MMWR Surveillance Summaries
The CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) website provides the complete articles in a searchable database. The MMWR Surveillance Summaries present BRFSS data from one or more years in single or combined reports. Visit the MMWR website.
Surveillance for Certain Health Behaviors and Conditions Among States and Selected Local Areas — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2015 (June 29, 2018)
Surveillance for Certain Health Behaviors Among States and Selected Local Areas — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2015
Chronic conditions and disorders (e.g., diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, and depression) are leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Healthy behaviors (e.g., physical activity, avoiding cigarette use, and refraining from binge drinking) and preventive practices (e.g., visiting a doctor for a routine check-up, tracking blood pressure, and monitoring blood cholesterol) might help prevent or successfully manage these chronic conditions. Monitoring chronic diseases, health-risk behaviors, and access to and use of health care are fundamental to the development of effective public health programs and policies at the state and local levels..
MMWR Vol 63 No. SS-09 (October 24, 2014)
MMWR Vol 62 No. SS-01 (May 31, 2013)
