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MacKay, Andrea P. and Catherine Duran. Adolescent Health in the United States, 2007. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, 2007. SUDOC: HE 20.6202:2007

Adolescence is a period of accelerated growth and change that bridges the complex transition from childhood to adulthood. The second decade of life is often a turbulent period in which adolescents experience hormonal changes, physical maturation, and, frequently, opportunities to engage in risk behaviors. The patterns of behavior they adopt may have long-term consequences for their health and quality of life. Because of the rapid physical, cognitive, and emotional developments that take place during this age period, adolescence is also a time when many health problems may first emerge. Moreover, adolescents also experience special vulnerabilities, health concerns, and barriers to accessing health care.

Adolescent Health in the United States, 2007 describes the health of the population 10–19 years of age. Because the transition to adulthood often continues through ages 20–24 years (young adults), data for young adults are presented in topic areas when comparable data were available. Topics covered are: Population; Health Status; Violence and Victimization; Reproductive Health; Risk Behaviors; and Health Care Access and Utilization.

This document is available online: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS99341

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has a website, Liber8, that provides access to the world of economic data and information. The "Featured Resource" section updates content with each Liber8 newsletter. Browsing menus lets users search by subject or source. The new map links you directly to GeoFred, where users can create data maps for employment, labor force, and more.

GeoFRED http://geofred.stlouisfed.org
1. Users can create multiple maps with the same data for all available years, months, and quarters. For instance, a user can create a .pdf of unemployment by state that includes the data for the past ten years.
2. Users can now download all the data available for the economic indicators in GeoFRED.
3. Users can define for themselves the class intervals (that is, the data ranges) to suit their needs.
4. Users now have the ability to save a map to their personal account.

Also check out the new content at their FRASER site: http://fraser.stlouisfed.org
Statistical Atlas of the United States 1914
Statistical releases - H.6 completed 1976-1999, G.17 1990-1997
Descriptions of Federal Reserve Districts (decentennial) 1922-1998
Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization

Post on GovDoc-L from: Katrina Stierholz, Director of Library and Research Information Services, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 2007: with Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans. Hyattsville, MD: 2007.
SUDOC: HE 20.7042/6:2007

This report, compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, presents national trends in health statistics. It includes an executive summary, highlights, a chartbook, trend tables, extensive appendixes, and an index. The chartbook assesses the Nation's health by presenting trends and current information on selected determinants and measures of health status and utilization of health care. Statistical categories include sex, race, Hispanic origin, education, poverty level, and disability.

The report and its contents are available online at:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm

"Statistics - National Agencies and Compendia" is a comprehensive resource linking to national statistics websites for almost every country in the world. This resource is hosted by the Jean and Alexander Heard Library at Vanderbilt University and was created by Brian Boling, a member of their Government Information Services department.

http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/romans/natlstats.html

Post on GovDoc-L from: Larry Romans, Head of Government Information Services, Vanderbilt University