Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health Matters for Women[TM] E-Newsletter Update

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health Matters for Women[TM] E-Newsletter Update

Federal Agency News

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Three Recommendations on Prevention and Detection of Sexually Transmitted Infections

Attorney General Holder Announces $2.6 Million in Grants for Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention

Core Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy for Diagnosis of Breast Lesions: An Update to the 2009 Report (AHRQ)

Low-Dose Aspirin Use Recommended for the Prevention of Morbidity and Mortality From Preeclampsia (USPSTF)

Raising Awareness About the New Full Term Pregnancy Definition (NIH)

HHS Awards $65 Million in Healthy Start Grants to Reduce Infant Mortality

Final Research Plan: Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults (AHRQ)

Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Chlamydia and Screening for Gonorrhea (AHRQ)

National, State and Local News

New York State Department of Health Aims to Reduce Maternal Mortality: Focus on Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnant Women

Governor Cuomo Signs New Law Creating Women's Health Website (New York State)

New York State - Domestic Violence Dashboard Project, 2013 Data

One 2014 MacArthur Award Winner, Sarah Deer, Works to Combat Sexual Abuse in Native American Women

ACOG Statement on OTC Access to Contraception

The Preeclampsia Registry Goes Global (Preeclampsia Foundation)

National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program: Two Decades of Service to Underserved Women (Cancer)

Global

International Day of the Girl Child, October 11 (UNICEF)

The Girl Child (UN)

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