mmw cdc

Syndromic Surveillance of Suicidal Ideation and Self-Directed Violence

 

SURVEILLANCE SUMMARIES

The figure is a photograph of a health care provider writing a prescription for a patient.

Opioid Prescribing Behaviors — Prescription Behavior Surveillance System, 11 States, 2010–2016

For 11 states with data available, opioid prescribing rates declined during 2010–2016 (range: 14.9% to 33.0%).

WEEKLY REPORT

Syndromic Surveillance of Suicidal Ideation and Self-Directed Violence — United States, January 2017–December 2018

Analysis of CDC’s National Syndromic Surveillance Program data showed that nationwide, emergency department visit rates related to suicidal ideation, self-directed violence, or both increased 25.5% overall, with an average increase of 1.2% per month, from January 2017 to December 2018.

QUICKSTATS

The figure is a bar chart showing the percentage of persons who had a stomach or intestinal illness that started in the past 2 weeks, by sex and age group in 2018, based on data from the National Health Interview Survey. In 2018, 4.7% of males and 5.3% of females had a stomach illness that started in the past 2 weeks, and among adults, women were more likely to have a stomach illness than men.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Tuberculosis Screening

 

PDF of Surveillance Summary (link) and the Weekly Issue (link).