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1409
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This study found that, among the low-income population of North Carolina, whites experienced more low birth weight births than blacks, owing to cigarette smoking during pregnancy.
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1638
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The associations between a poor pregnancy outcome and selected medical conditions of the mother are the focus of this report. Inadequate prenatal care, low weight gain, and complications of labor and delivery are factors to consider.
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1639
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High mortality rates among blacks and persons of low socioeconomic status are a fact. The interaction of race, socioeconomic status and educational level could lend insight into the root causes of high mortality rates in certain groups.
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1889
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North Carolina resident death certificate data for the period 1980-1989 were used to draw conclusions regarding the roles that age, race, and sex play in diabetes-related mortality; and regarding recent temporal trends.
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1890
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A more comprehensive way to inventory birth defects is now available through the new North Carolina Birth Defects Registry, which provides data to health professionals and others studying causes of specific birth defects.
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1891
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Findings from a 1987 survey of 600 North Carolina adults on their knowledge of and attitudes about AIDS are reported.
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1892
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While childhood mortality rates have declined during the last decade in North Carolina, state statistics continue to rank above national statistics, though differing greatly on a cause-specific basis. Risk factors and intervention efforts are examined.
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1893
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Pregnant women who participated in the special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) were compared to pregnant women not in the program. The results were favorable for the WIC participants.
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1894
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The N.C. Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources implemented in 1982 a program to evaluate cancer clusters, an increased cancer rate in a small area or within a short time period. An overview of current evaluating procedures is included
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1895
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Head and spinal cord injuries are one of the major, preventable health problems in North Carolina. This study examines head and spinal cord injury mortality from 1979 to 1988. Data is presented by race, gender, age, and cause of death.
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1896
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In 1988 North Carolina implemented a new birth certificate form, adding new items and revising others in order to elicit better information on demographic, behavioral, and medical factors influencing fertility and pregnancy outcomes.
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1897
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An update of the North Carolina Birth Defects Registry is reported. Selected tabulations of 1988 data, the first year the new, expanded birth certificate went into effect, are presented.
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1911
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The health status of North Carolina's Native Americans is compared to that of blacks and whites using statistical labels reflecting such factors as low abortion utilization, low maternal education, maternal smoking, birth defects, and suicide.
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1912
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While such health indicators as infant mortality, heart disease, and strokes show improvement among blacks, there still remain serious disparities between the health status of blacks and other North Carolinians.
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1913
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In 1992 the Governor's Task Force on Health Objectives for the Year 2000 published objectives addressing health concerns in 11 broad areas, such as AIDS. The report identifies special target populations - African-Americans and native Americans.
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