PCD Reflections on Progress and Successes Achieved in 2022

[...]the journal has also continued to receive unwavering support from CDC leadership, particularly senior leadership in the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. 2022 PCD Collections PCD has continued to identify timely topics, this year publishing 4 collections focusing on content of greatest interest to our readership. Eight papers appear in this collection, focusing on topics such as COVID-19 and various aspects of health, food insecurities among caregivers in Southern states, the relationship between physical activity and depression among high school students, perceptions of neighborhood development on active living among community residents, use of a cancer index as a predictor of common cancers, and spatial analysis of breast cancer mortality rates in rural states. The collection has 20 articles that examine factors contributing to the decrease or increase in heart disease risk, drivers of racial and ethnic minority population disparities in cardiovascular health, health equity approaches to reducing coronary heart disease and stroke among diverse populations, monitoring and tracking systems, and lessons learned from heart disease and stroke programs. Advancing Chronic Disease Data Modernization Enhancements to Meet Current and Future Public Health Challenges The nation's health data systems are often antiquated, resulting in myriad negative effects on chronic disease prevention and health promotion efforts.