... 20402-9328 Vital andHealth Statistics Fertility, Family Planning, andWomens Health: NewDataFromthe1995NationalSurveyofFamilyGrowth Series 23: DataFromtheNationalSurveyofFamilyGrowth ... States—Statistics Sex—United States—Statistics Pregnancy—United States—Statistics Health behavior—United States—Statistics United States—Statistics, Medical United States—Statistics, Vital I National ... simple measures of these background characteristics and is limited to simple statistical measures such as percents and averages Further research on the1995 NSFG will explore the usefulness of...
... Bureau ofthe ACF + The Office ofthe Assistant Secretary for Planningand Evaluation (OASPE) NCHS gratefully acknowledges the contributions of these programs and agencies, and all others who assisted ... Series 23, Number 25 Fertility, Family Planning, and Reproductive Healthof U .S Women: DataFromthe 2002 NationalSurveyofFamilyGrowthDataFromtheNationalSurveyofFamilyGrowth U .S DEPARTMENT ... NCHS and several other programs ofthe U .S Department ofHealthand Human Services (see ‘‘Acknowledgments’’ ) The NSFG was established and first conducted by NCHS in 1973 Since then, the NSFG...
... partially responsible for the discrepancies in the results The wording of questions was the same in both surveys for the union status and sexual intercourse questions for 15–19-year-olds, although the ... and risk behaviors are also discussed in this chapter Characteristics ofSurvey Respondents A description ofthe basic characteristics ofthe adolescents interviewed in thesurvey provides a background ... and Elliot Phiri, Assistant Commissioner, for implementing thesurveyand for their roles in the design ofsurvey instruments and/ or data collection and processing; and Susheela Singh, Akinrinola...
... interviews is possible since there was not a randomly-assigned group of opposite-sex interviews, the level of missing data for sensitive questions was very low with this strategy of same-sex interviews ... females to pursue higher education With the observed shifts fromfamily to nonfamilial members as sources for discussing sex-related issues, the policy of teaching sex-related issues in schools and ... adolescents’ views on sources of information on healthand related services; sexual relationships and characteristics of partners; the consistency and correct use of condoms; exposure to and content of...
... USA) Fisher 's exact test was used to compare proportions of HNC in dogs and humans as well as evaluation ofthe proportions of surgically treated cases of OMM and squamous cell carcinomas (SCC), ... Furthermore the findings were compared to other registry studies in dogs and humans andthe use of HNC in dogs as a model for HNC in humans was discussed, with special focus on OMM Materials and ... in the United States: a site-specific analysis ofthe SEER database Int J Cancer 2005, 114:806-816 Brønden LB, Lindstrand S, Nielsen SS, Toft N, Kristensen AT: Validation ofdata collected in the...
... recorded in the NVSS—especially for women Vital statistics data represents a less precise benchmark for comparisons to male survey reports, such as those fromthe NSFG, because mothers report information ... race ofthe father because ofthe extent of missing data in the vital statistics Father s marital status is not directly collected in vital statistics and is therefore not included in these comparisons ... 2006–2010 NationalSurveyofFamilyGrowth (NSFG) was conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) with the support and assistance of...
... Vital andHealth Statistics, an advisory committee to theNational Center for Health Statistics, and is a past president ofthe Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS) ... upwards of 85 percent – in Southern states like Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and South Carolina The proportion is lowest in theNew England states of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, with less ... to the 1981 and 1988 NationalHealth Interview Surveys for theNational Center for Health Statistics; the Mother and Child Supplements to theNational Longitudinal Surveyof Youth (NLSY) for the...
... al Health Affairs, 2005 CPS CPS CPS CPS CPS Census Population Estimates CPS BRFSS BRFSS BRFSS BRFSS BRFSS BRFSS National Vital Statistics System, fromHealth US, 2007 HIV/AIDS Surveillance Supplemental ... BRFSS BRFSS BRFSS BRFSS BRFSS BRFSS BRFSS DATA SOURCE For indicators in theHealth Status dimension, data were adjusted for differences in the age distribution of respondents among races using ... organizations, Putting WomensHealth Care Disparities on the Map assesses the status ofwomen in all 50 states andthe District of Columbia It focuses on the magnitude ofthe racial and ethnic disparity...
... characteristics including the ability to activate and detoxify carcinogens, the presence of stem cells, and possibly others Usefulness for human risk estimation would be strengthened by the study of these ... was papillary thyroid cancer which is an aggressive disease At the time of diagnosis 40% of patients already had a spread ofthe disease to the parathyroid tissues and 5% had distant metastases, ... causation ofthe disease by industrial chemicals Children and Cancer CHILDHOOD CANCER CLUSTERS Analysis of clusters Define the minimum number of cases (rare disease → small number of cases)...
... describe health care delivery and systems issues and are discussed together This document is intended to serve as an “index” so that readers can focus on womenshealth measures of interest and then ... effectiveness of heart disease care as well as care coordination For the purposes of this document, measures with clinical context are presented with the effectiveness measures Other measure sets describe ... Safety, Timeliness, Patient Centeredness, Care Coordination, Efficiency, Health System Infrastructure, and Access to Care A variety of measures describe womenshealth within these components...
... Hospitals NHS Trust Professor Terence Stephenson Nuffield Professor of Child Health, Institute of Child Health, UCL Sue Sylvester Youth Justice Health Lead, NHS South of England Professor Russell ... effectively and help ensure that its resources are used responsibly The Constitution sets out the individual s rights as an NHS patient These rights cover how patients access health services, the quality ... be how the service is experienced by the child, young person or family – not based around the system, professionals or institutions or the location of services The way we measure and assess integration...
... telephone survey response propensity This report presents an analysis of unit-nonresponse bias for selected national estimates fromthe 2007 NationalSurveyof Children sHealth (NSCH) TheNationalSurvey ... levels also use these data to assess issues such as the prevalence of uninsured children, the relationship offamilyhealth to children s health, andthe impact of state programs on children shealth ... both NSCH and NHIS, thesurvey questions on which this estimate is based differed somewhat between the two surveys Conclusions Assessing the extent to which nonresponse produces biased survey estimates...
... trends vary across countries – some assume costs to increase in line with labor productivity or wages; others assume arbitrary rates; Still others rely on regressions of cost-per-unit and supply and ... various project components of this program grant The views expressed in these research papers are those ofthe author (s) and not necessarily reflect the views ofthe Harvard Burden of Disease Unit, ... subsidizes long-term care for the elderly in institutional settings as such nursing homes and hostels, has tight controls on the number of such slots, and methods to restrict referrals to such institutions...
... feelings of others Causes, signs, and effects of depression Causes, signs, and effects of stress Establishing and maintaining healthy relationships Feelings and emotions associated with loss and ... Questionnaires The state- and district-level questionnaires assessed school health education policies for grades K12 Both questionnaires assessed use of school health education standards and ... questionnaire assessed health education practices in elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools Specifically, the questionnaire assessed use of school health education standards, guidelines, and...
... machinists, merchants, painters, peddlers, plasterers, printers, professors, sailors, school masters, ship carpenters, shoemakers, stevedores, storekeepers, turners, wood sellers, and upholsterers Of ... savings banks in the same breathless breath as railroads and insurers.24 By 1853, Massachusetts savings banks held deposits of over $23 million in some 117,000 accounts.25 By 1860, New York savings ... lose their deposits and access to loans as well as their shareholdings, andthe subsequent disruption to the local economy could also have imposed considerable indirect costs upon them Conclusion...
... regions, yet its origins in Southeast Asia andthe southwestern Pacific are obscure In keeping with the theme of this book, the crop species discussed exhibit a wide range of traits Both temperate and ... because the species disperse easily over long distances or human dispersal has clouded the issue Various regions have been suggested as the area of origin for coconut, but the most favored are the ... However, several researchers have shown that this is not always the case (see Smith, 1969) For example, the areas of greatest diversity of barley and rice are distant from their regions of domestication...
... Implementation, and Sustainability Planning phases ofthe EBP Project Methods This study was a secondary analysis of site visit reports documenting state-level activities and strategies associated with the ... prioritize securing resources – money and staff – to sustain the Project 's EBPs after the Project ended Despite serious state budget crises occurring during the time ofthe site visits, states expressed ... The classification scheme offers potential value for future studies that seek to assess the effects of various implementation processes, and helps establish widely accepted standards and criteria...
... includes primary care physicians, chiropractic physicians, orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, physiatrists, osteopathic physicians, physical therapists, psychologists, massage therapists, kinesiologists, ... specialists not have a keen understanding ofthe management of non-surgical SRDs [111] This is likely because the bulk ofthe training of these specialists is focused on the application of interventional ... diagnostic testing is not necessary [38] as Page of 11 efficiency and cost-effectiveness would be an essential aspect of primary spine care Skills in the management ofthe majority of patients with spine...
... plants in this region, was also being extensively harvested as a source of firewood and charcoal It is possible that this is one ofthe medicinal plants whose conservation status needs further assessment ... http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/6/1/22 The documentation of medicinal plants prioritised by the local people, as well as their understanding of possible biodiversity loss and strategies of conservation are some ofthe under-explored ... preparations; Warbugia ugadensis, on the other hand, had its bark stripped off in most ofthe stocks During the field surveys, it was observed that Albizia amara, which is one ofthe highly prioritized...
... provides a consistent source of both National- and State-level data on the size and characteristics ofthe population of CSHCN This survey, sponsored by HRSA s MCHB and carried out by the Centers ... see the providers that he or she needs Finally, this section assesses the use of other programs and services, such as special education and early intervention services, that help CSHCN meet their ... describes the types of special needs these children have and how they affect their daily lives Types of special health care needs are described in three ways First, we discuss the consequences...