Valid counts of deaths and what people died from are critical inputs for setting public health priorities. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of data from death certificates has come…
In 2018, 42.4% of adults over the age of 20 were classified as obese. Treatment of obesity and related health problems cost $147 billion, more than three times the total state budget of…
Hurricanes top the list as the most destructive extreme weather event. Human-caused climate change has the potential to make hurricanes even more damaging. Not only are hurricanes likely to continue…
In 2017, the number of reported pregnancy-related deaths in the United States increased to 17.3 deaths per 100,000 live births. This number is up from 7.2 deaths per 100,000 live…
In 2009, the Obama administration passed the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, forever changing how healthcare is documented, coordinated, and reported on in the United…
About one in ten babies is born too early in the United States Preterm birth – a birth that occurs before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy – is one of…