Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Surveillance Summaries, June 2018 / Vol. 67 / No. SS-9

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• Alternative Title:
  Surveillance for Certain Health Behaviors and Conditions Among States and Selected Local Areas — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2015
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Surveillance Summaries
• Personal Author:
  Pickens, Cassandra M. ; Pieracci, Emily G. ; Garvin, William ; Town, Machell
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Population Health
• Description:
  Chronic conditions and disorders (e.g., diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, and depression) are leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States healthy behaviors (e.g., physical activity, avoiding cigarette use, and refraining from binge drinking) and preventive practices (e.g., visiting a doctor for a routine check-up, tracking blood pressure, and monitoring blood cholesterol) might help prevent or successfully manage these chronic conditions. Monitoring chronic diseases, health-risk behaviors, and access to and use of health care are fundamental to the development of effective public health programs and policies at the state and local levels. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is an ongoing, state-based, random-digit–dialed landline- and cellular-telephone survey of noninstitutionalized adults aged ≥18 years residing in the United States BRFSS collects data on health-risk behaviors, chronic diseases and conditions, access to and use of health care, and use of preventive health services related to the leading causes of death and disability. This report presents results for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico), and Guam and for 130 metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas (MMSAs) (N = 441,456 respondents) for 2015. The prevalence of health care access and use, health-risk behaviors, and chronic health conditions varied by state, territory, and MMSA. The data in this report underline the importance of continuing to monitor chronic diseases, health-risk behaviors, and access to and use of health care in order to assist in the planning and evaluation of public health programs and policies at the state, territory, and MMSA level. Suggested citation for this article: Pickens CM, Pierannunzi C, Garvin W, Town M. Surveillance for Certain Health Behaviors and Conditions Among States and Selected Local Areas — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2015. MMWR Surveill Summ 2018;67(No. SS-9):1–90. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.ss6709a1.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Chronic Disease / Epidemiology Chronic Disease / Prevention & Control Cross-Sectional Studies Delivery Of Health Care Health Behavior Health Services Accessibility Health Status Insurance Coverage Life Style Middle Aged Population Surveillance Prevalence Preventive Health Services / Utilization Risk-Taking Surveillance Summaries Young Adult

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• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Surveillance Summaries, 2018; v. 67, no. 9
• Series:
  Surveillance Summaries: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  1546-0738 (print) ; 1545-8636 (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  29953431
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6023179
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Name as Subject:
  Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System,
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  96 pdf pages
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/56462/cdc_56462_DS1.pdf
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