Welcome to Atlanta

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Welcome to Atlanta!
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Burden of Disease Attributable to Ten Leading
Risk Factors
Murray, PLOS Medicine, 2006
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Trends in Current and Binge Drinking Among High
School Students, YRBS, 1991-2003
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RISK FACTOR
POTENTIAL CONDITION
Driving after drinking
Sexual activity
Fighting and other violence
Binge Drinking
Suicide attempts
Tobacco use
Other drug use
Miller, Pediatrics, 2007
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School Performance by Drinking Status, YRBS, 2003
Miller, Pediatrics, 2007
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Public Health Approach
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Connecting the Dots
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CDC Identity ThemesValue and Uniqueness

• Protecting peoples health safety
• Providing health information people can count on
• Improving health through strong partnerships

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Role of Public Health/CDC in Preventing Excessive
Drinking

• PH Surveillance and Technical Assistance
• Capacity Bldg in State Health Departments
• Implementation of policy environmental
  strategies to prevent binge and underage drinking
• Demonstration Projects and Applied Public Health
  Research
• Building partnerships collaborating with other
  organizations

CDC State Alcohol Planning Mtg, 2004
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CDC Health Protection Goals

• Healthy People in Every Stage of Life
• Children
• Adolescents
• Healthy People in Healthy Places
• Communities
• Homes
• Schools

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CDC Support for School Health

• Identify and monitor youth health risk behaviors
  and school health policies and programs
• Synthesize and apply research
• Enable partners to plan and implement effective
  policies and programs in school settings
• Evaluate the effectiveness of school policies and
  programs

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Future Directions

• Surveillance and epidemiology
• Evaluation of prevention strategies
• Building state public health capacity
• National leadership and collaboration

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Welcome to Atlanta!