Statistics and Public Health at CDC

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Supplement
• Personal Author:
  Sieber, William K. ; Green, T. ; Williamson, G. D.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.) ; United States Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
• Description:
  Since CDC's inception, an important function of the agency has been the compilation, Analysis, and interpretation of statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve health. Sources of data include vital statistics records, medical records, personal interviews, telephone and mail surveys, physical examinations, and laboratory testing. Public health Surveillance data have been used to characterize the magnitude and distribution of illness and injury; to track health Trends; and to develop standard curves, such as growth charts. Beyond the development of appropriate program study designs and analytic methodologies, statisticians have played roles in the development of public health data-collection systems and software to analyze collected data. CDC/ATSDR employs approximately 330 mathematical and health statisticians. They work in each of the four coordinating centers, two coordinating offices, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
• Subjects:
  CDC / History History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Public Health / History Statistics As Topic / History
• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Supplement, 2006; v.55, p. 22-24 (6 pdf pages)
• Series:
  Supplements: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  2380-8950 (print) ; 2380-8942 (digital)
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Name as Subject:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Genre:
  Historical Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  p. 22-24 (6 pdf pages)
• Volume:
  55
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031372
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2dd18f3f8b80fc03eb6cddef083759a06fee494c3332593726f9ab0641f0e2b20b7a7ca18fbc1c0eaa1374d3ae52dc9ddc73df7fb41539b0f9de3951b1ff4102
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/106189/cdc_106189_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 314.96 KB ]