4 results match your criteria: "National Center for Chronic Disease and Prevention[Affiliation]"
Alcohol use among HIV-positive women of childbearing age, United States, 2013-2014.
AIDS Care
August 2021
Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Centers for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
More than one-quarter of the adults living with diagnosed HIV infection in the US are women. Binge drinking (i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSurveillance for Cancers Associated with Tobacco Use - United States, 2010-2014.
MMWR Surveill Summ
November 2018
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC.
Problem/condition: Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of cancer, contributing to at least 12 types of cancer, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and cancers of the oral cavity and pharynx; esophagus; stomach; colon and rectum; liver; pancreas; larynx; lung, bronchus, and trachea; kidney and renal pelvis; urinary bladder; and cervix. This report provides a comprehensive assessment of recent tobacco-associated cancer incidence for each cancer type by sex, age, race/ethnicity, metropolitan county classification, tumor characteristics, U.S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence of selected risk behaviors and chronic diseases and conditions-steps communities, United States, 2006-2007.
MMWR Surveill Summ
September 2010
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
Problem: At least one chronic disease or condition affects 45% of persons and account for seven of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States. Persons who suffer from chronic diseases and conditions, (e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObesity and self-reported general health, Hawaii BRFSS: are Polynesians at higher risk?
Obesity (Silver Spring)
April 2008
Behavioral Surveillance Branch, National Center for Chronic Disease and Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Objective: This study compared the relationship between fair/poor general health status among overweight and obese Polynesians with that among other overweight and obese persons in Hawaii.
Methods And Procedures: Data were pooled from the 1998-2003 Hawaii Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and logistic regression used to examine the predictors of fair/poor health status.
Results: Polynesians were significantly more likely to be obese than non-Polynesians; overweight Polynesians were more likely than other overweight individuals to report fair/poor health status.