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This image, entitled, “Using Death to Inform the Living", was created in June 2015, by the friend of U.S. Public Health Service, Commissioned Corps, LT Lauren Brewer, while they were visiting the Wake Memorial Cemetery located in Cary, North Carolina. Lt. Brewer tell us that, “In the National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Vital Statistics, Data Acquisition and Evaluation Branch, we collect mortality data from the states and territories. Our work is normally done inside, on a computer, not in a graveyard, but truly every record corresponds to a very personal death of a loved one, as represented by the graves in this picture. We use this data to inform the living of what medical conditions are killing us, as an American people. The hope is, that by using this data, we can focus on prevention efforts, and improve the quality of life for all.” This was one of the entries in the 2015 CDC Connects, Public Health in Action Photo Contest.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ CDC Connects
Creation Date: 2015
Photo Credit: LT Lauren Brewer
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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Investigative Techniques
Epidemiologic Methods
Data Collection
Records
Death Certificates
Vital Statistics
Mortality
Cause of Death
Fatal Outcome
Hospital Mortality
Infant Mortality
Maternal Mortality
Survival Rate
Biological Sciences
Environment and Public Health
Public Health
Epidemiologic Measurements
Demography
Vital Statistics
Mortality
Cause of Death
Fatal Outcome
Epidemiologic Methods
Data Collection
Records
Death Certificates
Vital Statistics
Mortality
Cause of Death
Fatal Outcome
Hospital Mortality
Infant Mortality
Maternal Mortality
Survival Rate
Health Occupations
Mortuary Practice
Burial
Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Diseases
Heart Arrest
Death, Sudden, Cardiac
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
Pathologic Processes
Death
Death, Sudden
Death, Sudden, Cardiac
Geographic Locations
Geographic Locations
Americas
North America
United States
Appalachian Region
North Carolina
Southeastern United States
North Carolina
Health Care
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Delivery of Health Care
Attitude to Death
Quality of Health Care
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms
Data Collection
Records
Death Certificates
Health Services Administration
Organization and Administration
Records
Death Certificates
Population Characteristics
Demography
Vital Statistics
Mortality
Cause of Death
Fatal Outcome
Fetal Death
Hospital Mortality
Infant Mortality
Maternal Mortality
Survival Rate
Information Science
Information Science
Data Collection
Records
Death Certificates
Hospital Records
Medical Records
Nursing Records
Vital Statistics
Mortality
Cause of Death
Fatal Outcome
Hospital Mortality
Infant Mortality
Maternal Mortality
Survival Rate
Psychiatry and Psychology
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Attitude
Attitude to Death
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