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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control. 1988. Public health surveillance of 1990 injury control objectives for the nation. MMWR Surveillance Summaries 37(SS-1):1-68,

Annotation: This issue of "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: CDC Surveillance Summaries" presents information charting the progress toward the 1990 Injury Control Objectives for the Nation. In each article, surveillance data are used to monitor the nation's progress toward a specific objective. Nine surveillance summaries address the following topics: deaths from motor vehicle-related injuries, deaths due to injury in the home, deaths from falls, drownings in the United States, hospitalizations due to tap water scalds, deaths from residential fires, unintentional firearm-related fatalities, homicides among black males, and suicides among persons 15-24 years of age. The problems impeding further progress and the steps necessary to attain the objective are also discussed. The summaries were developed to describe and clarify the injury problem, and to stimulate additional interest in applying surveillance methods to the field of injury control.

Keywords: 1990 Objectives for the Nation, Drowning, Falls, Firearms, Fires, Homicide, Injury prevention, Motor vehicles, Population surveillance, Scalds, Statistics, Suicide

Public Health Foundation. 1987. 1990 objectives for the nation: Profile of state health agency progress—1987 special report. Washington, DC: Public Health Foundation, 86 pp.

Annotation: This report is based on data voluntarily submitted to the Public Health Foundation by the nation's state and territorial health departments. This report presents the Public Health Foundation's 1984 public health data relevant to the 1990 objectives for the nation's health. It provides a summary of information intended to be a guide to answering policy-related questions. Topics covered are: high blood pressure control, family planning, pregnancy and infant health, immunization, sexually transmitted diseases, toxic agent control, occupational health and safety, accident prevention and injury control, fluoridation and dental health, surveillance and control of infectious diseases, abuse of alcohol and drugs, nutrition, and control of stress, and violent behavior.

Contact: Public Health Foundation, 1300 L Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 218-4400 Fax: (202) 218-4409 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.phf.org Available in libraries.

Keywords: 1990 Objectives for the Nation, Child health, Health promotion, Nutrition, State MCH programs, Statistics

Bureau of Health Care Delivery and Assistance, Division of Maternal and Child Health. 1985. Pregnancy and infant health objectives progress review - June 1985: Statistical update on progress, highlights of program activities. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Maternal and Child Health, 40 pp.

Annotation: This report examines the 1990 objectives for pregnancy and infant health. Progress, causes, and program activities are presented for each objective in both statistical and brief narrative form.

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available for loan. Document Number: HRSA Info. Ctr. MCHA258 (English), MCHA277 (Spanish).

Keywords: 1990 objectives for the nation, Infant health, Pregnancy, Statistics

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service. 1983. Promoting health/preventing disease: Public Health Service implementation plans for attaining the objectives for the nation. Washington, DC: U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; for sale by U.S. Government Printing Office, 178 pp.

Annotation: This report describes implementation plans that the Public Health Service plans to take to promote the disease prevention, health protection, and health promotion objectives for the rest of the decade. Topics covered include high blood pressure control, family planning, pregnancy and infant health, immunization, sexually transmitted disease control, toxic agent and radiation control, occupational safety and health, accident prevention and injury control, fluoridation and dental health, surveillance and control of infectious diseases, smoking control, alcohol and drug misuse control, improved nutrition, physical fitness and exercise, and control of stress and violent behavior.

Contact: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 732 North Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20401, Telephone: (202) 512-1800 Secondary Telephone: (866) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2104 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.gpo.gov

Keywords: 1990 Objectives for the Nation, Disease prevention, Health promotion

Medicus Systems Corporation. 1983. Health promotion and disease prevention: An assessment guide for BHCDA projects. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Health Care Delivery and Assistance, 76 pp.

Annotation: This report is designed to help health center administrators and providers deliver health care services with in the broad context of disease prevention, health promotion, and health education. Its purpose is to encourage discussion, provide assistance in program planning, and offer practical assessment guidelines which can be adapted and modified to meet specific project needs. The report provides an overview of the assessment of health promotion and disease prevention programs on three specific areas related to the 1990 objectives for the nation: preventive health services, health protection, and health promotion.

Keywords: 1990 Objectives for the Nation, Assessment, Disease prevention, Health promotion, Program planning, Technical assistance
   

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