A federal effort to develop and test measures for screening people with serious mental illnesses or alcohol/drug dependence. From the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db305.pdf
Asserts that 7.2% of women who gave birth in 2016 smoked cigarettes during their pregnancy. Includes demographic and geographic characteristics of those most likely and least likely to have been smoking during pregnancy. From the National Center for Health Statistics
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6701a2.htm?s_cid=mm6701a2_w
Finds that nearly 30% of veterans use tobacco products, a much higher percentage than among the adult population at large, with cigarettes the most common product used. Also covers tobacco quit ratios. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm568923.htm
Agency press release about new approach to regulations about tobacco that calls for striking a balance between regulation and encouraging development of innovative tobacco products less dangerous than cigarettes. From the Food and Drug Administration
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_03/sr03_040.pdf
Statistical report on the general health status of American people from the Pacific Islands including diseases, smoking and alcohol consumption, and physical activity. From the National Center for Health Statistics
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus16.pdf
Annual report on the health status of the nation. Includes 114 trend tables organized around 4 major subject areas: health status, health care utilization, health care resources, and health care expenditures. The chartbook focuses on health care trends since 1975. From the National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.gao.gov/assets/690/684227.pdf
E cigarettes were added to official U.S. customs records in 2016. Foreign trade totals for the year showed that e cigarettes imports, mostly from China, amounted to $342 million and E-cigarette devices accounted for another $204 million. From the Government Accountability Office
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