Top 5 Takeaways High TBI-Related Death Rates in Rural Areas: States with higher percentages of rural residents had significantly higher rates of TBI-related deaths. Leading Cause of TBI-Related Deaths: Suicide
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Evidence-Based Approaches to Public Health: Epidemiology – Causality: Hill’s Criteria for Causation In this tutorial, we will explore Hill’s criteria for causation, a set of principles that help researchers evaluate
Top 5 Takeaways Omicron Surge: The Omicron variant led to the highest recorded national COVID-19 case rates in the U.S. during December 2021. Seroprevalence Increase: Overall seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
Top 5 Takeaways High Coverage for Most Vaccines: Coverage exceeded 90% for ≥3 doses of poliovirus vaccine, ≥3 doses of HepB, ≥1 dose of MMR, and ≥1 dose of VAR
Top 5 Takeaways Significant Decrease in Disparities: From 2020 to 2021, disparities in age-adjusted death rates (AADR) from COVID-19 decreased significantly by 14.0%–40.2% for most racial and ethnic groups. Non-Hispanic
Top 5 Takeaways Overall Decline: From 2019 to 2020, the overall suicide rate in the United States declined by 3%, with significant reductions among both females (8%) and males (2%).
Evidence-Based Approaches to Public Health: Epidemiology – Bias and Confounding: Confounding Variables and Effect Modification In this tutorial, we will explore two critical concepts in epidemiology: confounding variables and effect
Top 5 Takeaways Operation Allies Welcome (OAW): Initiated on August 29, 2021, to resettle eligible persons from Afghanistan, with evacuees housed at U.S. military bases. First Measles Case: Reported on
Top 5 Takeaways Initial Detection: In April 2019, 14 children under 10 years old were diagnosed with HIV in Ratodero, Pakistan, prompting an investigation by the Sindh AIDS Control Program
Same Country, Different Worlds: Understanding the Ten Americas – Life Expectancy Inequalities in the USA Introduction A recent study published in The Lancet titled “Ten Americas: A Systematic Analysis of