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The following are provided for the purpose of sharing published information related to a variety of health issues. The Pat Walker Health Center is not responsible for any content, but shares this information so that we may all be better healthcare consumers.

General Health

Health Habits of Adults Aged 18-29 Highlighted in Report on Nation′s Health (excerpt from 2/18/09 press release, CDC National Center for Health Statistics)

Young adults in the United States aged 18-29 face a number of health challenges, including increases in obesity, high injury rates, and lack of insurance coverage compared to older adults, according to the latest report on the nation′s health.

Health, United States: 2008 is the 32nd annual edition of the report prepared by CDC′s National Center for Health Statistics, and includes a compilation of health data from a number of sources within the federal government and in the private sector. The report uses the most current data available at the time of publication.

This year′s edition features a special section on adults aged 18 to 29, a group making many life choices including decisions about education, marriage, childbearing, and health behaviors such as tobacco and alcohol use, which will affect both their future economic and health status.

The full report is available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf

Influenza

Influenza Vaccination Among College and University Students

Impact on Influenzalike Illness, Health Care Use, and Impaired School Performance by Kristin L. Nichol, MD, MPH, MBA; Sarah D’Heilly, MD, MPH; Edward P. Ehlinger, MD, MSPH (Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008;162(12):1113-1118)