The following revised case definition for surveillance of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was developed by CDC in collaboration with public health and clinical specialists. The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) has officially recommended adoption of the revised definition for national reporting of AIDS. The objectives of the revision are a) to track more effectively the severe disabling morbidity associated with infection with human immuno...

Removed jewelry, other objects? BIAOBJ Frequency Percent Cumulative Frequency Cumulative Percent Missing 822 13.82 822 13.82 1 : Yes 4681 78.69 5503 92.50 2 : No, exclude 38 0.64 5541 93.14 3 : No, ok to continue 408 6.86 5949 100.00...

The CDC State Injury Profiles Gathering and sharing reliable data about the broad range of public health problems is among the many ways the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protect the safety and health of Americans. Policy makers and health care workers need access to the best, most current data available so they can make informed decisions about where to allocate limited resources to prevent diseases and injuries. Yet, many people find statistics difficult t...

Development of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Worker Education and Training Program (WETP) Strategic Plan began in April, 2001 with the design of a strategic planning process that was based on three key principles: (1) Stakeholder Inclusion—the idea that inputs from all stakeholder groups involved with and impacting the program (awardees, other Federal agencies, champions of the program) should be strongly represented in the formulation o...

Table 1-12. Live Births by Race and Hispanic Origin of Mother: United States and Each State, 1999...