https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/earlyrelease201705.pdf
Updates estimates for 15 selected health measures and presents estimates from 1997 through 2015 for comparison. The measures include health insurance coverage, having a usual place to go for medical care, receipt of vaccines, obesity, physical activity and more. From the National Center for Health Statistics
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db276.pdf
Examines the percentages of American adults who meet the weekly levels for vigorous-intensity and moderate-intensity aerobic activity to promote high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. From the National Center for Health Statistics
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/healthy_people/hp2020/hp2020_midcourse_review.htm
Provides a snapshot of progress toward meeting targets halfway through the 10 year initiative. Covers 42 topic areas and includes health disparities data. From the National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb207-Sports-Hospital-Emergency-Department-2013.pdf
Reviews the most common types of sports injuries that are resulting in visits to hospitals, the trends in such injuries, and the characteristics of those who suffer them. From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/atus_06242016.pdf
Offers information on the average amount of time per day in 2015 that individuals worked, did household activities, and engaged in leisure/sports activities. One controversial finding: employed men worked 42 minutes more than employed women on average days. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr094.pdf
Finds that those adults employed in production and related occupations were the least likely to meet the 2008 federal physical activity guidelines. Traces differences to disparities in leisure-time physical activities across occupations and socioeconomic levels. From the National Center for Health Statistics
Reports on the outcome of an investigation by Democratic Congressional staff members on alleged interference by the National Football League in attempting to influence the selection of research applicants for federal brain research funding. From the Minority Staff of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
http://leg2.state.va.us/dls/h&sdocs.nsf/By+Year/RD822016/$file/RD82.pdf
Presents 10 recommendations to the Virginia General Assembly relating to the establishment of management plans for the identification and handling of suspected concussions in student-athletes. From the Virginia Commission on Youth.