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Atlas reveals new mortality patterns for the United States
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U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) CPSC LAUNCHES PUBLICATION ON PRODUCT-RELATED INJURIES The U.S. CPSC is p u b l i s h i n g a technical publication containing the latest CPSC research studies and data about injuries associated with consumer products. The Consumer Product Safety Review is a quarterly publication that is i n t e n d e d to help members of the health, medical, and safety communities to develop effective and timely injury p r e v e n t i o n strategies, stimulate awareness of emerging hazards relating to consumer products, generate issues for research concerning deaths and injuries a s s o c i a t e d with c o n s u m e r products, alert the public to important consumer product safety hazards, and report local injuries associated with c o n s u m e r products to CPSC's national data collection system. The p u b l i c a t i o n is available by s u b s c r i p t i o n ($8.00 U.S.) for i year a n d can b e o b t a i n e d by w r i t i n g C o n s u m e r P r o d u c t Safety Review (SAFRE), S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of Docum e n t s , P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954; by calling (202) 5 1 2 - 1 8 0 0 a n d s p e c i f y i n g "SAFRE"; or by the I n t e r n e t o n the CPSC's w e b s i t e ( h t t p : / / w w w . c p s c . g o v ) u n d e r "Library," t h e n "CPSC P u b l i c a t i o n s in P o r t a b l e D o c u m e n t Format (pdf)."
JULY-SEPTEMBER 1996
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
ATLAS REVEALS NEW MORTALITY PATTERNS FORTHE UNITED STATES Individuals involved with injury prevention will find a n e w publication to be helpful in planning or analyzing prevention efforts. The Atlas o f United States Mortality 1 was released by the National Center for Health Statistics and provides a comp e n d i u m of maps based on the 18 causes of death that accounted for 83% of all deaths in the United States during 1988 to 1992. The atlas is the first to map causes of death by race and sex for 805 small geographic areas, referred to as health service areas. Health service areas are clusters of counties defined on the basis of where c o u n t y residents obtain hospital care. This approach allows a more reliable analysis than could be p e r f o r m e d on a single c o u n t y level a n d m u c h more detail than could be obtained on statewide data. The atlas has identified high-risk areas for the major causes of death, including trauma. For example, homicide rates for y o u n g black adults are highest in u r b a n areas but for y o u n g white m e n are highest in the southern and southwestern states. For all young adults motor vehicle death rates are higher in the southeastern states and generally in less densely populated areas. This type of data analysis offers clues to the relationship and the impact of behavioral, environmental, genetic, and demographic factors and points to promising areas for additional in-depth research or where prevention and intervention activities should be focused. The atlas can be used to determine the approximate rate of an individual area, discern clusters of areas with similar rates, visualize broad geographic patterns, and compare regional differences by age, race, and sex for each cause of death. The publication can be obtained from the Government Printing Office
or the National Center for Health Statistics, 6525 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782; telephone (301) 4368500. The price was u n k n o w n at the time of this news release. Excerpts from the atlas can be d o w n l o a d e d from the National Center for Health Statistics h o m e p a g e at h t t p : / / www.cdc, gov/nchswww/nchshome. htm. REFERENCE 1. Pickle LW, Mungiole M, Jones GK, White AA. Atlas of United States mortality. Hyattsville (MD): National Center for Health Statistics, 1996. Stock order No. 017-022-01366-5.
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTAGENCY (FEMA) AND U.S. CPSC PREVENTING INJURIES AFTER FLOODING FEMA has issued warnings to individuals who live in areas that experience flooding. Flood waters can contain life-threatening hazards such as exposed electrical wires, buildings with w e a k e n e d f o u n d a t i o n s , a n d chemicals from solvents, car batteries, propane tanks, or other industrial sources. The CPSC advises flood victims to be especially cautious of household items that have b e e n u n d e r water. Gas control valves on furnaces, water heaters, and other gas appliances must be replaced. Silt and corrosion from flood water can damage the internal components, cause the valve to leak, and explode. Electric circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, and fuses do not function correctly after exposure to water and silt. Smoke detectors that have b e e n submerged should be tested and replaced if needed. Additional information about flood hazards can be obtained by contacting FEMA by Fax-on-demand (for calls within the United States) (202) 646-FEMA (646-3362) or on the world wide web at http://www.fema. gov, The CPSC can be reached by Fax-on-demand (800) 638-2772 (request press release n u m b e r 97-080)
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U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) CPSC LAUNCHES PUBLICATION ON PRODUCT-RELATED INJURIES The U.S. CPSC is p u b l i s h i n g a technical publication containing the latest CPSC research studies and data about injuries associated with consumer products. The Consumer Product Safety Review is a quarterly publication that is i n t e n d e d to help members of the health, medical, and safety communities to develop effective and timely injury p r e v e n t i o n strategies, stimulate awareness of emerging hazards relating to consumer products, generate issues for research concerning deaths and injuries a s s o c i a t e d with c o n s u m e r products, alert the public to important consumer product safety hazards, and report local injuries associated with c o n s u m e r products to CPSC's national data collection system. The p u b l i c a t i o n is available by s u b s c r i p t i o n ($8.00 U.S.) for i year a n d can b e o b t a i n e d by w r i t i n g C o n s u m e r P r o d u c t Safety Review (SAFRE), S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of Docum e n t s , P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954; by calling (202) 5 1 2 - 1 8 0 0 a n d s p e c i f y i n g "SAFRE"; or by the I n t e r n e t o n the CPSC's w e b s i t e ( h t t p : / / w w w . c p s c . g o v ) u n d e r "Library," t h e n "CPSC P u b l i c a t i o n s in P o r t a b l e D o c u m e n t Format (pdf)."
JULY-SEPTEMBER 1996
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
ATLAS REVEALS NEW MORTALITY PATTERNS FORTHE UNITED STATES Individuals involved with injury prevention will find a n e w publication to be helpful in planning or analyzing prevention efforts. The Atlas o f United States Mortality 1 was released by the National Center for Health Statistics and provides a comp e n d i u m of maps based on the 18 causes of death that accounted for 83% of all deaths in the United States during 1988 to 1992. The atlas is the first to map causes of death by race and sex for 805 small geographic areas, referred to as health service areas. Health service areas are clusters of counties defined on the basis of where c o u n t y residents obtain hospital care. This approach allows a more reliable analysis than could be p e r f o r m e d on a single c o u n t y level a n d m u c h more detail than could be obtained on statewide data. The atlas has identified high-risk areas for the major causes of death, including trauma. For example, homicide rates for y o u n g black adults are highest in u r b a n areas but for y o u n g white m e n are highest in the southern and southwestern states. For all young adults motor vehicle death rates are higher in the southeastern states and generally in less densely populated areas. This type of data analysis offers clues to the relationship and the impact of behavioral, environmental, genetic, and demographic factors and points to promising areas for additional in-depth research or where prevention and intervention activities should be focused. The atlas can be used to determine the approximate rate of an individual area, discern clusters of areas with similar rates, visualize broad geographic patterns, and compare regional differences by age, race, and sex for each cause of death. The publication can be obtained from the Government Printing Office
or the National Center for Health Statistics, 6525 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782; telephone (301) 4368500. The price was u n k n o w n at the time of this news release. Excerpts from the atlas can be d o w n l o a d e d from the National Center for Health Statistics h o m e p a g e at h t t p : / / www.cdc, gov/nchswww/nchshome. htm. REFERENCE 1. Pickle LW, Mungiole M, Jones GK, White AA. Atlas of United States mortality. Hyattsville (MD): National Center for Health Statistics, 1996. Stock order No. 017-022-01366-5.
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTAGENCY (FEMA) AND U.S. CPSC PREVENTING INJURIES AFTER FLOODING FEMA has issued warnings to individuals who live in areas that experience flooding. Flood waters can contain life-threatening hazards such as exposed electrical wires, buildings with w e a k e n e d f o u n d a t i o n s , a n d chemicals from solvents, car batteries, propane tanks, or other industrial sources. The CPSC advises flood victims to be especially cautious of household items that have b e e n u n d e r water. Gas control valves on furnaces, water heaters, and other gas appliances must be replaced. Silt and corrosion from flood water can damage the internal components, cause the valve to leak, and explode. Electric circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, and fuses do not function correctly after exposure to water and silt. Smoke detectors that have b e e n submerged should be tested and replaced if needed. Additional information about flood hazards can be obtained by contacting FEMA by Fax-on-demand (for calls within the United States) (202) 646-FEMA (646-3362) or on the world wide web at http://www.fema. gov, The CPSC can be reached by Fax-on-demand (800) 638-2772 (request press release n u m b e r 97-080)
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