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Fall 2004: Volume 17, Number 1
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Correction: In CDNR volume 16, no. 2/3 (Winter/Spring/Summer 2004), page 24, we incorrectly identified Wake County, North Carolina as Rick County. There is no Rick County in North Carolina. We apologize for the error.
 

Winter/Spring/Summer 2004: Volume 16, Number 2/3
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• Health-Related Quality of Life, Part II — State and Local Applications
• Commentary
• Missouri Leading the Way in Testing and Using HRQOL Measures
• Hennepin County, Minnesota County-Level Data Key to Effective Public Health Practice
• California How Are California Counties Using HRQOL Data?
• Oregon Benchmarking Oregon
• North Carolina How Many Years of Your Life Will You Enjoy Good Health?
• Healthy Days Measures Shape A Portrait of the Chronically IlI
• Reporting the Social Health of the Nation
• Measuring Quality of Life in the World, Nation, States, and Local Areas
• Using Quality of Life to Measure a Program’s Effectiveness and Value
• cdnotes

Correction: In CDNR volume 16, no. 2/3 (Winter/Spring/Summer 2004), page 24, we incorrectly identified Wake County, North Carolina, as Rick County. There is no Rick County in North Carolina. We apologize for the error.
 

Winter 2003: Volume 16, Number 1
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• Health-Related Quality of Life Reveals Full Impact of Chronic Diseases
• Commentary: We’re Living Longer, But What About Our Quality of Life?
• HRQOL Measures Can Help Track Health as Population Ages 
• Measuring the Health of Communities
• Health-Related Quality of Life Among Women
• Building Healthier Communities
• Bridging the Artificial Gap Between Physical and Mental Illness
• cdnotes

Correction: In CDNR volume 15, no. 3 (Fall 2002), we incorrectly reported that smoking among high school students declined by 16%. The actual rate of decline is 18%. We apologize for the error.
 

Fall 2002: Volume 15, Number 3
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• Interventions to Eliminate Health Disparities Are Innovative
• Commentary: What We Do About Health Disparities Matters
• Diversity in Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities Poses Challenge for Health Care Providers
• Overcoming the Challenges of Eliminating Disparities in Tobacco Use
• We Must Identify the Gaps Before We Can Close Them
• Lesbians Face Many Barriers to Good Health Care
• Comprehensive Approach Needed to Eliminate Diabetes Disparities
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Spring/Summer 2002: Volume 15, Number 2
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• Public Health Puzzle: Social Determinants of Health
• Commentary: Identifying the Causes of Health Disparities
• Disparities in Maternal and Child Health
• Eliminating Disparities in Oral Health: The National “Call to Action”
• Health Disparities Among Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders
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Winter 2002: Volume 15, Number 1
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• No One Left Behind: Focusing Research on Health Disparities
• Commentary
• CDC’s Research Agenda Strives to Build Foundation for Public Health Action
• Translating Science into Action Means Better Health for Everyone
• Surveillance Provides Knowledge and Understanding to Support Effective Prevention Research
• Research at State and Local Levels Benefits Communities Nationwide
• Public Health Benefits When Communities Participate and Help to Guide Research
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Fall 2001: Volume 14, Number 3
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• The National Tobacco Control Program
• Commentary: Public Health Demands Continuing Progress in Tobacco Control
• Clean Indoor Air: Critical Component of Comprehensive Tobacco Control
• Young People and Tobacco: Preventing Addiction at Its Roots
• Helping Kids Say 'No' to Tobacco, 'Yes' to Sports
• Sports Stars and Coaches Support Tobacco-Free Sports for Youth
• Youth Surveillance Aids Global Tobacco Control Efforts
• School Programs to Prevent Tobacco Use
• Reimbursement for Smoking Cessation
• Master Settlement Agreement Offers Funding Opportunity for Tobacco Control
• Cigarette Smoking Linked to Gum Diseases
• The Surgeon General's Report on Women and Smoking
• SAMMEC on the Internet
• Prenatal Smoking Databook Points to Need for Better Services
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Spring/Summer 2001: Volume 14, Number 2
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• Internet Has Revolutionized How Chronic Disease Data Are Being Used
• Searchable Internet-Based Databases Enhance Accessibility and Usefulness of NCCDPHP Data
• Using the Web to Share Information on Health Education and Health Promotion
• Writing for the Web
• What Is Public Health Informatics All About?
• Women and Heart Disease: An Atlas of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mortality
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Winter 2001: Volume 14, Number 1
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• Commentary
• Coordinated School Health Programs Make a Difference
• Secretaries Send Youth Physical Activity Report to the White House
• Reaching and Protecting Young People
• Asthma: 10 Million School Days Lost Each Year
• Michigan Gets Moving With PE Curriculum
• Utah's Unique Approach to School Health
• Gold Medal School Project Guides Health Policies
• Healthier Smiles: Children's Oral Health
• Study Will Strengthen School Health Policies and Programs
• How States Are Using YRBSS Data
• CDC Supports International School Health Activities
• Media Campaign Planned
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Fall 2000: Volume 13, Number 3
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• Commentary
• National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
• Educating Americans About the Importance of Screening for Colorectal Cancer
• CDC Campaigns to Prevent Skin Cancer
• Improving Diagnoses of Oral Cancer
• Cancer Surveillance: And Essential National Strategy
• Prevention Research Centers Work to Reduce Cancer Rates
• cdnotes
  
  

• Commentary
• Teen Pregnancy Prevention
• Negotiating Safer Sex Between Couples
• Intimate Partner Violence and Reproductive Health
• CDC-CityMatCH Partnership
• Reducing Unintended Pregnancies
• Reproductive Health in Refugee Settings
• cdnotes
  
  
  

Winter 2000: Volume 13, Number 1
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• Commentary
• The Obesity Epidemic Among Young People
• The Hidden Hunger: Micronutrient Malnutrition
• Hemochromatosis and Food Supplements
• 5 A Day for Better Health
• New York's Low-Fat Milk Campaign
• Zuni Wellness Clinic
• Improving the Health of Uninsured Women
• cdnotes
  
  
  

Fall 1999: Volume 12, Number 3
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• Commentary
• Arthritis Now a Public Health Priority
• Diabetes Among Older Adults
• Physical Activity Helps Seniors
• Growing Problem of Alzheimer's Disease
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Spring/Summer 1999: Volume 12, Number 2
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• Commentary
• NDEP Strives to Help Persons with Diabetes
• NDEP Taps Six Minority Groups as Partners
• NDEP Media Campaign
• International Efforts to Control Diabetes
• TRIAD Studies Better Diabetes Treatments
• CDC Supports State's Diabetes Treatments
• State Diabetes Control Programs Meet Unique Challenges
• cdnotes
  
  

• Commentary
• Harlem Residents Foster a Health Renaissance
• Taking Health Messages to Workplaces
• American Indian Communities Improve Their Children's Health
• Program Credits ASPH's Vision
• IOM Speaks to the Future
• SIPS Augment Core Efforts
• Partnerships for Women's Health
• cdnotes
  
  
  

Fall 1998 : Volume 11, Number 1
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• Commentary
• Communicating about Chronic Diseases
• Looking at 12 Years of Chronic Disease Conferences
• New NCCDPHP Programs Coming into Their Own
• Surveillance Systems Provide Crucial Information
• Web Site Offers Many Resources
• Awards Underscore a Decade of Accomplishments
• Publications Cover an Array of Chronic Disease Topics
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Fall 1997 : Volume 10, Number 2
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• Commentary
• CVD Burden and Risk
• Primary Prevention Strategy for CVD
• Secondary Prevention Tied to Behavioral Risk Factors
• CDC's Lipid Lab Sets Standards
• NCCDPHP's CVD-Related Activities
• NCCDPHP's Key CVD Resources
• State-Based CVD Prevention Activities Vary
• cdnotes
• Graphs, maps, and tables
  
  
  

Spring/Summer 1997 : Volume 10, Number 1
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Fall 1996 : Volume 9, Number 2
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Summer 1996 : Volume 9, Number 1
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