Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Surveillance Summaries, April 2016 / Vol. 65 / No. SS-4

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• Alternative Title:
  Surveillance for Certain Health Behaviors, Chronic Diseases, and Conditions, Access to Health Care, and Use of Preventive Health Services Among States and Selected Local Areas— Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2012
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Surveillance Summaries
• Personal Author:
  Chowdhury, Pranesh P. ; Mawokomatanda, Tebitha ; Xu, Fang ; Gamble, Sonya B. ; Flegel, David ; Pierannunzi, Carol ; Garvin, William ; Town, Machell
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Population Health
• Description:
  Chronic Diseases (e.g., heart Diseases, cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease, stroke, diabetes, and arthritis) and unintentional injuries are the leading causes of morbidity and Mortality in the United States Behavioral risk factors (e.g., tobacco use, poor diet, physical inactivity, excessive alcohol consumption, failure to use seat belts, and insufficient sleep) are linked to the leading causes of death. Modifying these behavioral risk factors and using preventive health services (e.g., cancer screenings and influenza and pneumococcal vaccination of adults aged ≥65 years) can substantially reduce morbidity and mortality in the U.S. 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 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, participating U.S. territories that include the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico) and Guam, 187 Metropolitan/Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MMSAs), and 210 counties (n = 475,687 survey respondents) for the year 2012.
  
  Suggested citation for this article: Chowdhury PP, Mawokomatanda T, Xu F, et al. Surveillance for Certain Health Behaviors, Chronic Diseases, and Conditions, Access to Health Care, and Use of Preventive Health Services Among States and Selected Local Areas— Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2012. MMWR Surveill Summ 2016;65(No. SS-4):1–142. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.ss6504a1.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Chronic Disease Health Behavior Preventive Health Services / Utilization Public Health Surveillance Risk-Taking Small-Area Analysis
• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Surveillance Summaries, 2016; v. 65, no. 4
• Series:
  Surveillance Summaries: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.ss6504a1
• ISSN:
  1546-0738 (print) ; 1545-8636 (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  27124212
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Name as Subject:
  Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (U.S.)
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  144 pdf pages
• Volume:
  65
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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• Download URL:
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