Rockville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, Public Health Service, Health Resources Administration, National Center for Health Statistics
Presents national trends in health statistics on such topics as birth and death rates, infant mortality, life expectancy, morbidity and health status, risk factors, patient care, health personnel and facilities, financing of health care, and other health topics.
Title from PDF title page (publisher web site, viewed May 9, 2011).
Each issue emphasizes a different health-related topic, sometimes reflected in a distinctive subtitle (e.g. 1998 issue: Health, United States : with socioeconomic status and health chartbook). Subtitle varies according to title of Chartbook, <1996/97>-2001. Issues for 2002- have subtitle: with Chartbook on trends in the health of Americans. Issue for 2008 has subtitle: with Special feature on the health of young adults.
Numbering (note)
Volumes for 1978- called 3rd-
System details (note)
Mode of access: Internet from the NCHS web site. Addresses as of 3/24/09: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm (current issue) and http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hus/2010/2010.htm (archived issues); current access is available via PURLs.
Issued by (note)
Volumes for 1976/77-1981 issued by: the National Center for Health Services Research; v. for 1975-1981 prepared by: the National Center for Health Statistics with the National Center for Health Services Research; 1982- by: National Center for Health Statistics.
Linking entry (note)
Information in: Health, United States also issued in several other publications or other versions.
Source of description (note)
2019 (CDC, viewed Dec. 28, 2023).
Title
Health, United States.
Imprint
Rockville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, Public Health Service, Health Resources Administration, National Center for Health Statistics
Current frequency
Annual
Type of content
text
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Series
1975-1976/77, 1979: DHEW publication ; no. (HRA)
1978: DHEW publication ; no. (PHS)
<1986>-1992: DHHS publication ; no. (PHS)
1993-<2001> : DHHS pub. ; no. (PHS)
<2004>-2009: DHHS publication
2010- : DHHS pub. ; no. (PHS)
DHEW publication ; no. (HRA)
DHEW publication ; no. (PHS)
DHHS publication.
System details
Mode of access: Internet from the NCHS web site. Addresses as of 3/24/09: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm (current issue) and http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hus/2010/2010.htm (archived issues); current access is available via PURLs.
Numbering
Volumes for 1978- called 3rd-
Latest issue consulted
2019 (CDC, viewed Dec. 28, 2023).
Issued by
Volumes for 1976/77-1981 issued by: the National Center for Health Services Research; v. for 1975-1981 prepared by: the National Center for Health Statistics with the National Center for Health Services Research; 1982- by: National Center for Health Statistics.
Linking entry
Information in: Health, United States also issued in several other publications or other versions.