Media Advisory
May 5, 1998
Contact: Kathryn Harben
CDC, National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention
and
Health Promotion
(770) 4885362
Childhood Abuse Linked with Adult Chronic Diseases
To cope, children adopt
behaviors that harm long-term health
| What: | A news conference to announce results of a study showing that many of the most common causes of death and disability in the United States -- heart disease, cancer, chronic lung and liver diseases, and injuries -- are strongly linked to emotional abuse in childhood. |
| Who: | Officials from Kaiser Permanente, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emory University, and the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center will present findings from their research, which will be published in the May 1998 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. |
| When: | Thursday, May 14, 1998, 9:00 a.m. |
| Where: | National Press Club--Lisagor
Room 529 14th Street NW Washington, D.C. |
