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Society/Social Issues
Features
- Motor Vehicle Crashes Claim More than a Million Lives a Year
- Study: Child Passenger Deaths Involving Drinking Drivers- United States, 1997-2002
- HHS Report Shows Teens Making More Responsible Decisions
- HHS Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Falls to New Record Low in 2001
- CDC UPDATE: Case of Cutaneous Anthrax in a Laboratory Worker
- Violence and Violence Prevention
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Motor Vehicle Crashes Claim More than a Million Lives a Year
CDC releases information on road safety; statistics on traffic deaths worldwide.... [more]
Study: Child Passenger Deaths Involving Drinking Drivers- United States, 1997-2002
CDC releases findings of study reporting deaths due to motor vehicle crashes; correlations to driving while under the influence of alcohol.... [more]
HHS Report Shows Teens Making More Responsible Decisions
CDC releases new HHS report showing that high school students are acting more responsibly by avoiding tobacco, marijuana, risky sexual behavior and other potentially dangerous behaviors that increase their risk for injury, illness and death.... [more]
HHS Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Falls to New Record Low in 2001
CDC announces HHS report indicating teen birth rates fell for the 10th straight year.... [more]
CDC UPDATE: Case of Cutaneous Anthrax in a Laboratory Worker
CDC releases information on a presumptive case of cutaneous anthrax has been identified in Texas.... [more]
Violence and Violence Prevention
- CDC Funds Five Additional State Coalitions to Address Domestic Violence Prevention
- CDC Funds Nine State Coalitions to Address Domestic Violence Prevention
- CDC Reports the Health-Related Costs of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women Exceeds $5.8 billion
- Domestic Violence is a Serious, Widespread Social Problem in America: The Facts
- Fort Bragg Domestic Homicide Review
- Get Help With: Domestic Violence - Sexual Assault
- HHS Announces $62 Million to Fund Battered Women's Shelters
- In Their Own Words...
- National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence
- New Program Promotes Healthy Parenting for Fathers While Addressing Past Violence
- New Resources
- Reaching African-Americans
- more
Coping with Disaster
- After a Disaster: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
- After a Disaster: Self-Care Tips for Dealing with Stress
- After Disaster: What Teens Can Do
- Children and the News
- Disaster Counseling Skills
- Helping Children after a Disaster
- Helping Children Cope With Fear & Anxiety
- Helping Your Child Cope With Disaster
- The Long-term Impact of a Traumatic Event
- Tips for Teachers: The Role of Culture in Helping Children Recover from a Disaster
- Tips for Teachers: When Talking Doesn't Help
Community Initiatives/Coalitions
- Clinton Administration Grants to Fight Gang Activity and Youth Violence
- First Community Schools Grant May be the Last
- HHS Helps Communities Prevent Family Violence
- HHS To Award $7 Million to Intermediary Organizations to Improve the Capacity of Smaller Faith-Based
- New Reports on Violence Prevention Say Home Visits Can Reduce Child Abuse, But Finds Insufficient Sc
Government Programs/Funding
- Abortion Surveillance Fact Sheet
- ACF 2003 Accomplishments
- Administration for Native Americans
- As Americans Reflect on 9/11, HHS and CDC Continue to Aggressively Prepare the Nation for Another Terrorist Attack
- CDC Awards $2.4 Million to Special Olympics
- CDC Awards Funds to Improve Monitoring of Birth Defects
- CDC Breaks Ground on New Scientific Communications Center
- CDC to Launch New Injury Research Agenda
- Child Support Collections up 40% Since 1992 - $24 Billion More Can Still Be Collected Shalala Says
- Clinton Administration Makes Awards to Change the Culture of Welfare
- Clinton Administration Reports Record Year of Child Support
- Connecticut
- more
Cultural Competence/Sensitivity
- ACF Approves Four Tribal TANF Plans
- CDC Provides Spanish Language Tips for Caring for Young Children's Teeth
- New Study Shows Overall Increase in HIV Diagnoses
- Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities
Legal Issues
- Southern and Western States Log Highest Rates of Intimate Partner Homicide
- Bryant to Stand Trial
- Statute-at-a-Glance: Decision-Making for the Permanent Placement of Children
- Bush Gets High Marks For Rhetoric, Low Grades For Reality
- Statute-at-a-Glance: Reasonable Efforts to Reunify Families
- Survey Shows Need for Stronger Child Support Enforcement
- USG-Funded Return Program for Kosovar Albanians
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