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September 20, 2006
Family and Friends can Help Manage or Prevent Diabetes in Hispanic Communities CDC - Media Relations - Press Release - September 18, 2006 About 2.5 million (9.5 percent) Hispanic Americans age 20 or older struggle with diabetes in the United States. Three Prevention Research Centers (PRC) funded by the Centers for Disease... September 19, 2006 Widespread Lack of Knowledge About Medicare 'Doughnut Hole' From Ascribe Newsfeed: A recent survey of seniors on Medicare Part D drug plans has found that there is still widespread misinformation and confusion on the gap in drug coverage commonly known as the "doughnut hole." The study, released last... September 14, 2006 Americans Squeezed by Health Care Costs Commonwealth Fund: As health care costs continue to rise, there has been steady erosion in the proportion of workers covered under employer-based plans, as well as in the adequacy of such coverage. Workers forced to turn to the individual insurance... People with Disabilities Are Less Healthy than those without Disabilities CDC - Media Relations: For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published a report of state-level data on the number of people with disabilities, and the wide range of health differences that exist between... Racial Disparities in Childhood Immunization Coverage Rates Closing CDC - Media Relations: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today announced that 2005 childhood immunization rates for vaccines routinely recommended for children between 19 and 35 months of age remain at or near record highs. For the first... More Coverage of Health IssuesSeptember 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 December 0000 |
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