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Health Matters for Women
New from CDC
Use of Emergency Contraception Among Women Aged 15-44: United States, 2006-2010Young adult women aged 20-24 were most likely to have ever used emergency contraception; about one in four had done so (23%).
Updated Recommendations for Use of Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine (Tdap) in Pregnant Women - Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2012
These updated recommendations on use of Tdap in pregnant women aim to optimize strategies for preventing pertussis morbidity and mortality in infants.
Effects of Diabetes on a Female
Diabetes can affect any part on your body. The good news is that you can prevent most of these problems. Click on the figure at right to learn more about how diabetes can affect your body.
Contraceptive Methods Women Have Ever Used: United States, 1982-2010
In 2006-2010, the most common methods that women or their partners had ever used were: the male condom (93%), the pill (82%), withdrawal (60%), and the injectable, Depo-Provera (23%).
New Tools Available for CDC’s U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2010
CDC has developed several new tools (app, summary charts, MEC Wheel) to assist health care providers in accessing and using the U.S. MEC.
Next Grand Rounds Presentation: Teen Pregnancy
The next Grand Rounds presentation will be on teen pregnancy, and will be held on Tuesday, March 19.
Helpful Tips for Pregnant Women and New Moms
If you are pregnant or have a new baby, your life can be filled with joy and new challenges. Here are a few tools to help keep you and your baby safe and healthy.
Upcoming Facebook Chat “Blood Disorders & the 3 P’s (Preconception, Pregnancy, & the Postpartum Period): What Every Woman Needs to Know”
If you are a woman of childbearing age with a blood disorder, a family member of someone affected by a blood disorder, or someone who suspects they may have a blood disorder, please join us for our Facebook Chat Thursday, March 7, at noon Eastern.
Women and Stress at Work
Workplace policies that address work schedule flexibility, telework, dependent care, and career development/advancement are particularly beneficial to women. Such efforts are most effective when done with employee input and participation, and provide long-term benefits to employee health and productivity.
Progress in Increasing Breastfeeding and Reducing Racial/Ethnic Differences - United States, 2000-2008 Births
From 2000 to 2008, breastfeeding initiation increased from 70.3% to 74.6% in the United States, and the percentage of infants breastfed at 12 months increased from 16.0% to 23.4%.
Vital Signs: Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Mental Illness - United States, 2009-2011
Prevalence of current smoking among adults with mental illness was higher among men (39.6%) than women (33.8%).
Show Your Love Campaign
Show Your Love is a national campaign designed to improve the health of women and babies by promoting preconception health and healthcare. The campaign’s main goal is to increase the number of women who plan their pregnancies and engage in healthy behaviors before becoming pregnant.
Genital HPV Fact Sheet - Updated
This fact sheet is updated as of February 14, 2013.
HIV Testing Trends in the United States, 2000-2011
The decrease in the percentage (-9.5%) of pregnant women tested for HIV in the last 12 months was not significant from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of pregnant women tested for HIV in the last 12 months varied by race/ethnicity and age group (Table 7).
Teen Teen Dating Violence
Dating violence can happen to any teen in a romantic, dating, or sexual relationship, anytime, anywhere. But it doesn't have to happen at all. Learn how to prevent teen dating violence and promote healthy relationships with CDC's online resources.
Invasive Cancer Incidence - United States, 2009
Among women in 2009, breast cancer was the most common cancer among all racial and ethnic groups, followed by lung, colorectal, and uterine cancers in all racial and ethnic groups, except among Hispanic women, among whom colorectal cancer was more common than lung cancer, and Asian/Pacific Islander women, among whom the most common cancers were colorectal, lung, and thyroid.
Diagnoses of HIV Infection among Adults Aged 50 Years and Older in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2007-2010
Among an estimated total of 55,717 older females, 66% of infections were attributed to heterosexual contact and 33% to injection drug use. The estimated prevalence rates per 100,000 population were 476.3 among older males and 113.2 among older females.
Incidence, Prevalence, and Cost of Sexually Transmitted Infections in the United States
CDC’s cost estimates reflect the lifetime direct medical cost per case of eight common STIs in the United States: chlamydia, gonorrhea, hepatitis B virus (HBV), herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), human papillomavirus (HPV), syphilis, and trichomoniasis. The consequences of untreated STIs are often worse for young women.
STD Trends in the United States2011 National Data for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis
but young women face the most serious long-term health consequences. Left untreated, these diseases can silently steal a woman’s chance to have children later in life; it is estimated that undiagnosed STDs cause 24,000 women to become infertile each year.
Grants
Research Grants for Preventing Violence and Violence Related Injury [RFA-CE-13-002]The purposes are to: Build the scientific base for the prevention of violence by helping to expand and advance our understanding of the primary prevention of interpersonal and self-directed violence. Encourage professionals from a wide spectrum of disciplines of epidemiology, behavioral and social sciences, medicine, biostatistics, public health, health economics, law, and criminal justice to perform research in order to prevent violence more effectively. Encourage investigators to propose research that involves the development and testing of primary prevention strategies as well as research on methods to enhance the adoption and maintenance of effective strategies among individuals, organizations, or communities. Closing Date: Mar 26, 2013
Medicaid Expansion and Reproductive Health Care for Women [RFA-DP-13-002]
The intent of this FOA is to study the use of medical services and health outcomes among low-income women of reproductive age (15-44 years), before and after expansion of Medicaid eligibility. This research will require linkage of state Medicaid data with other key maternal and child health datasets including, but not limited to, birth certificates, death certificates, and hospital discharge data. Closing Date: Mar 04, 2013
Cost-Benefit of Incentive-based Smoking Cessation for Pregnant Women [RFA-DP-13-003]
The intent is to solicit proposals for a study to assess the cost-benefit of a smoking cessation intervention that targets pregnant smokers. The intent is to evaluate a high intensity and low intensity contingency management (CM) intervention on prenatal smoking cessation. The suggested approach is a three-arm randomized controlled trial to assess smoking abstinence at end of pregnancy and cost-benefit of different intensity levels of CM on prenatal smoking cessation. The 3 arms would include: 1) a high intensity CM intervention for smoking cessation during pregnancy; 2) a low intensity CM intervention for smoking cessation during pregnancy, and 3) standard of care. Closing Date: Mar 04, 2013
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