NCHS Publications and Products This page contains new publications, journal articles, and conference materials released by the National Center for Health Statistics. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/index.htm NCHS Publications and Products http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/images/cdclogo.jpg http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/index.htm 95 61 en-us cdcinfo@cdc.gov (NCHS Inquiries) Health Public Health Late Preterm Births on the Rise in the U.S. 20% increase between 1990 and 2006, new study shows. http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=354192 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:29:00 EST A set of historic reports from the Public Health Service dating from the late 1950s and early 1960s is now available These reports varied widely in content and were published in four different series. http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=354191 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST Revision of the Model State Vital Statistics Act and Regulations Workgroup convened to review and revise the 1992 Model State Vital Statistics Act and Regulations. http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=341668 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:48:00 EST Nearly 1 in 5 School-Aged Children Have Some Kind of Basic Functioning Difficulty New report shows children with and without functioning difficulty differ greatly in their use of educational and health care services [PDF - 454 KB] http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=263076 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST U.S. Ranked 30th in Infant Mortality New report compares United States with Europe http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=263075 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST Fifteen Percent of Women Receive Antibiotics During Labor New data come from 19 states that have adopted the new birth certificate [PDF - 300 KB]. http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=233483 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:20:00 EST Provisional Vital Statistics for January 2009 Released Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths: Provisional Data for January 2009. http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=202069 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST Revised 2007 National Home and Hospice Care Survey Patient File The Revised 2007 National Home and Hospice Care Survey Patient File public use micro-data files and documentation are now available for downloading [PDF - 15 KB] http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=200721 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST U.S. Pregnancy Rate Down Significantly From 1990 Peak New report looks at live births, abortions, and fetal losses from 1990-2005 [PDF - 1.1 MB]. http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=145147 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST Linked Mortality Data for NNHS Surveys NCHS has conducted mortality linkages of the 1985, 1995, 1997 and 2004 NNHS surveys to death certificate data found in the National Death Index (NDI). http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=145146 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST Planning and Development of the Continuous National Survey of Family Growth PDF - 1.4 MB http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=109269 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EST Fatal Poisonings From Opioid Painkillers More Than Tripled Since 1999 Nearly 4 of 10 poisoning deaths in the United States involve opioid analgesics. http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=55353 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:01:00 EST Updated Linked Mortality Data for NHEFS, NHANES II, LSOA II NCHS has updated the mortality linkage of the NHEFS, NHANES II, and LSOA II surveys to death certificate data found in the National Death Index (NDI). http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=41390 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EST 44.9 Million Without Health Insurance in First Quarter of 2009 8.2% of children are uninsured, new report finds. http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=40104 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:45:00 EST 7 in 10 Adults Aged 65 and Over Received a Flu Vaccination in the Year Prior to January-March 2009 About 41% of those aged 50-64 and 24% of those aged 18-49 received flu vaccination. http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=40103 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:44:00 EST