Reducing Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in the US

Reducing Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in the US – Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is a serious public health problem that affects approximately 1.7 million Americans every year. Beyond the potential for impairment to the cognitive, sensory, and motor functions in an individual, the economic burden of TBI is in excess of .5 billion. This session of CDC’s Public Health Grand Rounds explores promising policies, guidelines, and interventions such as progesterone treatments to further reduce the severity and number of cases of traumatic brain injury in the US Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: www.cdc.gov This video can also be viewed at www.cdc.gov

The 2012 Elections: Vital Issues That Affect Latinos

Filed under: drug rehab treatment- lowering the drinking age

Even though the majority of Latinas tend to be generally healthier than most women of other ethnic groups due to a lower rate of smoking and drinking, the struggle for a national and universal health care system must be continued so as to ensure a new …
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