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

Women Report Vaginal Ring for Preventing HIV had Little Effect on Sexual Intercourse (NIH)

FACT SHEET: Key Deliverables for the Inaugural Meeting of the North American Working Group on Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls (White House)

FACT SHEET: Let Girls Learn – A Comprehensive Investment in Adolescent Girls Education (White House)

FACT SHEET: Vice President Biden Delivers Cancer Moonshot Report, Announces Public and Private Sector Actions to Advance Cancer Moonshot Goals (White House)

U.S. Labor Department Commits $5M to Fight Child Labor in Zambia as New Partner in ‘Let Girls Learn’ Initiative

New Research Program will Address Health Disparities of Chronic Diseases (NIH)

Breast Cancer Patient Education Campaign (HHS OWH)

National, State and Local News

American Academy of Pediatrics Announces New Safe Sleep Recommendations to Protect Against SIDS, Sleep-Related Infant Deaths

Healthier Habits can Reduce Breast Cancer (Indiana)

Kansas Infant Mortality Rate Decreases to 5.9 per 1,000 Live Births

Mammograms a Must for New Mexico Women

NYS Birthing Hospitals Will Provide Additional Breastfeeding Support Starting at Birth (New York)

Infant Safe Sleep Practices Are On the Rise In New York Hospitals Participating In A Perinatal Study (New York)

Start the Conversation About Breast Cancer Risk (North Dakota)

Prematurity Remains a Leading Cause of Infant Deaths in Oklahoma

Global

WHO and Partners Call for Better Working Conditions for Midwives

Girls Spend 160 Million More Hours than Boys Doing Household Chores Everyday (UNICEF)