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Survey provides first estimates of coverage at the state level and for selected local areas.

Survey provides first estimates of coverage at the state level and for selected local areas.

Blacks had 51 percent higher prevalence of obesity, and Hispanics had 21 percent higher obesity prevalence compared with whites, according to researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Blacks had 51 percent higher prevalence of obesity, and Hispanics had 21 percent higher obesity prevalence compared with whites, according to researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

An estimated 43.8 million Americans had no health insurance in 2008, approximately 2.8 million more than in 1997...

An estimated 43.8 million Americans had no health insurance in 2008, approximately 2.8 million more than in 1997...

Exposure to alcohol is a known cause of birth defects...

Exposure to alcohol is a known cause of birth defects...

The number of U.S. adults reporting a disability increased by 3.4 million between 1999 and 2005, according to a recent report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The number of U.S. adults reporting a disability increased by 3.4 million between 1999 and 2005, according to a recent report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.