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Vital statistics are the information maintained by a government, recording the birth and death of individuals within that government's jurisdiction. These data are used by public health programs to evaluate how effective are their programs and are the cornerstone to public health systems today. Parturition redirects here. ... For other uses, see Death (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Public health is the study and practice of addressing threats to the health of a community. ...


A useful by-product of birth and death registration are official certificates of those events. These certificates serve as prima facie evidence of that event. Look up prima facie in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


The agency responsible for overseeing this system in the United States is the National Center for Health Statistics, a division of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is one of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. ... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, is recognized as the leading United States agency for protecting the public health and safety of people. ...


In slang it can also refer to bust-waist-hip measurement (BWH) BWH is an abbreviation of bust/waist/hip measurement. ...


See also

Mary Elizabeth Winblad (1895-1987) birth certificate A birth certificate is a vital record that documents the birth of a child. ... Death Certificate is the second solo album from rapper Ice Cube, released by Priority Records on October 29, 1991. ... Mary Elizabeth Winblad (1895-1987) birth certificate Vital records are records of life events kept under governmental authority, including birth certificates, marriage licenses, and death certificates. ...

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Kentucky: Cabinet for Health and Family Services - Vital Home (737 words)
The Vital Statistics Law of Kentucky, providing for and legalizing the registration of births and deaths, was enacted by the General Assembly of 1910 and became effective Jan. 1, 1911.
Vital Statistics is located on the first floor in the main lobby of the former Cabinet for Human Resources Building (CHR).
A certified copy of a vital record may be used for this purpose and may be obtained during the Secretary of State's process.
Chapter 432 — Vital Statistics (9246 words)
The Center for Health Statistics shall be responsible for the proper administration of the system of vital statistics and for the preservation and security of its official records.
The agreement shall specify the statistical and administrative purposes for which the records, reports or data may be used and the agreement shall further provide instructions for the proper retention and disposition of the copies.
The reports required under ORS 435.496 are statistical reports to be used only for medical and health purposes and shall not be incorporated into the permanent official records of the system of vital statistics.
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