tailieunhanh - Maternal, Infant, and Child Health in the United States 2010

Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that decreases life expectancy by 25 to 30 years and affects approximately 80,000 Americans. Individuals are diagnosed with sickle cell disease if they have one of several genotypes that result in at least half of their hemoglobin being hemoglobin S (Hb S). Sickle cell anemia refers specifically to the condition associated with homozygosity for the Hb S mutation (Hb SS). Several other hemoglobin mutations, when occurring with an Hb S mutation, cause a similar but often milder disease than sickle cell anemia. In addition to reduced life expectancy, patients with sickle cell. | Maternal Infant and Child Health in the United States 2010 2009 by the March of Dimes. Permission to copy disseminate or otherwise use information from the Data Book for Policy Makers is granted as long as appropriate acknowledgment is given. Prepared by Office of Government Affairs March of Dimes 1146 19th Street NW Sixth Floor Washington DC 20036 Telephone 2o2 659-1800 Fax 202 296-2964 For additional copies March of Dimes . Box 932852 Atlanta GA 31193-2852 Phone 800 367-6630 Item number 50-2461-10 The March of Dimes Data Book for Policy Makers Maternal Infant and Child Health in the United States 2010 provides national and state data highlighting infant mortality birth defects preterm and low birthweight births health insurance coverage for women and children and prevention strategies. This easy-to-use resource guide is aimed at public policy makers and others seeking quick facts at their fingertips. Readers interested in more detail and regular updates of many of the data presented in this book should visit PeriStats the March of Dimes interactive data resource at peristats. Except where noted information in this Data Book is for the United States. Where possible data for Puerto Rico are included. The March of Dimes Data Book for Policy Makers was produced by Colleen Sonosky Kate Morrand and Marina L. Weiss of the Office of Government Affairs. Rebecca Russell Todd Dias Hui Zheng and Vani Bettegowda of the March of Dimes Perinatal Data Center prepared much of the data. Don Komai of Watermark Design and Chintan Parikh from Publishing Resources provided services to assist the March of Dimes with the production of the publication. The March of Dimes is a national voluntary health agency founded in 1938 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to support research and services related to polio. Today the Foundation works to improve the health of women infants and children by preventing birth defects premature birth and infant mortality .

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