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NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS DATA LINE
  • Published Date:
    Sep 1994
  • Source:
    Public Health Rep. 109(5):713-714
  • Language:
    English
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    1. Project MotherCare: one hospital's response to the high perinatal death rate in New Haven, CT.
      Personal Author:
      Reguero, W; Crane, M;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):647-652
      Description:
      Starling national statistics indicate that New Haven, CT, is the seventh poorest city of its size, in terms of per capita income, in the United States. In 1989, it was reported to have the highest rate of infant mortality--18.5 infant deaths per 1,00...
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    2. Prevalence of risk factors for residential fire and burn injuries in an American Indian community.
      Personal Author:
      Mobley, C; Sugarman, J R; Deam, C; Giles, L;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):702-705
      Description:
      Fatality rates from residential fires are high among American Indians. Contact burns and scalds are also among the leading types of thermal injuries. Information about the prevalence of risk factors for burn injuries is required to design interventio...
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    3. Effectiveness of educational strategies preparing physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and certified nurse-midwives for underserved areas.
      Personal Author:
      Fowkes, V K; Gamel, N N; Wilson, S R; Garcia, R D;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):673-682
      Description:
      A study of physician assistant, nurse practitioner, and certified nurse midwifery programs was undertaken to identify and assess the effectiveness of recruitment, educational, and deployment strategies that programs use to prepare practitioners for m...
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      Filetype[PDF - 2.02 MB]
    4. Keep up the progress on childhood immunization.
      Personal Author:
      Satcher, David
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):593
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      Filetype[PDF - 108.80 KB]
    5. Measuring health-related quality of life for public health surveillance.
      Personal Author:
      Hennessy, Catherine Hagan; Moriarty, David G.; Zack, Matthew M.; Scherr, Paul A.; Brackbill, Rovert;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):665-672
      Description:
      In public health research and practice, quality of life is increasingly acknowledged as a valid and appropriate indicator of service need and intervention outcomes. Health-related quality of life measures, including objective and subjective assessmen...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.42 MB]
    6. The impact of the April 1992 civil unrest on the Los Angeles REI WIC program and its participants.
      Personal Author:
      Golden, R E; Baranov, M S;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):606-614
      Description:
      This paper discusses the findings of a study conducted in south central Los Angeles in August 1992 among women in the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children. The goals of the study were to determine the current demographic...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.69 MB]
    7. PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):715-720
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.10 MB]
    8. Progress on the childhood immunization initiative.
      Personal Author:
      Robinson, Chester A.; Evans, Willard B.; Mahanes, Joan Atchison; Sepe, Stephen J.;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):594-600
      Description:
      President Clinton submitted the Comprehensive Childhood Immunization Initiative Act to Congress in April 1993. The objective of the legislation is to protect all children in the United States by their second birthday against nine vaccine-preventable ...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.41 MB]
    9. Comparison of HIV-risk behaviors and demographics of adolescents tested or not tested for HIV infection.
      Personal Author:
      Main, Deborah S.; Iverson, Donald C.; McGloin, Joe;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):699-702
      Description:
      In a survey of 2,548 adolescents, 11.5 percent reported ever having had the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody test. Those who had been tested were significantly more likely to be male, black, and to reside in metropolitan areas than those w...
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      Filetype[PDF - 624.82 KB]
    10. Comparing mothers' reports on the content of prenatal care received with recommended national guidelines for care.
      Personal Author:
      Kogan, M D; Alexander, G R; Kotelchuck, M; Nagey, D A; Jack, B W;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):637-646
      Description:
      The Public Health Service's Expert Panel on the Content of Prenatal Care Report in 1989 provided detailed guidelines for the components of each prenatal visit. However, the extent to which women were receiving the recommended care when the guidelines...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.55 MB]
    11. Public Health Rep ; v. 109, no. 5 : table of contents
      Published:
      Sep-Oct 1994
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5)
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      Filetype[PDF - 587.35 KB]
    12. A case study in planning for public health education: the organ and tissue donation experience.
      Personal Author:
      Ganikos, M L; McNeil, C; Braslow, J B; Arkin, E B; Klaus, D; Oberley, E E; White, M F;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):626-631
      Description:
      The chasm between the supply and demand of donated organs and tissues continues to grow despite widespread public awareness of transplantation and numerous efforts to educate the public about organ donation. It is fast becoming a significant public h...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.07 MB]
    13. Perceived versus actual condom skills among clients at sexually transmitted disease clinics.
      Personal Author:
      Langer, Lilly M.; Zimmerman, Rick S.; Cabral, Rebecca J.;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):683-687
      Description:
      The primary aim of this study was to investigate whether individual self-reports of perceived ability to use a condom correctly correlated with the actual ability to do so. Participants in the study were 3,059 clients of a sexually transmitted diseas...
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      Filetype[PDF - 997.38 KB]
    14. Celebrating 75 years of the Dental Corps: origins and early years of service.
      Personal Author:
      Snyder, Lynne Page
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):710-712
      Series:
      PHS Chronicles
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      Filetype[PDF - 902.63 KB]
    15. Local health department effectiveness in addressing the core functions of public health.
      Personal Author:
      Turnock, Bernard J.; Handler, Arden; Hall, William; Potsic, Steven; Nalluri, Ravi; Vaughn, Edward H.;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):653-658
      Description:
      Objective 8.14 of the Year 2000 National Health Objectives calls for 90 percent of the population to be served by a local health department effectively carrying out the three core functions of public health--assessment, policy development, and assura...
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    16. A screening survey to assess local public health performance.
      Personal Author:
      Miller, C. Ardem; Moore, Karen S.; Richards, Thomas B.; McKaig, Catharine;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):659-664
      Description:
      Current studies are attempting to develop a national surveillance system to measure the extent that populations are served by local departments carrying out the core functions of public health. Early phases of the study featured observations on 14 he...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.01 MB]
    17. Primary health care and the Midwest flood disaster.
      Personal Author:
      Axelrod, C; Killam, P P; Gaston, M H; Stinson, N;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):601-605
      Description:
      The Midwest flood disaster of 1993 ravaged communities across a 9-State area. Homes were destroyed, roads closed, and services disrupted. Economic costs, including loss of revenue from farming and loss of jobs, are estimated at more than $1 billion. ...
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    18. Public Health Rep
      Published:
      Sep-Oct 1994
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    19. Public Health Rep ; v. 109, no. 5 : Masthead
      Published:
      Sep-Oct 1994
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5)
      Description:
      Includes announcement: "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Issues Plan to Address Emerging Infectious Diseases" [National Center for Infectious Diseases (U.S.) . Addressing emerging infectious disease threats : a prevention strategy for t...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.05 MB]
    20. Nutrition at school: preparing for the future. The Thirteenth Annual Nutrition Symposium.
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):706-709
      Description:
      Two of the best ways to improve the quality of childhood nutrition are (a) more collaboration at the national, State, and local levels and (b) adoption of innovative and multimedia learning methods, according to the leaders of nutrition education. Th...
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      Filetype[PDF - 782.58 KB]
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