To estimate the proportion of U.S. homes with installed smoke alarms, smoke alarms on the same floor as occupants' bedrooms, and fire escape plans.|The authors analyzed data on smoke alarm use and fire escape planning from a 1994 stratified random te...

To estimate state-by-state totals of medical expenditures attributable to cigarette smoking for calendar year 1993.|The smoking-attributable fractions (SAFs) of total state medical expenditures, by type of expenditure, were estimated using a national...

The authors analyzed data from the 1991 National Planning Survey to (a) assess respondents' awareness of three official sources of information about HIV/AIDS (CDC, the Surgeon General, and state health departments); (b) assess respondents' perception...

The authors evaluated the effectiveness of a community education campaign to encourage a switch from high-fat (whole and 2%) milk to low-fat (1%, 1/2%, and skim) milk as a way to reduce consumption of saturated fat.|Milk sales data were collected fro...

To determine whether a Maine law lowering the legal blood alcohol limit (BAL) from 0.10% to 0.05% for people convicted of driving while intoxicated (DWI) reduced the involvement of this group in fatal crashes.|The authors calculated changes in the pr...

To detect and explain changing trends in incidence, case fatality rates, and mortality for unintentional injuries in the Netherlands for the years 1950 through 1995.|Using national registry data, the authors analyzed trends in traffic injuries, occup...