This Week in MMWR - Vol. 69, May 8, 2020

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May 8, 2020 

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Prevalence of self-reported hypertension and antihypertensive medication use by county and rural-urban classification, United States, 2017

CDC is working with states to enhance hypertension awareness and management through a strategy of team-based care that includes the increased use of telemedicine.



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QUICKSTATS

The figure is a bar chart showing that in 2018, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, 14.9% of adults aged ≥18 years had some difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses, and 1.6% had a lot of difficulty or could not see at all. The percentage of adults who had some difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses decreased as income increased, from 19.3% among those with income below the poverty threshold to 11.3% among those with income ≥400% of the poverty threshold. The percentage of adults who had a lot of difficulty or could not see at all also decreased as income increased, from 4.2% among those with income below the poverty threshold to 0.8% among those with income ≥400% of the poverty threshold.


Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Have Difficulty Seeing Even When Wearing Glasses, by Poverty Status — National Health Interview Survey, United States 2018


CONTINUING EDUCATION

The figure is a high magnification image showing the spores from the Sterne strain of Bacillus anthracis bacteria with text overlay about a free CE activity on the use of anthrax vaccine.

 

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