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This resource features a series of reports published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports between April and December 1999 on 10 public health achievements, reflecting the successful response of public health to the major causes of morbidity and mortality for the period 1900-1999. Topics include vaccination, motor-vehicle safety, workplace safety, control of infectious diseases, decline in deaths from coronary heart disease and stroke, safer and healthier foods, healthier mothers and babies, family planning, fluoridation of drinking water, and tobacco as a health hazard. Critical changes in the U.S. public health system during the century are also addressed.

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Keywords: Public health, Health policy, Mortality, Morbidity, Vaccination effects, Motor vehicle safety, Occupational safety and health, Infection control, Cardiovascular diseases, Strokes, Food safety, Maternal health, Infant health, Family planning, Fluorides, Water, Tobacco use, Systems development, Oral health, Children, Families, Adults

Keywords: Prevention, Public health, Health behavior, Statistics, Arthritis, Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases, Oral health, Diabetes mellitus, Digestive system diseases, Drug use behavior, Communicable diseases, Respiratory diseases, Socioeconomic factors, Infant morbidity, Infant mortality, Unplanned pregnancy, Unintentional injuries, Violence