Public Health in the News (5/12/19 – 5/18/19)

By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief

Global

• African swine fever outbreaks in Asia are leading to shortage of pork.

National

• The CDC reported that the United States birthrate fell to the lowest in 32 years during 2018.
• A study on data from 1975 to 2016 finds that suicide rates for girls are increasing faster than for boys.