A Message from the Editor
February 25, 2009
Young adults in the United States aged 18-29 face a number of health challenges, including increases in obesity, high injury rates and lack of insurance coverage compared to older adults, according to the latest report on the nation's health.
"Health, United States: 2008" is the 32nd annual edition of the report prepared by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, and includes a compilation of health data from a number of sources within the federal government and private sector. The report uses the most current data available at the time of publication.
This year's edition features a special section on adults aged 18–29, a group making many life choices, including decisions about education, marriage, childbearing, and health behaviors such as tobacco and alcohol use, that will affect both their future economic and health status. For more information or to download the report, visit the CDC Newsroom.
Warm Regards,
CDC Partnerships
CDC Headlines
CDC Releases Annual Health Impact Report
CDC recently released the 2008 State of CDC, the agency's annual health impact report. The report, which is currently online, allows viewers to explore success stories of health protection, cutting-edge research, and real-world disease investigation that CDC conducted in 2008. >> read the full text
Cancer Research: Using Science to Reduce the Burden of Cancer
Since 1998, CDC has collaborated with the American Cancer Society, the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries and the National Cancer Institute to create the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. The report provides an update of cancer incidence (new cases) and death rates and trends in these rates in the United States, as well as an in-depth analysis of a selected topic. >> read the full text
REHDAI: Impacting Change at State and Local Levels
To inspire action and impact change at the state and local levels, CDC has established the Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Action Institute (REHDAI). The REHDAI provides focused education and specific skills needed to support community action plans related to health disparities, community capacity building and the social determinants of health. >> read the full text
Events and Seminars
All events and seminars listed are open to CDC's partners. For more information, contact the POC listed. >> read the full text
February 2009
National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention
February 23–25
Hosted by CDC, the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors, Directors of Health Promotion and Education and Prevention Research Centers
March 2009
Atlanta-based Research Data Center Opening
March 2009
Hosted by CDC
Third Annual National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media Call for Abstracts
March 16
Hosted by the National Center for Health Marketing and the Office of Enterprise Communication (CDC), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the National Cancer Institute and the National Public Health Information Coalition
April 2009
10th Annual Ned E. Baker Lecture in Public Health
Hosted by National Association of Local Boards of Health
April 2
March for Babies
Hosted by the March of Dimes
CDC Personnel
Retirement
Jon Kim Andrus, MD, medical epidemiologist, Global Immunization Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, will retire March 1.
Curtis Allen, public affairs, specialist, Division of Media Relations, Office of Enterprise Communication, retired February 13.
Deaths
Eugenia “Jeanne” Calle, PhD, former CDC epidemiologist, died February 17.
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CDC Partnership Matters: Reader's Feedback
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