Prevention Status Reports

The Prevention Status Reports (PSRs) highlight—for all 50 states and the District of Columbia—the status of public health policies and practices designed to prevent or reduce important public health problems.

More about the PSRs

Health Topics Covered by the PSRs

Excessive Alcohol Use

Excessive alcohol use is responsible for 88,000 US deaths each year.

Food Safety

Each year, about 48 million Americans get sick from foodborne illness.

Healthcare-Associated Infections

Each year, 1 in 20 hospital patients gets a healthcare-associated infection.

Heart Disease and Stroke

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.

HIV

About 1 in 6 persons with HIV don't know they are infected.

Motor Vehicle Injuries

Motor vehicle crashes cause about 32,000 US deaths and 2.6 million injuries a year.

Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity

More than one-third of US adults and 17% of children are obese.

Prescription Drug Overdose

Deaths involving opioid painkillers have more than quadrupled since 1999.

Teen Pregnancy

Each year in the United States, 750,000 teens become pregnant.

Tobacco Use

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States.

PSR Information

About the Prevention Status Reports
Overview and background information

Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to questions about criteria, evidence, and the PSR rating system

PSR Quick Start Guide
Tips and tools for using the PSRs in your state

PSR Web Buttons
Use these buttons to highlight the PSRs on your site

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the 2013 Prevention Status Reports (PSRs), which highlight the status of policies and practices designed to prevent or reduce important public health problems.

Individual reports are available for all 50 states and the District of Columbia on 10 key health topics:

Each report describes the public health problem, identifies potential solutions to the problem drawn from research and expert recommendations, and reports the status of those solutions for each state and the District of Columbia, using a simple, three-level rating scale—green, yellow, or red.

To help state health officials and other public health leaders use the PSRs, CDC also created thePSR Quick Start Guide. The guide provides users with tips and tools for using the PSRs to increase the use of evidence-based public health practices and improve health outcomes in their state.