Tag Archives: adults

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – Why is the Number of US Adults Struggling with Arthritis Continuing to Climb? – Media Advisory October 13th, 2024Jack Real

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – Why is the Number of US Adults Struggling with Arthritis Continuing to Climb? – Media Advisory

October 13, 2024News & Updatesadults, Advisory, Arthritis, climb, Continuing, Media, number, Report, Signs, Struggling, Telebriefing, VitalJack Real

According to the latest CDC Vital Signs, more than 54 million US adults have arthritis – 24 million of whom are limited in performing daily activities.

Arthritis Limits Daily Activities of 24 million US Adults – Press Release October 11th, 2024Stephanie Crawford

Arthritis Limits Daily Activities of 24 million US Adults – Press Release

October 11, 2024News & UpdatesActivities, adults, Arthritis, Daily, Limits, Million, Press, ReleaseStephanie Crawford

More than 24 million adults with arthritis have activity limitations from their disease. The percentage of adults with arthritis who have activity limitations grew from 35.9% in 2002 to 42.8% in 2014, a significant increase of 20% overall and independent of the aging of the population.

CDC Data Shows Over 70 Million U.S. Adults Reported Having a Disability August 5th, 2024Paul Lozada

CDC Data Shows Over 70 Million U.S. Adults Reported Having a Disability

August 5, 2024News & Updatesadults, Data, Disability, Having, Million, Over, reported, Shows, U.S.Paul Lozada

Today CDC released the annual update to the Disability and Health Data System (DHDS), providing quick and easy online access to state-level health data on adults with disabilities.

CDC Updates RSV Vaccination Recommendation for Adults July 7th, 2024Harold Ramos

CDC Updates RSV Vaccination Recommendation for Adults

July 7, 2024News & Updatesadults, recommendation, Updates, VaccinationHarold Ramos

For the upcoming respiratory virus season, CDC recommends everyone age 75 and older receive the RSV vaccine.

CDC finalizes vaccine recommendation for adults traveling to areas with cholera – Media Statement April 15th, 2024Edith Ballou

CDC finalizes vaccine recommendation for adults traveling to areas with cholera – Media Statement

April 15, 2024News & Updatesadults, areas, Cholera, finalizes, Media, recommendation, Statement, Traveling, VaccineEdith Ballou

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation for the use of a cholera vaccine in adults traveling to areas with cholera is now final.

Older Adults Now Able to Receive Additional Dose of Updated COVID-19 Vaccine March 1st, 2024Lawrence Picklesimer

Older Adults Now Able to Receive Additional Dose of Updated COVID-19 Vaccine

March 1, 2024News & Updatesable, Additional, adults, COVID19, Dose, Older, Receive, Updated, VaccineLawrence Picklesimer

Today, CDC Director Mandy Cohen endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for adults ages 65 years and older to receive an additional updated 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine dose.

New CDC Data Shows US Adults Still Struggling with Obesity – Media Advisory January 27th, 2024Romeo Getty

New CDC Data Shows US Adults Still Struggling with Obesity – Media Advisory

January 27, 2024News & Updatesadults, Advisory, Data, Media, Obesity, Shows, Still, StrugglingRomeo Getty

The 2016 maps show that the proportion of adults with obesity in the United States remains high.

Just Over Half of Adults with Work-Related Asthma Report Having Received a Pneumococcal Vaccine – Press Release December 21st, 2023Judith Glover

Just Over Half of Adults with Work-Related Asthma Report Having Received a Pneumococcal Vaccine – Press Release

December 21, 2023News & Updatesadults, Asthma, Half, Having, Just, Over, Pneumococcal, Press, received, Release, Report, Vaccine, WorkRelatedJudith Glover

Adults with asthma are at increased risk for pneumococcal disease, yet according to a new CDC study published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine,

One in five US adults still using tobacco products in 2015 – Press Release November 5th, 2023Cathy Hopkins

One in five US adults still using tobacco products in 2015 – Press Release

November 5, 2023News & Updates2015, adults, five, Press, Products, Release, Still, Tobacco, UsingCathy Hopkins

About 1 in 5 U.S. adults used some form of tobacco product in 2015, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Only 1 in 10 Adults Get Enough Fruits or Vegetables – Press Release October 19th, 2023Cheryl Esposito

Only 1 in 10 Adults Get Enough Fruits or Vegetables – Press Release

October 19, 2023News & Updatesadults, Enough, Fruits, only, Press, Release, VegetablesCheryl Esposito

Just 1 in 10 adults meet the federal fruit or vegetable recommendations, according to a new study published today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).