American Public Health Association Conference: Public Health and the Environment

This year APHA's annual conference is termed "Public Health and the Environment" (http://www.ncpad.org/684/3055/2004-11-01#8). Information on the APHA DisAbility Special Primary Interest Group (SPIG) Scientific Program can be found at http://www.ncpad.org/get/pdf/APHA.pdf and the DisAbility SPIG general information is at http://ncpad.cc.uic.edu. NCHPAD APHA booth information (#552) is at http://www.ncpad.org/events/index.php?id=87.

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2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) State Prevalence Tables Now Available

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Behavioral Surveillance Branch has released the 2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) state prevalence tables. 266,346 interviews were completed in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. Although the data files were first available on June 9, 2004, the state prevalence tables available today make the BRFSS data easier to read and available to the average user. Decision-makers can access these data in a format that is easy to read and understand to better inform program and policy development.

For more information, go to http://www.ncpad.org/684/3055/2004-11-01#9.