Ten Great Public Health Achievements – United States, 1900-1999

Below are links to articles published by the CDC about public health’s achievements in the United States.  Here is a link to the introduction to the set of articles.

• Vaccination
• Motor-Vehicle Safety
• Safer Workplaces
• Control of Infectious Diseases
• Decline in Deaths From Coronary Heart Diseases and Stroke
• Safer and Healthier Foods
• Healthier Mothers and Babies
• Family Planning
• Fluoridation of Drinking Water
• Recognition of Tobacco Use as a Health Hazard

Achievements in Public Health, 1900–1999: Changes in the Public Health System

Ten Great Public Health Achievements – United States, 2000-2010

From 1999 to 2009, the age-adjusted death rate in the United States declined from 881.9 per 100,000 population to 741.0, a record low.  It lists the ten great public health achievement of 2000 through 2010 as:

• Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
• Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases
• Tobacco Control
• Maternal and Infant Health
• Motor Vehicle Safety
• Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
• Occupational Safety
• Cancer Prevention
• Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
• Public Health Preparedness and Response

Ten Great Public Health Achievements — United States, 2001–2010