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for "CHES Studies"
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2303
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A survey by the State Center for Health and Environmental Statistics of private sector worksites that offer health promotion activities shows that businesses with 100 or more workers are the most likely to provide such activities.
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2465
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Inadequate weight gain by mothers during pregnancy is second only to smoking in predicting low birth weight among Afro-Americans and non-Hispanic whites. Other factors like lack of education were also studied during the 1988-1991 research.
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2478
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Enrollment of very low birthweight infants of teenage mothers under 15 years in the state's Child Service Coordination Program dropped between 1991 and 1993 while the mothers' enrollment increased.
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2501
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Type of delivery was first listed on state birth certificates in 1988. At that time the cesarean rate for the state was 25.1 percent; by 1993, it had declined to 22.4 percent.
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2597
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1,655 perinatal deaths (stillborn and neo-natal) occurred in the state in 1992. While the risk factors for perinatal mortality vary between blacks and whites, mortality is higher for blacks.
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2739
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Stroke and coronary heart disease deaths declined statewide during the period 1980-1991. However, substantial differences were noted in rates of decline when comparing gender and race in the 35 and older age group.
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5613
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Three NC counties, Forsyth, Durham, and Wake, were determined to be exceeding allowable carbon monoxide levels; therefore, these and surrounding counties were required to sell only oxygenated fuel. Vogt evaluates how this mandate affects CO levels.
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24874
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Medicaid is a major source of insurance for people living in North Carolina.. Kenneth Kaufman gives suggestions on how Medicare could be made better for recipients and health care professionals alike.
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24875
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Family planning can have a great effect on birth outcomes. The weight of the baby is a big factor that can change based on use of family planning. In addition, pregnancy rates are also affected by the use of family planning.
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24876
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Drug use during pregnancy is a growing problem. Michael Bowling, Julie Truax, and Donna Scandlin are conducting an experiment to find out just how big of a problem drug use during pregnancy is becoming.
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24877
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Carol Dickinson and Tim Aldrich use information provided by North Carolina Hospitals and the North Carolina Central Cancer Registry to determine the accuracy of both cancer incidence and tumor registries.
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24878
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After the implementation of the revised birth certificate in North Carolina in 1988, new information was recorded about births. The quality of that information was found to be varied. Some aspects of the information were very accurate, others were less so.
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24879
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Lee Sullivan conducts a state-wide survey on instances of diabetes related mortality and morbidity. The number of hospitalizations is found to vary based on age, sex, and place of residence.
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24880
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Robert Meyer and Paul Buescher conducted a study on deaths caused by induced abortion over a 25-year period. They determined the average age, and most frequent age and race associated with death from induced abortion.
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24881
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Preconceptional diabetes and gestational diabetes can cause several complications during pregnancy. Those complications associated with preconceptional diabetes tend to be more severe than those from gestational diabetes.
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