Antibiotic use in any setting—including animal agriculture—contributes to the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria, a dangerous and growing global health threat. 1 Of particular concern is the overuse ...

To assist policymakers at all levels of government in identifying such programs and making data-driven budget decisions, the project has created the Results First Clearinghouse Database. This one-stop ...

Fiscal 50 is an interactive platform that provides clear, data-driven portraits of state fiscal conditions. Users can view, sort, and analyze data on key trends that shape states’ fiscal health now ...

What health risks do seniors face from poor dental health? Dental health care is especially important to older Americans because they are more likely to suffer from gum disease, which is associated ...

The balance sheets of American households are showing modest improvement, as are people’s attitudes about their financial health. The Census Bureau found that the median household income increased by ...

Each year, suicide and drug- and alcohol-related deaths account for more than 200,000 lives lost and hundreds of billions of dollars in medical, economic, and societal costs. 1 Multiple studies show ...

Research has consistently demonstrated a strong link between housing and health, with factors generally falling into four categories: housing quality, affordability, location, and social and community ...

Spending on prescription medications continues to rise each year in the United States. 1 Specialty drugs— including those used to treat conditions such as cancer and hepatitis C—represent a ...

Update: This Q&A was updated in April 2018 to reflect the release of 2016 FDA sales data. Many misperceptions exist about antibiotic-resistant superbugs, particularly regarding the relationship ...

In every state and the District of Columbia—except North Dakota—individuals who plan to vote in a federal election must first register to vote. However, a sizable share of eligible citizens do not ...

Overfishing is one of the greatest threats facing the ocean, with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reporting in 2020 that one-third of all fish stocks are overfished and that ...

Nearly 300,000 people are held in state and federal prisons in the United States for drug-law violations, up from less than 25,000 in 1980. 1 These offenders served more time than in the past: Those ...