Incidence and Prevalence
These fact sheets offer general population incidence and
prevalence figures on speech, language, voice, and hearing
disorders, as well as special populations that may be served by
speech-language pathologists and/or audiologists.
Incidence and Prevalence
Special Populations
Resources
ASHA Research
Electronic Newsletter
Healthy
People 2010
A national initiative of the U.S. Department of Health and human
services designed to improve the health of all by 2010. Find a
technical assistance packet, description of ASHA's efforts
and the role of speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and
speech, language, and hearing scientists in the program.
Other Web Sites to Explore
Department of Health and Human
Services
The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States
government's principal agency for protecting the health of
all Americans and providing essential human services, especially
for those who are least able to help themselves. The Department
includes more than 300 programs, covering a wide spectrum of
activities. It is the largest grant-making agency in the federal
government, providing some 60,000 grants per year. HHS'
Medicare program is the nation's largest health insuror,
handling more than 900 million claims per year.
The National Center for
Health Statistics
(NCHS)
The mission of NCHS is to provide statistical information that
will guide actions and policies to improve the health of American
people. As the Nation's principal health statistics agency,
NCHS leads the way with accurate, relevant, and timely data.
The National Library of
Medicine
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), one of three national
libraries, is the world's largest research library in a
single scientific and professional field. The Library has a
statutory mandate from Congress to apply its resources broadly to
the advancement of medical and health-related sciences. It
collects, organizes, and makes available biomedical information
to investigators, educators, and practitioners, and carries out
programs designed to strengthen existing and develop new medical
library services in the United States. It is the central resource
for the existing national biomedical information system.
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