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  • Abuse by partner harms health of all couples 25 Nov 2009 21:34 GMT
    ... intercourse at the hands of an intimate partner. The information came from the 2005-2007 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey, and included 12 states in 2005, eight in 2006, and four states ...

  • Fighting the war with cigarettes 25 Nov 2009 06:51 GMT
    ... percent of adult respondents said they smoke. The figures are part of the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data for 2008. The Hagerstown, Md./Martinsburg, W.Va. MSA was second after Wichita Falls, ...

  • Youth smoke-free grants offered 22 Nov 2009 20:32 GMT
    ... only 18 percent of Kansas adults admit to smoking according to the 2008 Kansas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Hellebust said the mini-grant program will encourage creativity in youth-led projects that focus ...

  • Highest Rates of Obesity, Diabetes in the South, Appalachia, and Some Tribal Lands 20 Nov 2009 17:01 GMT
    ... focus prevention efforts where they are most needed.” The estimates come from the agency′s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), which uses self–reported data from state–based adult telephone surveys, and 2007 census ...

  • Lansing-area former smokers back Smokeout Day 20 Nov 2009 00:00 GMT
    ... 2008, an estimated 20.2 percent of Michigan adults were smokers, according to the Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey\uFEFF, while an estimated 25.5 percent of Michigan adults were former smokers. ...

  • Obesity, diabetes rates highest in South 19 Nov 2009 19:37 GMT
    ... prevention efforts where they are most needed." The estimates were derived from the CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, which uses self-reported data from state-based adult telephone surveys and 2007 census data. ...

  • Smoking rates in isles decrease significantly 19 Nov 2009 11:55 GMT
    ... dropped dramatically from 2000 to 2007, according to a recent state Department of Health behavioral risk factor surveillance survey, Hirata noted. High school students saying they smoked at least once the previous ...

  • Legislators Express Concern Regarding Environmental Hazards 18 Nov 2009 04:33 GMT
    ... WASHINGTON, DC—Legislators are concerned that a lack of detailed ... general health perceptions, reproductive health, pregnancy outcomes, behavioral risk factors, and VA disability compensations,” explained Michael Peterson, ...


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