The EDRC publications catalog contains abstracts of the printed reports and other publications that are currently available for use by MCW and MCW-affiliated researchers. Online versions are provided when available.
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2000 CDC Growth Charts for the United States: Methods and Development
Year(s): 2002
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Description: Provides detailed information on how the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts for the United States were developed.
Online version: http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/2000growthchart-us.pdf
Adjusting for Miscoding of Indian Race on State Death Certificates
Year(s): 1996
Source: Indian Health Service (IHS)
Description: A report from a study that reviewed the race given on 12,086 state death certificates of persons who were classified as being of American Indian or Alaska Native ancestry by IHS.
Advance Data
Year(s): Various from 1995 to present
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Description: Periodic reports that provide early release of data from NCHS's' health and demographic surveys.
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
Year(s): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002
Source: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Description: An annual report, resulting from a collaboration of 20 federal agencies, that presents an overview on the well-being of America's children.
ArcNews
Year(s): Various from 1999 to present
Source: Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)
Description: A quarterly publication from ESRI that contains information on the use of mapping and geographic information systems in a broad range of fields, including health, forestry, geography, engineering, and business.
ArcUser
Year(s): Various from 1998 to present
Source: Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)
Description: A quarterly magazine from ESRI that contains technical information for users of ESRI geographic information systems software.
Atlas of United States Mortality
Year(s): 1988-92
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Description: An atlas showing all leading causes of death in the United States by race and sex for small geographic areas referred to as health service areas.
Births to Unmarried Mothers: United States
Year(s): 1980-92
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Description: A report on trends and variations in births to unmarried women, presented by demographic characteristics. Also includes information on health, social, and behavioral factors related to nonmarital births.
Cancer in Wisconsin
Year(s): 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
Source: Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics (CHS)
Description: An annual report containing summary tables and figures about Wisconsin cancer incidence and mortality. This report was renamed Wisconsin Cancer Incidence and Mortality in 1996.
Children Under Six With Chronic or Disabling Conditions
Year(s): 1990-93
Source: Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics (CHS)
Description: Reviews the health status of Wisconsin children under the age of six who have birth defects and other conditions that may put them at risk for disabilities, severe or chronic health problems, or early death.
Children's Health in Wisconsin: Statewide Estimates
Year(s): 1996
Source: Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics (CHS)
Description: Presents statewide information on children's health to complement the regional, county, and city information presented in Community Health Profiles: Children. Contains information on demographics, health services, mortality, programs, asthma, and immunization.
Community Health Profiles: Children
Year(s): 1996
Source: Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics (CHS)
Description: Provides local information on children's health to complement the statewide information presented in Children's Health in Wisconsin: Statewide Estimates. Contains information on demographics, health services, mortality, and programs. The EDSC houses profiles for many of the southeastern counties as well as the cities of Kenosha, Madison, Milwaukee, and Racine and the balance of the counties (minus the respective city) of Kenosha, Dane, Milwaukee, and Racine.
Community Health Profiles: People With Chronic Conditions
Year(s): 1996
Source: Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics (CHS)
Description: Provides local information on demographics, health status, use of services, and mortality for people with selected chronic conditions. The EDSC houses profiles for many of the southeastern counties as well as the cities of Kenosha, Madison, Milwaukee, and Racine and the balance of the counties (minus the respective city) of Kenosha, Dane, Milwaukee, and Racine.
Community Health Profiles: Pregnant Women and Infants
Year(s): 1995
Source: Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics (CHS)
Description: Provides local information on demographics of women of childbearing age, births and fertility rates, maternal and infant characteristics, infant mortality, and health services. The EDSC houses profiles for many of the southeastern counties as well as the cities of Kenosha, Madison, and Racine and the balance of the counties (minus the respective city) of Kenosha, Dane, Racine, and Milwaukee.
County and Regional Estimates of Behavioral Risk Factors and Health Screening Practices
Year(s): 1989-94
Source: Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics (CHS)
Description: Contains estimates of behaviors and health screening practices for adults in Wisconsin, Division of Health Regions, and selected counties based primarily on responses to the Behavioral Risk Factor Survey.
Epimonitor
Year(s): Various from 1999 to 2000
Source: The Epidemiology Monitor
Description: A monthly newsletter covering people, events, research, and key developments in the world of epidemiology.
Episource
Year(s): 1998
Source: The Epidemiology Monitor
Description: A two-volume guide to resources in epidemiology. Contains information on health departments, companies, agencies, and associations; fellowships, degree programs, summer programs, and short courses; software, journals, books, bulletins, and newsletters; research centers, funding sources, and more. Also includes humor, quotations, special articles, and a calendar of epidemiology events.
Executive Summary of the Growth Chart Workshop 1992
Year(s): 1992
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Description: Contains the presentations and discussions from the NCHS's 1992 Growth Chart Workshop.
Executive Summary of the Low Birthweight Workshop 1994
Year(s): 1994
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Description: Contains the presentations and discussions from the NCHS's 1994 Low Birthweight Workshop.
Executive Summary of Workshop to Consider Secular Trends and Possible Pooling of Data in Relation to the Revision of the NCHS Growth Charts
Year(s): 1995
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Description: Contains the presentations and discussions from the NCHS's 1995 workshop to explore the effects of secular trends and data pooling on growth charts.
Fatal Occupational Injuries in the United States, 1995-1999 (A Chartbook)
Year(s): 1995-99
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Description: Contains an overview of fatal work injury data from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries program. Divided into three sections (National Profiles, Industry Profiles, and State Profiles), the chartbook presents the number, rate, and types of incidents, as well as occupations and industries associated with fatal work injuries.
Health Data Review
Year(s): Various from 1994 to 1996
Source: Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics (CHS)
Description: A monthly publication that presents technical articles about the Center's health care survey data.
Health, United States
Year(s): 1994, 1996-97, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Description: An annual report that presents national trends in public health statistics. Each report contains a chartbook on a specific topic: 1994--health care, 1996-97--injury, 1998--socioeconomic status and health, 1999--health and aging, 2000--adolescent health, 2001--urban and rural health, and 2002, 2003, 2005--trends in the health of Americans.
HealthyGIS
Year(s): Various from 2000 to present
Source: Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)
Description: A newsletter from ESRI that contains information on the application of geographic infomations systems to the field of health.
Healthy People 2000 Review
Year(s): 1995-96, 1998-99
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Description: A series of profiles that track the nation's progress toward its year 2000 health objectives.
Mapping Census 2000: The Geography of U. S. Diversity
Year(s): 2000
Source: U. S. Census Bureau
Description: A report containing over 70 county-level detail maps that depict the basic patterns and changes in race and ethnicity of the U. S. population over the last decade.
Maternal and Child Health Statistics, Wisconsin
Year(s): 1988, 1994
Source: Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics (CHS)
Description: Contains data on natality, mortality, and population characteristics of mothers and infants.
Monthly Vital Statistics Reports
Year(s): Various from 1995 to 1998
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Description: Contains technical reports on national birth, death, marriage, and divorce data. This report was renamed the National Vital Statistics Reports in 1998.
National Vital Statistics Reports
Year(s): Various from 1998 to present
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Description: Contains technical reports on national birth, death, marriage, and divorce data. Prior to 1998, this report was named the Monthly Vital Statistics Reports.
Older Americans: Key Indicators of Well-Being
Year(s): 2000, 2006
Source: Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics
Description: Contains information on several important areas in the lives of older people: population, economics, health status, health risks and behaviors, and health care.
An Overview Of Hosptial Mortality and Morbidity in Wisconsin, General Medical-Surgical Hospitals
Year(s): 1989
Source: Wisconsin Office of Health Care Information (OHCI)
Description: Presents information about deaths occurring in 1989 in Wisconsin general medical-surgical hospitals and hospitalizations that resulted in unusually long lengths of stay. Also contains comparative data for selected diagnoses made at these hospitals.
Population Change, Wisconsin
Year(s): 1990-95
Source: Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics (CHS)
Description: A report containing state- and county-level information on population change between 1990 and 1995 by age and sex.
Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children
Year(s): 1991
Source: Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Description: The CDC's fourth revision of its statement recommending measures to prevent lead poisoning in youth.
Profile of Wisconsin Nursing Home Residents
Year(s): 1994
Source: Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics (CHS)
Description: A report on the overall status of Wisconsin nursing home residents. As of 1995, this report was replaced by Wisconsin Nursing Homes and Residents.
Provider Studies Research Note: Hospital Resource Use by HIV-Infected Females
Year(s): 1995
Source: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)
Description: A report on inpatient mortality and resource use for hospitalized females infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Provider Studies Research Note: Race/Ethnicity and Treatment of Children and Adolescents in Hospitals by Diagnosis
Year(s): 1996
Source: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)
Description: A report on treatment differences among children and adolescents by race and ethnicity across a comprehensive list of diagnoses.
Quality of Death Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin: A Summary of Current Research
Year(s): 1999
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Description: A report providing a summary of current knowlege and research on the quality and reliability of death rates by race and ethnicity published by various federal agencies.
Racial/Ethnic Patterns of Cancer in the United States
Year(s): 1988-92
Source: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Description: A mongraph that provides a description of the occurrence of the major cancers among several different racial/ethnic groups in the United States.
Regional Differences in Indian Health
Year(s): 1996
Source: Indian Health Service (IHS)
Description: Describes the IHS program and the regional differences in the demography, health status, and patient care of American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Reported Induced Abortions in Wisconsin
Year(s): 1995, 1996
Source: Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics (CHS)
Description: Provides summary tables of information on induced abortions in Wisconsin.
Screening Young Children for Lead Poisoning
Year(s): 1997
Source: Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Description: Contains guidance on childhood lead screening for state and local public health officials.
Small Area Analysis in Wisconsin
Year(s): 1991
Source: Wisconsin Office of Health Care Information (OHCI)
Description: Presents information on eight major inpatient medical and surgical conditions for selected areas of the state.
Strategic Plan for the Elimination of Childhood Lead Poisoning
Year(s): 1991
Source: Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Description: A plan outlining theagenda for a comprehensive society-wide effort to eliminate childhood lead poisoning.
Trends in Indian Health
Year(s): 1996, 1997
Source: Indian Health Service (IHS)
Description: Describes the IHS program and the demography, health status, and patient care of American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Trends in Pregnancies and Pregnancy Rates by Outcome: Estimates for the United States
Year(s): 1976-96
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Description: A report containing national estimates of pregnancies and pregnancy rates by demographic characteristics. Also includes information on sexual activity, contraceptive practices, infertility, and pregnancy intentions.
Vital Statistics, Wisconsin
Year(s): 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994
Source: Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics (CHS)
Description: Contains statistical summaries of births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, and divorces in Wisconsin. As of 1995, this report was replaced by Wisconsin Births and Infant Deaths, Wisconsin Deaths, and Wisconsin Marriages and Divorces.
Wisconsin 1997 Air Quality Report
Year(s): 1997
Source: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Description: Wisconsin's twenty-second air quality annual report. Contains information on ozone, suspended particulates, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, lead, as well as other general information.
Wisconsin Births and Infant Deaths
Year(s): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Source: Wisconsin Bureau of Health Information (BHI)
Description: Contains information on births that occurred to Wisconsin residents. Prior to 1995, this information was reported in Vital Statistics, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Cancer Incidence and Mortality
Year(s): 1996, 1997, 1999
Source: Wisconsin Bureau of Health Information (BHI)
Description: An annual report containing summary tables and figures about Wisconsin cancer incidence and mortality. Prior to 1996, this report was named Cancer in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Deaths
Year(s): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Source: Wisconsin Bureau of Health Information (BHI)
Description: Contains data on the number and rate of Wisconsin deaths by age, sex, and cause. Prior to 1995, this information was reported in Vital Statistics, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Family Health Survey
Year(s): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001
Source: Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics (CHS)
Description: Presents information, collected by telephone interview, on health status, selected chronic conditions, and utilization of health care services.
Wisconsin Home Health Agencies and Patients
Year(s): 1995
Source: Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics (CHS)
Description: Contains selected statistics on home health agencies and patients for 1995 as well as trend information for 1990 through 1995. Formerly named Wisconsin Home Health Services.
Wisconsin Home Health Services
Year(s): 1994
Source: Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics (CHS)
Description: Contains selected statistics on home health agencies and patients for 1994 as well as trend information. As of 1995, this report was renamed Wisconsin Home Health Agencies and Patients.
Wisconsin Local Health Department Services
Year(s): 1995
Source: Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics (CHS)
Description: Contains analyses of data on local health department services, expenditures and staffing, public health nursing clients and visits, clinic services, reportable communicable diseases, and environmenal health, school health, and health education activities. Formerly named Wisconsin Local Health Department Utilization.
Wisconsin Local Health Department Utilization
Year(s): 1994
Source: Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics (CHS)
Description: Contains analyses of data on local health department services, expenditures and staffing, public health nursing clients and visits, clinic services, reportable communicable diseases, and environmenal health, school health, and health education activities. As of 1995, this report was renamed Wisconsin Local Health Department Services.
Wisconsin Marriages and Divorces
Year(s): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Source: Wisconsin Bureau of Health Information (BHI)
Description: Contains information on the number and rate of marriages and divorces that occurred in Wisconsin. Prior to 1995, this information was reported in Vital Statistics, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Nursing Homes
Year(s): 1994
Source: Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics (CHS)
Description: Presents data on nursing homes and their residents, services, and employees. As of 1995, this report was replaced by Wisconsin Nursing Homes and Residents.
Wisconsin Nursing Homes and Residents
Year(s): 1995, 1996
Source: Wisconsin Center for Health Statistics (CHS)
Description: Provides information on nursing home characteristics, services, and use. Prior to 1995, this information was reported in Wisconsin Nursing Homes and Profile of Wisconsin Nusring Home Residents.
Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report
Year(s): 1996
Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Description: A report that contains national and state-specific summaries of occupational respiratory disease surveillance data focusing on pneumoconiosis mortality.