The 1970 census reported that there were slightly more than 1 million nonwhites among Michigan's 8,875,000 residents. Ninety-five percent of these nonwhites are black, and 75 percent live within the city limits of Detroit, compared with 10 percent of...
Sporadic occurrences of human leptospirosis in recent years throughout the State of Hawaii have resulted in at least one death. Because of the apparent association of rodents and possibly mongooses with human leptospiral infections, a survey for lept...
A number of theories have been proposed on the causation of child abuse, and many of these theories assign some role to stress. Stress is variously conceptualized as a continuous state resulting from poverty, poor housing, and the like, or as an imme...
A survey of nurse associate training programs in the United States and its territories was made in 1972. Data were obtained by questionnaires mailed to program directors, with mail and telephone followup, for 60 operating programs and 9 programs bein...
In a recent pilot project, the number of women treated by private physicians for sexual assault was surveyed, and information was obtained regarding the physicin's knowledge of, and attitudes toward, issues related to sexual assault. The high inciden...
Cover: Twelve agencies of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare contributed chapters of the new "Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health." Major findings of the 1,200 page report are summarized on pages 107 and 108 of this Issue.
Dondero, Timothy J.; Pappaioanou, Marguerite; Curran, James W.;
Published Date:
1988 May-Jun
Source:
Public Health Rep. 103(3):213-220
Description:
A comprehensive, multifaceted approach to HIV surveillance is needed to provide the information necessary for public health management and policy. Because HIV infection is not readily or uniformly ascertained, survey methods and sentinel surveillance...
An important national health goal is to reduce morbidity attributable to birth defects and developmental disabilities. Population-based surveillance has made notable contributions toward preventing these problems; it is also useful in monitoring chan...
Ko, Jean Y.; Coy, Kelsey C.; Haight, Sarah C.; Haegerich, Tamara M.; Williams, Letitia; Cox, Shanna; Njai, Rashid; Grant, Althea M.;
Published Date:
August 14 2020
Source:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 69(32):1058-1063
Description:
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit substance under federal law in the United States (1); however, many states have legalized medical and adult nonmedical use. Evidence regarding the safety and health effects of cannabis use during pregnancy ...
Price, Simani M; Bonilla, Erika; Zador, Paul; Levis, Denise M; Kilgo, Christina L; Cannon, Michael J;
Published Date:
Nov 30 2014
Source:
BMC Womens Health. 14.
Description:
BackgroundCongenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common congenital infection in the U.S. and can result in permanent disabilities, such as hearing and vision loss, intellectual disability, and psychomotor and language impairments. Women can ado...