Injury Prevention Research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Chronic Disease Prevention and Control: Coming of Age at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Former CDC Director William Roper described public health as the “intersection of science and politics” (1). This description speaks volumes about the strategies we employ and the resources we have. Spurred by the 2008 presidential election, current national debate includes renewed interest in health care reform. Reform discussions largely revolve around alternative mechanisms and financing nee...

The Role of the Injury Prevention Research Centers in Promoting the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Research Agenda

Unintentional and violence-related injuries represent one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States and have a profound impact on the physical, emotional, and economic lives of our society. Among persons aged 1-34 years, unintentional injuries alone claim more lives than any other cause; homicide is the second leading cause of death for persons aged 15-24 years. In 1...

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State Suicide Prevention Planning: A CDC Research Brief Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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1. Berseth CL, Bisquera JA, Paje VU. Prolonging small feeding volumes early in life decreases the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants. Pediatrics. 2003;111:529–534 2. Kennedy KA, Tyson JE, Chamnanvanqkij S. Rapid versus slow rate of advancement of feedings for promoting growth and preventing necrotizing enterocolitis in parenterally fed low-birth-weight infan...