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CDC Vital Signs links science, policy, and communications with the intent of communicating a call-to-action for the public. CDC Vital Signs provides the most recent, comprehensive data on key indicators of important health topics.

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Katherine Gonzales, MPH1, Jim Roeber, MSPH2, Dafna Kanny, PhD3, Annie Tran, MPH4, Cathy Saiki, MS5, Hal Johnson, MPH6, Kristin Yeoman, MD7, Tom Safranek, MD8, Kathleen Creppage, MPH9, Alicia Lepp10, Tracy Miller, MPH10, Nato Tarkhashvili, MD11, Kristine E. Lynch, PhD12, Joanna R. Watson, DPhil13, Danielle Henderson, MPH14, Megan Christenson, MS, MPH15, Sarah Dee Geiger, PhD16 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Violence is a significant public health problem. Each year, violence kills 55,000 people in the United States. The National Violent Death Reporting System provides a clearer understanding of violent deaths so we can prevent them.

Paula W. Yoon, ScD1, Brigham Bastian2, Robert N. Anderson, PhD2, Janet L.

On July 1, 2014, this report was posted as an MMWR Early Release on the MMWR website (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr).

Kaci L. Hickox, MSN, MPH1,2, Nancy Williams, MD2, Laurie F. Beck, MPH3, Tom Coleman, MD2, John Fudenberg4, Byron Robinson, PhD5, John Middaugh, MD2 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Information about influenza activity during the 2006-2007 flu season - CDC

Facts about the 2009-2010 Influenza Season - CDC

Information about influenza activity during the 2007-2008 flu season - CDC

CDC Vital Signs. About 18 women die every day of a prescription painkiller overdose in the US, more than 6,600 deaths in 2010. Prescription painkiller overdoses are an under-recognized and growing problem for women.

The rate of people getting cancer or dying from colorectal cancer by race and ethnicity.

The rate of people getting colorectal cancer or dying from colorectal cancer by race and ethnicity.

CDC Vital Signs - Prescription Painkiller Overdoses in the US

Effective ways to reduce your risk of colorectal cancer.