Welcome to CDC stacks |
Stacks Logo
Advanced Search
Select up to three search categories and corresponding keywords using the fields to the right. Refer to the Help section for more detailed instructions.
 
 
Help
Clear All Simple Search
Advanced Search
A perspective on science and public health policy.
  • Published Date:
    1988 Nov-Dec
  • Source:
    Public Health Rep. 103(6):575-577
  • Language:
    English
Filetype[PDF-899.87 KB]


Details:
  • Supporting Files:
    No Additional Files
    1. Alcohol-related birth defects: an update.
      Personal Author:
      Warren, K R; Bast, R J;
      Published Date:
      1988 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(6):638-642
      Description:
      Historically, mankind has at least suspected that alcohol was somehow connected with undesirable effects on progeny. In the 18th century, physicians became aware that maternal alcohol consumption resulted in excess fetal and neonatal mortality, low b...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 927.92 KB]
    2. Public Health Reports ; v. 103, no. 6 : 1988 subject and author index
      Published Date:
      Nov-Dec 1988
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(6)
      Description:
      Index and masthead
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 3.14 MB]
    3. Public Health Reports ; v. 103, no. 6 : table of contents
      Published Date:
      Nov-Dec 1988
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(6)
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 419.09 KB]
    4. Effects of legislative reform to reduce drunken driving and alcohol-related traffic fatalities.
      Personal Author:
      Hingson, R W; Howland, J; Levenson, S;
      Published Date:
      1988 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(6):659-667
      Description:
      From 1980 through 1985, considerable progress was made across the Nation in reducing drunken driving and fatal automobile crashes. More than 400 chapters of local citizen groups concerned with reducing drunken driving were formed. New media coverage,...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 2.12 MB]
    5. NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS: DATA LINE
      Published Date:
      Nov 1988
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(6):713-714
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 423.81 KB]
    6. Genetics and biological markers of risk for alcoholism.
      Personal Author:
      Tabakoff, B; Hoffman, P L;
      Published Date:
      1988 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(6):690-698
      Description:
      Substantial scientific evidence has accumulated that both genetic and environmental factors predispose the development of alcoholism in certain individuals. Evidence has accumulated to indicate that alcoholism is a heterogeneous entity arising from m...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.73 MB]
    7. Biological features of women's alcohol use: a review.
      Personal Author:
      Roman, P M
      Published Date:
      1988 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(6):628-637
      Description:
      Sensitivity to gender issues in the research community has generated a modest but growing amount of data on the biological effects of alcohol consumption on women. Data generally indicate that the same amounts of alcohol have greater effects on women...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 2.02 MB]
    8. Screening for alcoholism: techniques and issues.
      Personal Author:
      Allen, J P; Eckardt, M J; Wallen, J;
      Published Date:
      1988 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(6):586-592
      Description:
      Alcoholism is an often overlooked health problem because alcoholics usually do not seek treatment for their drinking problems. They do, however, seek general medical care for other health reasons, and a number of screening techniques have proven usef...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.49 MB]
    9. Alcohol problem resources and services in State supported programs, FY 1987.
      Personal Author:
      Butynski, W; Canova, D M;
      Published Date:
      1988 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(6):611-620
      Description:
      During fiscal year 1987, expenditures for alcohol and drug abuse services in facilities receiving at least some funds from State alcohol and drug agencies totaled $1,809,749,013. Of this total, approximately 51.1 percent was contributed by State gove...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.81 MB]
    10. Raising public awareness about the extent of alcohol-related problems: an overview.
      Personal Author:
      Bowen, O R
      Published Date:
      1988 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(6):559-563
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.15 MB]
    11. Trends in alcohol-related morbidity and mortality.
      Personal Author:
      Williams, G D; Grant, B F; Stinson, F S; Zobeck, T S; Aitken, S S; Noble, J;
      Published Date:
      1988 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(6):592-597
      Description:
      Two major trends regarding alcohol use and consequences of alcohol abuse in the United States are showing significant improvement. Continued declines are evident in age-adjusted rates of liver cirrhosis mortality, and per capita alcohol consumption i...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.53 MB]
    12. The economic impact of alcohol abuse and alcoholism.
      Personal Author:
      Burke, T R
      Published Date:
      1988 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(6):564-568
      Description:
      The economic effects of alcohol abuse are as damaging to the nation as the health effects, affecting the family, the community, and persons of all ages. Underaged drinking is interfering with children's development, affecting the nation's ability to ...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.10 MB]
    13. A biobehavioral research perspective on alcohol abuse and alcoholism.
      Personal Author:
      Brady, J V
      Published Date:
      1988 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(6):699-707
      Description:
      An empirical biobehavioral research approach to the conditions generally identified as alcohol abuse and alcoholism emphasizes the temporal ordering of participating biochemical, physiological, and behavioral events that provide an operational basis ...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 2.01 MB]
    14. The role of alcohol in suicides in Erie County, NY, 1972-84.
      Personal Author:
      Welte, J W; Abel, E L; Wieczorek, W;
      Published Date:
      1988 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(6):648-652
      Description:
      A discriminant analysis of the 806 suicide victims in Erie County, NY, from 1972-84, compared those with alcohol in the blood to those without. Thirty-three percent of the victims had alcohol in their blood. Those with blood alcohol present were more...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 791.43 KB]
    15. Theories and models supporting prevention approaches to alcohol problems among youth.
      Personal Author:
      Johnson, E M; Amatetti, S; Funkhouser, J E; Johnson, S;
      Published Date:
      1988 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(6):578-586
      Description:
      The Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration's Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (OSAP) was established to initiate programs to provide prevention and early intervention services for young people, especially high-risk youth. OSAP's s...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.75 MB]
    16. Children of alcoholics: helping a vulnerable group.
      Personal Author:
      Woodside, M
      Published Date:
      1988 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(6):643-648
      Description:
      There are 28 million children of alcoholics in the United States--1 of every 8 Americans. They are more likely than others to suffer from alcoholism and a wide range of physical, emotional, and mental health problems. It is probable that an inherited...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.34 MB]
    17. Assessment of the potential for surveillance of alcohol-related casualties using National Hospital Discharge Survey data.
      Personal Author:
      Towle, L H; Stinson, F S; Dufour, M;
      Published Date:
      1988 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(6):597-605
      Description:
      It is well known that alcohol abuse is significantly involved in the incidence of casualties (that is, accidents and injuries as they are defined for the purpose of coding diagnoses in the International Classification of Diseases). Thus, a study was ...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.94 MB]
    18. Research on alcohol problems from the perspective of changes--1940 to 1990.
      Personal Author:
      Straus, R
      Published Date:
      1988 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(6):707-712
      Description:
      The nature of alcohol problems, knowledge about alcohol use and abuse, and public perceptions and responses have all undergone substantial change during the past half-century. This paper traces some interrelationships between changes in alcohol-speci...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.38 MB]
    19. University students' drinking patterns and problems: examining the effects of raising the purchase age.
      Personal Author:
      Engs, R C; Hanson, D J;
      Published Date:
      1988 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(6):667-673
      Description:
      An extensive review of the literature on college students' drinking patterns and problems since the mid-1930s revealed no radical changes over the past several decades. However, during the past 10 years, drinking and problems related to drinking and ...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.57 MB]
    20. Alcoholism treatment service systems: a health services research perspective.
      Personal Author:
      Wallen, J
      Published Date:
      1988 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(6):605-611
      Description:
      This article examines the role of health services research in alcoholism treatment. Alcoholism services research has only recently emerged as a self-defined discipline. Alcoholism services research can be grouped into five classifications: a) descrip...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.41 MB]
You May Also Like:
  1. for immediate release
    Personal Author:
    Azar, Alex Michael, II, 1967-; Butler, Jay C.; Redfield, Robert R., 1951-;
    Corporate Authors:
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
    Published Date:
    October 23, 2020
    Description:
    On Wednesday, October 21, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar will meet with CDC Director Robert R. Redfield, M.D. and agency leadership to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 response and Operation Warp Speed. Following t...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 113.53 KB]
  2. for immediate release
    Personal Author:
    Azar, Alex Michael, II, 1967-; Redfield, Robert R., 1951-;
    Corporate Authors:
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
    Published Date:
    October 20, 2020
    Description:
    On Wednesday, October 21, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar will meet with CDC Director Robert R. Redfield, M.D. and agency leadership to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 response and Operation Warp Speed. Following t...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 71.25 KB]
  3. Race, ethnicity, and age trends in persons who died from COVID-19 — United States, May–August 2020
    Personal Author:
    Gold, Jeremy A. W.; Rossen, Lauren M.; Ahmad, Farida B.; Sutton, Paul; Li, Zeyu; Salvatore, Phillip P.; Coyle, Jayme P.; DeCuir, Jennifer; Baack, Brittney N.; Durant, Tonji M.; Dominguez, Kenneth L.; Henley, S. Jane; Annor, Francis B.; Fuld, Jennifer; Dee, Deborah L.; Bhattarai, Achuyt; Jackson, Brendan R.;
    Corporate Authors:
    CDC COVID-9 Emergency Response.. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Epidemic Intelligence Service.. National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.). NYC Health + Hospitals..
    Published Date:
    October 16, 2020
    Source:
    MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report ; v. 69, early release, October 16, 2020
    Series:
    37
    Description:
    What is already known about this topic? Persons aged ≥65 years and members of minority racial and ethnic groups are disproportionately represented among COVID-19–associated deaths.What is added by this report? Analysis of 114,411 COVID-19–assoc...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 217.52 KB]
  4. Factors Influencing Risk for COVID-19 Exposure Among Young Adults Aged 18–23 Years — Winnebago County, Wisconsin, March–July 2020
    Personal Author:
    Wilson, Rebecca F.; Sharma, Andrea J.; Schluechtermann, Sarahjean; Currie, Dustin W.; Mangan, Joan; Kaplan, Brian; Goffard, Kimberly; Salomon, Julia; Casteel, Sue; Mukasa, Ashley; Euhardy, Niki; Ruiz, Andrew; Bautista, Gregory; Bailey, Erika; Westergaard, Ryan; Gieryn, Douglas;
    Published Date:
    October 16 2020
    Source:
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 69(41):1497-1502
    Description:
    On May 13, 2020, the Wisconsin Supreme Court declared the state's Safer at Home Emergency Order (https://evers.wi.gov/Documents/COVID19/EMO28-SaferAtHome.pdf) "unlawful, invalid, and unenforceable,"* thereby increasing opportunities for social and bu...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 140.35 KB]
  5. Demographic Characteristics, Experiences, and Beliefs Associated with Hand Hygiene Among Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, June 24–30, 2020
    Personal Author:
    Czeisler, Mark É.; Garcia-Williams, Amanda G.; Molinari, Noelle-Angelique; Gharpure, Radhika; Li, Yiman; Barrett, Catherine E.; Robbins, Rebecca; Facer-Childs, Elise R.; Barger, Laura K.; Czeisler, Charles A.; Rajaratnam, Shantha M.W.; Howard, Mark E.;
    Published Date:
    October 16 2020
    Source:
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 69(41):1485-1491
    Description:
    Frequent hand hygiene, including handwashing with soap and water or using a hand sanitizer containing ≥60% alcohol when soap and water are not readily available, is one of several critical prevention measures recommended to reduce the spread of SAR...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 154.00 KB]