30, 1999)
• Final Mortality Data for 1996 Sets New Records Highest Life Expectancy and Lowest Infant Mortality Rate (November 10, 1998)
• AIDS falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide All Decline (October 7, 1998)
• Health In America Tied to Income and Education (July 30, 1998)
• Vital Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health (September 11, 1997)
• Report on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S. (July 24, 1997)
• 1995 Final Mortality Statistics Released (June 12, 1997)
• Vital Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health (October 4, 1996)
• HHS Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of Women's Health (June 18, 1996)
• Advance Report of Final Mortality Statistics, United States: 1993 (February 29, 1996)
• Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities (June 22, 1995)
• Advance Report of Final Mortality Statistics (March 22, 1995) (Corrected and reprinted) 

 

Life Expectancy

• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• U.S. Mortality Drops Sharply in 2006, Latest Data Show (June 11, 2008)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• U.S. Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years  (September 12, 2007)
• New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans (November 15, 2006)
• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• Life Expectancy Hits Record High - Gender Gap Narrows (February 28, 2004)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• U.S. Life Expectancy at All-Time High, But Infant Mortality Increases (February 11, 2004)
• HHS Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes Remains Growing Concern (October 3, 2003)
• New Report Looks at Latest Mortality Trends (September 25, 2003)
• HHS Study Finds Life Expectancy in the U.S. Rose to 77.2 Years in 2001 - Annual Mortality Report Also Includes New Category for Terrorism Homicide (March 14, 2003)
• Final 2000 Mortality Statistics Now Available (September 16, 2002)
• HHS Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50 Years - Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record High (September 12, 2002)
• Life Expectancy Hits New High in 2000; Mortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death - Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2000 (October 10, 2001)
• New CDC Report on US  Mortality U.S. Mortality Patterns (September 25, 2001)
• HHS Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators - Health, United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook (September 10, 2001)
• Mortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death in 1999 - Deaths: Preliminary Data for 1999 (June 26, 2001)
• Mammography on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over - Health, United States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook. (July 26, 2000)
• Gun Deaths Among Children and Teens Drop Sharply - Deaths: Final Data for 1998. (July 24, 2000)
• Annual Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans (October 13, 1999)
• AIDS Falls From Top Fifteen Causes of Death; Teen Births, Homicides Decline; But no Change in Infant Mortality (October 5, 1999)
• Latest Final Mortality Statistics Available (June 30, 1999)
• Final Mortality Data for 1996 Sets New Records Highest Life Expectancy and Lowest Infant Mortality Rate (November 10, 1998)
• AIDS falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide All Decline (October 7, 1998)
• Health In America Tied to Income and Education (July 30, 1998)
• Vital Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health (September 11, 1997)
• Report on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S. (July 24, 1997)
• 1995 Final Mortality Statistics Released (June 12, 1997)
• Vital Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health (October 4, 1996)
• HHS Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of Women's Health (June 18, 1996)
• Advance Report of Final Mortality Statistics, United States: 1993 (February 29, 1996)
• Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities (June 22, 1995)
• Advance Report of Final Mortality Statistics (March 22, 1995) (Corrected and reprinted)

 

Marriage or Divorce

• Unmarried Women Less Likely to Have Health Insurance (December 3, 2008
• Men Twice as Likely as Women to Adopt (August 7, 2008)
• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• New Report Sheds Light on Trends and Patterns in Marriage, Divorce, and Cohabitation (July 24, 2002)
• 43 Percent of First Marriages Break Up Within 15 Years - First Marriage Dissolution, Divorce, and Remarriage: United States (May 24, 2001)
• Reporting of Marriage and Divorce Statistics
• Advance Report of Final Marriage Statistics, 1989 and 1990, (July 17, 1995)
• Advance Report of Final Divorce Statistics (April 18, 1995)

 

Mortality or Deaths

• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• CDC Releases New Infant Mortality Data (October 15, 2008)
• U.S. Mortality Drops Sharply in 2006, Latest Data Show (June 11, 2008)
• The 10 Leading Causes of Death in the U.S., 2005 [PDF - 2.3 MB] (January 2, 2008)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• U.S. Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years  (September 12, 2007)
• New Report Shows Decline in Stillbirths (February 21, 2007)
• New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans (November 15, 2006)
• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• Life Expectancy Hits Record High - Gender Gap Narrows (February 28, 2004)
• More Babies Born at Very Low Birthweight - Linked to Rise in Infant Mortality in 2002 (January 24, 2005)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• New CDC Report Confirms Increase in 2002 Infant Mortality Rate (November 24, 2004)
• U.S. Life Expectancy at All-Time High, But Infant Mortality Increases (February 11, 2004)
• HHS Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes Remains Growing Concern (October 3, 2003)
• Report Compares U.S. and Russian Mortality Now Available (September 26, 2003)
• New Report Looks at Latest Mortality Trends (September 25, 2003)
• New CDC Report Shows Record Low Infant Mortality Rate SIDS Rate Drops 11 percent in One Year (September 15, 2003)
• HHS Study Finds Life Expectancy in the U.S. Rose to 77.2 Years in 2001 - Annual Mortality Report Also Includes New Category for Terrorism Homicide (March 14, 2003)
• Final 2000 Mortality Statistics Now Available (September 16, 2002)
• HHS Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50 Years - Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record High (September 12, 2002)
• Life Expectancy Hits New High in 2000; Mortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death - Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2000 (October 10, 2001)
• New CDC Report on US  Mortality U.S. Mortality Patterns  (September 25, 2001)
• HHS Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators - Health, United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook (September 10, 2001)
• Mortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death in 1999 - Deaths: Preliminary Data for 1999 (June 26, 2001)
• Mammography on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over - Health, United States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook. (July 26, 2000)
• Gun Deaths Among Children and Teens Drop Sharply - Deaths: Final Data for 1998 (July 24, 2000)
• Annual Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans (October 13, 1999)
• AIDS Falls From Top Fifteen Causes of Death; Teen Births, Homicides Decline; But no Change in Infant Mortality (October 5, 1999)
• Latest Final Mortality Statistics Available (June 30, 1999)
• Final Mortality Data for 1996 Sets New Records Highest Life Expectancy and Lowest Infant Mortality Rate  (November 10, 1998)
• AIDS falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide All Decline (October 7, 1998)
• Health In America Tied to Income and Education (July 30, 1998)
• New Report on Declining Cancer Incidence and Death Rates; Report Shows Progress in Controlling Cancer (March 12, 1998)
• Vital Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health (September 11, 1997)
• Report on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S. (July 24, 1997)
• 1995 Final Mortality Statistics Released (June 12, 1997)
• Atlas Reveals New Mortality Patterns for the United States (April 14, 1997)
• Vital Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health (October 4, 1996)
• HHS Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of Women's Health (June 18, 1996)
• Advance Report of Final Mortality Statistics, United States: 1993 (February 29, 1996)
• Mortality Trends for Alzheimer's Disease (February 29, 1996)
• U.S. Infant and General Mortality: Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities (July 9, 1995)
• Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities (June 22, 1995)
• Advance Report of Final Mortality Statistics (March 22, 1995) (Corrected and reprinted)

 

National Health Objectives

• Training for Terrorism-Related Conditions in Hospitals: United States, 2003-2004 (December 11, 2006)
• Healthy People 2000 Review, 1995-96
• Healthy People 2000 Review, 1994 (July 31, 1995)

 

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• Less Than 1/2 of One Percent of U.S. Adults Ages 18-49 are Infected with HIV (January 29, 2008)
• 78% of Americans with Hypertension are Aware of their Condition (January 9, 2008)
• Cholesterol Levels in the U.S. Continue to Drop (December 12, 2007)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• New CDC Study Finds No Increase in Obesity Among Adults; But Levels Still High (November 28, 2007)
• New CDC Report Examines Drug Use and Sexual Behavior (June 22, 2007)
• Obesity Still a Major Problem (April 14, 2006)
• New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans (November 15, 2006)
• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• HHS Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes Remains Growing Concern (October 3, 2003)
• HHS Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50 Years - Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record High (September 12, 2002)
• Obesity Still on the Rise, New Data Show (October 8, 2002)
• Comprehensive Report on 2000 Growth Charts Available (May 13, 2002)
• HHS Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators - Health, United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook (September 10, 2001)
• More American Children and Teens are Overweight - Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 1999 (March 12, 2001)
• Mammography on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over - Health, United States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook (July 26, 2000)
• New Pediatric Growth Charts Provide Tool To Ward Off Future Weight Problems - CDC Growth Charts: United State. (May 30, 2000)
• Nutrition Monitoring in the United States: The Directory of Federal and State Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Activities - Up-to-date Guide to Federal and State Nutrition Data and Research Activities (March 21, 2000)
• Annual Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans (October 13, 1999)
• Folate and Vitamin B12 Blood Concentrations Vary by Race and Ethnicity; Supplement Users Have Higher Concentrations (March 26, 1999)
• New NHANES Survey Kicks Off (March 18, 1999)
• Nutrition Monitoring in the United States and Related Research Activities (October 23, 1998)
• Health In America Tied to Income and Education (July 30, 1998)
• Latex Allergy Testing in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (January 28, 1998)
• Report on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S. (July 24, 1997)
• More Americans of all Ages are Overweight (March 6, 1997)
• Blood Lead Levels Keep Dropping; New Guidelines Proposed for Those Most Vulnerable (February 20, 1997)
• HHS Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of Women's Health (June 18, 1996)
• Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke Widespread (April 23, 1996)
• Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities (June 22, 1995)
• Overweight Teens Increase to 21 Percent (November 10, 1994)
• Blood Lead Levels in the U.S. Population (July 26, 1994)

 

Obesity or Overweight

• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• New CDC Study Finds No Increase in Obesity Among Adults; But Levels Still High (November 28, 2007)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans (November 15, 2006)
• Obesity Still a Major Problem (April 14, 2006)
• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• Americans Slightly Taller, Much Heavier Than Four Decades Ago (October 27, 2004)
• Obesity Still on the Rise, New Data Show (Updated) (October 6, 2004)
• HHS Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes Remains Growing Concern (October 3, 2003)
• HHS Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50 Years - Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record High (September 12, 2002)
• Obesity Still on the Rise, New Data Show (October 8, 2002)
• Comprehensive Report on 2000 Growth Charts Available (May 13, 2002)
• HHS Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators - Health, United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook (September 10, 2001)
• More American Children and Teens are Overweight - Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 1999 (March 12, 2001)
• Mammography on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over - Health, United States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook (July 26, 2000)
• New Pediatric Growth Charts Provide Tool To Ward Off Future Weight Problems - CDC Growth Charts: United States (May 30, 2000)
• Annual Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans (October 13, 1999)
• Health In America Tied to Income and Education (July 30, 1998)
• Report on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S. (July 24, 1997)
• More Americans of all Ages are Overweight (March 6, 1997)
• HHS Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of Women's Health (June 18, 1996)
• Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities (June 22, 1995)
• Overweight Teens Increase to 21 Percent (November 10, 1994)

 

Physical Activity or Exercise

• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• New CDC Study Finds No Increase in Obesity Among Adults; But Levels Still High (November 28, 2007)
• New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans (November 15, 2006)
• Obesity Still a Major Problem (April 14, 2006)
• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• Fewer Americans Smoke, but Fewer Physically Active in Leisure-Time -  Rating on Overall Health Status is down in 2004 (June 29, 2005)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• HHS Issues New Report on Americans' overall Physical Activity Levels - One in Five Adults Engage in High Level of Activity, But One in Four are Largely Inactive (May 14, 2003)
• HHS Report Shows 7 in 10 Adults are Not Active Regularly
  Leisure-Time Physical Activity Among Adults: United States, 1997–98 (Released April 7, 2002)

 

Reproductive Health

• Teen Birth Rates Up Again in 2007 (March 18, 2009)
• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• Teen Birth Rates Increase in Over Half of States (January 7, 2009)
• Men Twice as Likely as Women to Adopt (August 7, 2008)
• Pregnancy Rate Drops for U.S. Women Under Age 25 (April 14, 2008)
• Teen Birth Rate Rises for First Time in 14 Years (December 5, 2007)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• New CDC Report Examines Drug Use and Sexual Behavior (June 22, 2007)
• Overall Infant Mortality Rate in the United States Holding Steady. However Black Women Have More than Twice the Rate of White Women (May 2, 2007)
• Teen Births Continue to Drop; Births to Unmarried Women of All Ages on the Rise (November 17, 2006)
• New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans (November 15, 2006)
• Fertility, Contraception, and Fatherhood: Data on Men and Women from the National Survey of Family Growth (May 31, 2006)
• CDC Issues New Report, “Birth and Fertility Rates for States by Hispanic Origin Subgroups: United States, 1990 and 2000” (May 9, 2006)
• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• More Babies Born at Very Low Birthweight - Linked to Rise in Infant Mortality in 2002 (January 24, 2005)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• Teens Delaying Sexual Activity: Using Contraception More Effectively - New Data on Contraceptive Use Among Adults (December 10, 2004)
• New CDC Report Confirms Increase in 2002 Infant Mortality Rate (November 24, 2004)
• Birth Rate for Women Aged 40-44 Rose in 2003, New Report Finds (November 23, 2004)
• Births to Youngest Teens at Lowest Levels in Almost 60 Years (November 15, 2004)
• Updated Pregnancy Estimates From CDC Now Available (June 15, 2004)
• New Report Tracks Trends in Births by State, Shows   Westward Shift in Births (May 10, 2004)
• New Report Presents Rates of Reproduction for 1990-2002  and Latest U.S. Intrinsic Rates (March 18, 2004)
• Teen Birth Rate Continues to Decline; African-American Teens Show Sharpest Drop - Final 2002 United States Birth Data Now Available (December 17, 2003)
• U.S. Pregnancy Rate Down from Peak; Births and Abortions on the Decline (October 31, 2003)
• HHS Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes Remains Growing Concern (October 3, 2003)
• New Report Revises Birth and Fertility Rates for the 1990s Uses 2000 Census Population Estimates to Improve Accuracy (August 4, 2003)
• U.S. Birth Rate Reaches Record Low - Births to Teens Continue 12-Year Decline; Cesarean Deliveries Reach All-Time High (July 25, 2003)
• New Birth Report Shows More Moms Get Prenatal Care - Births: Final Data for 2001 (December 18, 2002)
• American Women Are Waiting to Begin Families; Average Age at First Birth up More Than 3 Years From 1970 to 2000 - Mean Age of Mother, 1970-2000 (December 11, 2002)
• HHS Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50 Years - Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record High (September 12, 2002)
• HHS Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Falls  to New Record Low in 2001 - Births: Preliminary Data for 2001 (June 6, 2002)
• Teen Birth Rates Decline in all States During the 1990s (May 30, 2002)
• Comprehensive Report on 2000 Growth Charts Available  (May 13, 2002)
• Women Are Having More Children, New Report Shows Teen Births Continue to Decline - Births: Final Data for 2000 (February 12, 2002)
• New CDC Report Tracks Trends in Cesarean Births and VBACs during the 1990s (December 27, 2001)
• New CDC Report Tracks Trends in Teen Births from 1940-2000 (September 25, 2001)
• HHS Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators - Health, United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook (September 10, 2001)
• Smoking During Pregnancy--Rates Drop Steadily in the 1990's, but among Teen Mothers Progress Has Stalled - Smoking during pregnancy in the 1990s (August 28, 2001)
• New CDC Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Hits Record Low; U.S. Births Top 4 Million in 2000 - Births: Preliminary Data for 2000 (July 24, 2001)
• Teen Pregnancy Rate Reaches a Record Low in 1997 - Trends in Pregnancy Rates for the United States, 1976-97; An Update (June 12, 2001)
• Higher Order Multiple Births Drop for First Time in a Decade - Births: Final Data for 1999 (April 17, 2001)
• New Report Tracks Trends and Patterns in Nonmarital Births--50-year rise in births to unmarried women levels off during the 1990's (October 18, 2000)
• New CDC Birth Report Shows Teen Birth Rates Continue to Drop; Report Also Covers Key Aspects of Maternal and Infant Health - Births: Preliminary Data for 1999 (August 8, 2000)
• Mammography on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over - Health, United States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook (July 26, 2000)
• State Data on Teen Births Now Available - Variations in Teenage Birth Rates, 1991-98: National and State Trends (April 24, 2000)
• Births in the United States Increase for the First Time Since 1990 - Births: Final Data for 1998 (March 28, 2000)
• U.S. Pregnancy Rate Lowest in Two Decades - New Report Documents Trends in Births, Abortions, and Miscarriages (February 11, 2000)
• U.S. Pregnancy Rate Lowest in Two Decades - New Report Documents Trends in Births, Abortions, and Miscarriages (December 15, 1999)
• Attendant, Place, and Timing and Use of Obstetric Interventions of U.S. Births Change Over Past Decade (December 2, 1999)
• Annual Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans (October 13, 1999)
• Multiple Birth Rate for Older Women is Sky Rocketing (September 14, 1999)
• Maternal and Child Health Compared in U.S. and Russia (May 25, 1999)
• Teen Birth Rate Down in All States Drives U.S. Birth Rate to Record Low (April 29, 1999)
• Folate and Vitamin B12 Blood Concentrations Vary by Race and Ethnicity; Supplement Users Have Higher Concentrations (March 26, 1999)
• Teens Less Likely to Have Second Baby (December 17, 1998)
• Smoking Among Teen Mothers is on the Rise (November 19, 1998)
• Update on Risk Factors for Infant Mortality (August 27, 1998)
• Health In America Tied to Income and Education  (July 30, 1998)
• Latest Birth Statistics for the Nation Released (June 30, 1998)
• Teenage Births in the United States: State Trends, 1991-96, an Update (June 30, 1998)
• Report Documents Three Decades of Surgical Sterilization Trends (June 26, 1998)
• New Study Shows Lower Mortality Rates for Infants Delivered By Certified Nurse Midwives (May 19, 1998)
• Teen Birth Rates Down in All States (April 30, 1998)
• New Study Identifies Infants at Greatest Health Risk (February 26, 1998)
• New Study Profiles Hispanic Births in America (February 13, 1998)
• Triplet Births: Trends and Outcomes, 1971-94 (November 13, 1997)
• Vital Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health (September 11, 1997)
• Report on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S. (July 24, 1997)
• 1995 Birth Statistics Released (June 10, 1997)
• New Report Documents Trends in Childbearing, Reproductive Health (June 5, 1997)
• Mother's Educational Level Influences Birth Rate (April 24, 1997)
• Teenage Birth Rates Down in a Majority of States (December 19, 1996)
• Vital Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health (October 4, 1996)
• Teen Births Drop For Third Straight Year (June 24, 1996)
• HHS Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of Women's Health (June 18, 1996)
• CDC Releases Natality and Teen Pregnancy Reports (September 21, 1995)
• Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities (June 22, 1995)
• Births to Unmarried Mothers: United States (June 6, 1995)
• Birth Characteristics for Asian or Pacific Islander Subgroups (May 11, 1995)
• Advance Report of Final Natality Statistics (October 25, 1994)

 

Releases in Español

• Hoja Informativa  (Fact Sheet in Spanish)
• Hoja Informativa (Fact Sheet in Spanish)

 

Statistical Methodology

• Wireless-Only Phone Use Varies Widely Across U.S. (March 11, 2009|Statcast)
• More Than One in Six Households Have Wireless Phones Only (December 17, 2008
• New Report Shows Link between Community Environment and Women's Health (April 22, 2003)
• Key Health Measures Tracked in National Survey (September 20, 2001)
• International Classification of Diseases-
  10th Revision (ICD-10) (May 17, 2001)
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• Year 2000 Population Standard for Age-Adjusting Death Rates in the United States (May 17, /2001)
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• Reporting of Marriage and Divorce Statistics

 

Teen Health

• Teen Birth Rates Up Again in 2007 (March 18, 2009)
• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• Teen Birth Rates Increase in Over Half of States (January 7, 2009)
• Teen Birth Rate Rises for First Time in 14 Years (December 5, 2007)
• U.S. Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years  (September 12, 2007)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• Teen Births Continue to Drop; Births to Unmarried Women of All Ages on the Rise (November 17, 2006)
• New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans (November 15, 2006)
• Obesity Still a Major Problem (April 14, 2006)
• More Work Needed to Ensure U.S. Hospitals Equipped and Staffed to Handle Pediatric Emergency Patients (February 28, 2006
• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• Teens Delaying Sexual Activity: Using Contraception More Effectively - New Data on Contraceptive Use Among Adults (December 10, 2004)
• Birth Rate for Women Aged 40-44 Rose in 2003, New Report Finds (November 23, 2004)
• Births to Youngest Teens at Lowest Levels in Almost 60 Years (November 15, 2004)
• Teen Birth Rate Continues to Decline; African-American Teens Show Sharpest Drop--Final 2002 United States Birth Data Now Available (December 17, 2003)
• U.S. Pregnancy Rate Down from Peak; Births and Abortions on the Decline  (October 31, 2003)
• U.S. Birth Rate Reaches Record Low - Births to Teens Continue 12-Year Decline; Cesarean Deliveries Reach All-Time High (July 25, 2003)
• New Birth Report Shows More Moms Get Prenatal Care - Births: Final Data for 2001 (December 18, 2002)
• Obesity Still on the Rise, New Data Show (October 8, 2002)
• HHS Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Falls  to New Record Low in 2001 - Births: Preliminary Data for 2001 (June 6, 2002)
• Teen Birth Rates Decline in all States During the 1990s (May 30, 2002)
• New CDC Report Tracks Trends in Teen Births from 1940-2000 (September 25, 2001)
• Smoking During Pregnancy--Rates Drop Steadily in the 1990's, but among Teen Mothers Progress Has Stalled - Smoking during pregnancy in the 1990s (August 28, 2001) 
• New CDC Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Hits Record Low; U.S. Births Top 4 Million in 2000 - Births: Preliminary Data for 2000 (July 24, 2001)
• Visits to the Emergency Department Exceed 100 Million in 1999; Fewer Young People Require Emergency Treatment for Injuries - National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1999 Emergency Department Summary (June 25, 2001)
• Teen Pregnancy Rate Reaches a Record Low in 1997 - Trends in Pregnancy Rates for the United States, 1976-97; An Update (June 12, 2001)
• More American Children and Teens are Overweight - Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 1999 (March 12, 2001)
• New Report Tracks Trends and Patterns in Nonmarital Births--50-year rise in births to unmarried women levels off during the 1990's (October 18, 2000)
• New CDC Birth Report Shows Teen Birth Rates Continue to Drop; Report Also Covers Key Aspects of Maternal and Infant Health - Births: Preliminary Data for 1999  (August 8, 2000)
• New Pediatric Growth Charts Provide Tool To Ward Off Future Weight Problems - CDC Growth Charts: United States. (May 30, 2000)
• State Data on Teen Births Now Available - Variations in Teenage Birth Rates, 1991-98:  National and State Trends (April 24, 2000)
• Births in the United States Increase for the First Time Since 1990 - Births: Final Data for 1998. (March 28, 2000)
• U.S. Pregnancy Rate Lowest in Two Decades - New Report Documents Trends in Births, Abortions, and Miscarriages (February 11, 2000)
• U.S. Pregnancy Rate Lowest in Two Decades - New Report Documents Trends in Births, Abortions, and Miscarriages (December 15, 1999)
• Attendant, Place, and Timing and Use of Obstetric Interventions of U.S. Births Change Over Past Decade (December 2, 1999)
• New Guide to Help Local Communities Establish Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs (October 25, 1999)
• AIDS Falls From Top Fifteen Causes of Death; Teen Births, Homicides Decline; But no Change in Infant Mortality (October 5, 1999)
• Teen Birth Rate Down in All States Drives U.S. Birth Rate to Record Low (April 29, 1999)
• Teens Less Likely to Have Second Baby (December 17, 1998)
• Smoking Among Teen Mothers is on the Rise (November 19, 1998)
• Teenage Births in the United States: State Trends, 1991-96, an Update (June 30, 1998)
• Teen Birth Rates Down in All States (April 30, 1998)
• Vital Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health (September 11, 1997)
• 1995 Birth Statistics Released (June 10, 1997)
• New Report Documents Trends in Childbearing, Reproductive Health (June 5, 1997)
• Mother's Educational Level Influences Birth Rate (April 24, 1997)
• Teenage Birth Rates Down in a Majority of States (December 19, 1996)
• Vital Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health (October 4, 1996)
• Teen Births Drop For Third Straight Year (June 24, 1996)
• CDC Releases Natality and Teen Pregnancy Reports (September 21, 1995)
• Births to Unmarried Mothers: United States (June 6, 1995)
• Advance Report of Final Natality Statistics (October 25, 1994)

 

Violence

• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• U.S. Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years  (September 12, 2007)
• New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans (November 15, 2006)
• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• CDC Releases Latest Data on Emergency Department Visits (March 18, 2004)
• U.S. Life Expectancy at All-Time High, But Infant Mortality Increases (February 11, 2004)
• HHS Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes Remains Growing Concern (October 3, 2003)
• New Report Looks at Latest Mortality Trends (September 25, 2003)
• More Americans Seek  Medical Care in Hospital  Emergency Rooms - Injuries Cause One in Three Visits (June 4, 2003)
• HHS Study Finds Life Expectancy in the U.S. Rose to 77.2 Years in 2001 - Annual Mortality Report Also Includes New Category for Terrorism Homicide (March 14, 2003)
• Final 2000 Mortality Statistics Now Available (September 16, 2002)
• HHS Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50 Years - Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record High (September 12, 2002)
• Visits to the Emergency Department Increase Nationwide - National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2000 Emergency Department Summary (April 22, 2002)
• Life Expectancy Hits New High in 2000; Mortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death - Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2000 (October 10, 2001)
• New CDC Report on US  Mortality U.S. Mortality Patterns (September 25, 2001)
• Mortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death in 1999 - Deaths: Preliminary Data for 1999 (June 26, 2001)
• Visits to the Emergency Department Exceed 100 Million in 1999; Fewer Young People Require Emergency Treatment for Injuries - National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1999 Emergency Department Summary (June 25, 2001)
• Gun Deaths Among Children and Teens Drop Sharply - Deaths: Final Data for 1998. (July 24, 2000)
• New Report Details Injuries in America--the place, type, and cause of 41 million injuries annually (June 20, 2000)
• Annual Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans (October 13, 1999)
• AIDS Falls From Top Fifteen Causes of Death; Teen Births, Homicides Decline; But no Change in Infant Mortality (October 5, 1999)
• Latest Final Mortality Statistics Available (June 30, 1999)
• Final Mortality Data for 1996 Sets New Records Highest Life Expectancy and Lowest Infant Mortality Rate  (November 10, 1998)
• AIDS falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide All Decline (October 7, 1998)
• Injury Mortality Varies by Country (October 5, 1998)
• Injury Visits to Hospital Emergency Departments (March 3, 1998)
• Vital Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health (September 11, 1997)
• Report on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S. (July 24, 1997)
• Federal Government Issues Key Report on Well-Being of Nation's Children (July 2, 1997)
• 1995 Final Mortality Statistics Released (June 12, 1997)
• Atlas Reveals New Mortality Patterns for the United States (April 14, 1997)
• Vital Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health (October 4, 1996)
• Healthy People 2000 Review, 1995-96
• HHS Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of Women's Health (June 18, 1996)
• Advance Report of Final Mortality Statistics, United States: 1993 (February 29, 1996)
• Many Teens Engage in Risk-Taking Behaviors That Can Lead to Chronic Disease, Injury, or Death (July 11, 1995)
• Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities (June 22, 1995)
• Advance Report of Final Mortality Statistics (March 22, 1995) (Corrected and reprinted) 
• Injury-Related Visits to Hospital Emergency Departments: United States (February 1, 1995)

 

Women's Health

• Teen Birth Rates Up Again in 2007 (March 18, 2009)
• Latest Report on the Nation's Health Focuses on Young Adults (February 18, 2009)
• Teen Birth Rates Increase in Over Half of States (January 7, 2009)
• 4 in 10 Adults, 1 in 9 Kids Use CAM Therapy (December 10, 2008)
• Unmarried Women Less Likely to Have Health Insurance (December 3, 2008)
• U.S. Mortality Drops Sharply in 2006, Latest Data Show (June 11, 2008)
• Teen Birth Rate Rises for First Time in 14 Years (December 5, 2007)
• Nearly One in Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care (December 3, 2007)
• New CDC Study Finds No Increase in Obesity Among Adults; But Levels Still High (November 28, 2007)
• U.S. Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years  (September 12, 2007)
• CDC Issues New Patient Visit Report (June 29, 2007)
• Teen Births Continue to Drop; Births to Unmarried Women of All Ages on the Rise (November 17, 2006)
• New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans (November 15, 2006)
• Obesity, High Blood Pressure Impacting Many U.S. Adults Ages 55-64 (December 8, 2005)
• Life Expectancy Hits Record High - Gender Gap Narrows (February 28, 2004)
• Almost Half of Americans Use at Least One Prescription Drug Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows (December 2, 2004)
• Teens Delaying Sexual Activity: Using Contraception More Effectively - New Data on Contraceptive Use Among Adults (December 10, 2004)
• New CDC Report Confirms Increase in 2002 Infant Mortality Rate (November 24, 2004)
• Birth Rate for Women Aged 40-44 Rose in 2003, New Report Finds (November 23, 2004)
• New Report Maps Women's Health in the United States Shows Patterns by State for Key Indicators (September 1, 2004)
• CDC Releases Latest Data on Emergency Department Visits (March 18, 2004)
• New Report Examines Americans' Health Behaviors (February 25, 2004)
• U.S. Life Expectancy at All-Time High, But Infant Mortality Increases (February 11, 2004)
• HHS Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes Remains Growing Concern (October 3, 2003)
• New Report Looks at Latest Mortality Trends (September 25, 2003)
• New Report Shows Link between Community Environment and Women's Health (April 22, 2003)
• HHS Study Finds Life Expectancy in the U.S. Rose to 77.2 Years in 2001 - Annual Mortality Report Also Includes New Category for Terrorism Homicide (March 14, 2003)
• American Women Are Waiting to Begin Families; Average Age at First Birth up More Than 3 Years From 1970 to 2000 - Mean Age of Mother, 1970-2000 (December 11, 2002)
• Final 2000 Mortality Statistics Now Available (September 16, 2002)
• HHS Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50 Years - Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record High (September 12, 2002)
• New Report Sheds Light on Trends and Patterns in Marriage, Divorce, and Cohabitation (July 24, 2002)
• Visits to the Emergency Department Increase Nationwide - National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2000 Emergency Department Summary (April 22, 2002)
• Women Are Having More Children, New Report Shows Teen Births Continue to Decline - Births: Final Data for 2000 (February 12, 2002)
• Life Expectancy Hits New High in 2000; Mortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death - Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2000 (October 10, 2001)
• New CDC Report on US  Mortality U.S. Mortality Patterns September 25, 2001)
• New Study Profiles Women's Use of Health Care; Women more likely than men to visit the doctor, more likely to have annual exams - Utilization of Ambulatory Medical Care by Women: United States, 1997-98 (July 25, 2001)
• Mortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death in 1999 - Deaths: Preliminary Data for 1999 (June 26, 2001)
• Visits to the Emergency Department Exceed 100 Million in 1999; Fewer Young People Require Emergency Treatment for Injuries - National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1999 Emergency Department Summary (June 25, 2001)
• Mammography on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over - Health, United States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook. (July 26, 2000)
• Gun Deaths Among Children and Teens Drop Sharply - Deaths: Final Data for 1998. (July 24, 2000)
• New Report Details Injuries in America--the place, type, and cause of 41 million injuries annually (June 20, 2000)
• Annual Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans (October 13, 1999)
• AIDS Falls From Top Fifteen Causes of Death; Teen Births, Homicides Decline; But no Change in Infant Mortality (October 5, 1999)
• Latest Final Mortality Statistics Available (June 30, 1999)
• Maternal and Child Health Compared in U.S. and Russia (May 25, 1999)
• Folate and Vitamin B12 Blood Concentrations Vary by Race and Ethnicity; Supplement Users Have Higher Concentrations (March 26, 1999)
• Final Mortality Data for 1996 Sets New Records Highest Life Expectancy and Lowest Infant Mortality Rate (November 10, 1998)
• AIDS falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide All Decline (October 7, 1998)
• HHS Issues First Comprehensive Survey of Working Women's Health (February 10, 1998)
• Vital Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health (September 11, 1997)
• Report on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S. (July 24, 1997)
• 1995 Final Mortality Statistics Released (June 12, 1997)
• Mother's Educational Level Influences Birth Rate (April 24, 1997)
• Atlas Reveals New Mortality Patterns for the United States (April 14, 1997)
• Vital Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health (October 4, 1996)
• Healthy People 2000 Review, 1995-96
• HHS Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of Women's Health (June 18, 1996)
• Advance Report of Final Mortality Statistics, United States: 1993 (February 29, 1996)
• Annual Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities (June 22, 1995)
• Advance Report of Final Mortality Statistics (March 22, 1995) (Corrected and reprinted) 
• Health Insurance and Cancer Screening Among Women (August 3, 1994)