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Volumen 10 — el 17 de enero de 2013.

Partnership success stories, National Association of School Nurses (NASN) - CDC

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Diabetes has steadily increased in prevalence, becoming one of the nation’s most challenging public health threats. Prevalence among adults is now more than 10%, and diabetes is the leading cause of nontraumatic lower-extremity amputation, end-stage kidney disease, and blindness; it more than doubles the risk of heart disease, stroke, and disability.

Consumer-directed health plans combine lower premiums with high annual deductibles, Internet-based quality-of-care information, and health savings mechanisms. These plans may encourage members to seek better value for health expenditures but may also decrease essential care.

CDC Vital Signs links science, policy, and communications with the intent of communicating a call-to-action for the public. CDC Vital Signs provides the most recent, comprehensive data on key indicators of important health topics.

The National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program

Changing the built environment to promote active lifestyles requires collaboration among diverse sectors. Multisectoral collaborative groups in the United States promote active lifestyles through environmental and policy changes.

CDC - Stephen B. Thacker Library - Science Clips

Few studies have assessed barriers to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination uptake and adherence, particularly among women of Appalachian Kentucky, a population with higher rates of cervical cancer, lower rates of HPV vaccination, and lower socioeconomic status compared with the rest of the nation.

Partnership success stories, National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB) - CDC

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