May 2010
New from CDC
Use of Contraception in the United States: 1982-2008 (pdf)
This report presents national estimates of contraceptive use and method choice based on the 1982, 1995, 2002, and 2006–2008 National Surveys of Family Growth (NSFG). Contraceptive use is a major factor affecting birth and pregnancy rates as well as the rate of unintended pregnancy.
Provisional - Deaths: Final Data for 2007 (pdf)
This report presents final 2007 data on U.S. deaths, death rates, life expectancy, infant and maternal mortality, and trends by selected characteristics such as age, sex, Hispanic origin, race, marital status, educational attainment, injury at work, state of residence, and cause of death.
Are Preterm Births on the Decline in the United States? Recent Data From the National Vital Statistics System
Preliminary 2007 and 2008 birth certificate data reveal a shift in the long upward trend in preterm births. This report describes this change.
Mortality Among Teenagers Aged 12-19 Years: United States, 1999-2006
Teenage mortality is an important public health issue because the majority of deaths among teenagers are caused by external causes of injury such as accidents, homicide, and suicide. These causes of death are, by definition, preventable.
Evaluation for Improvement: A Seven-step Empowerment Evaluation Approach for Violence Prevention Organizations
This manual is designed to help violence prevention organizations hire an empowerment evaluator who will assist them in building their evaluation capacity through a learn-by-doing process of evaluating their own strategies. It is for state and local leaders and staff members of organizations, coalitions, government agencies, and/or partnerships working to prevent sexual violence, intimate partner violence, youth violence, suicide, and/or child maltreatment.
Skin Cancer Awareness Month: Protect Your Skin
While you enjoy the outdoors this summer, protect yourself from skin cancer by using sunscreen, seeking shade, and wearing sunglasses, a hat, and sun-protective clothing.
Diabetes and Pregnancy
Controlling diabetes before and during pregnancy will help prevent birth defects and other poor outcomes, such as miscarriage or stillbirth.
Prevent Birth Defects
Women can help prevent some serious birth defects of their baby’s brain and spine even before they are pregnant by taking 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid every day.
Cancer and Women
Every year, cancer claims the lives of more than a quarter of a million women in America. A woman can reduce her cancer risk by adopting a healthy lifestyle and getting the right cancer screening tests for her stage of life.
Differences by Sex in Tobacco Use and Awareness of Tobacco Marketing --- Bangladesh, Thailand, and Uruguay, 2009
This report summarizes the results of an analysis, which indicated wide variation among the three countries in tobacco use, product types used, and marketing awareness among males and females.
FDA Licensure of Bivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV2, Cervarix) for Use in Females and Updated HPV Vaccination Recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
In anticipation of FDA licensure of HPV2, ACIP reviewed data on the immunogenicity, efficacy, and safety of HPV2, as well as information on HPV4. At its October 21, 2009, meeting, ACIP approved updated recommendations for use of HPV vaccines in females.
Eye-Care Utilization Among Women Aged ≥40 Years with Eye Diseases - 19 States, 2006—2008
This report summarizes the results of an analysis, which indicated that 21% of women with self-reported DR, 12% of women with self-reported glaucoma, and 8% of women with self-reported age-related macular degeneration did not visit an eye-care provider in the recommended follow-up period.
Chlamydia Prevention: Challenges and Strategies for Reducing Disease Burden
This session of Public Health Grand Rounds focused on current efforts to reduce the burden of chlamydia and its complications, as well as addressed the myriad social disparities and challenges that face those seeking to limit the reach of this serious public health problem.
Health Observances
Don’t Fry Day, May 28, 2010
National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention
CDC
World No Tobacco Day 2010, May 31, 2010
Theme: Gender and tobacco with an emphasis on marketing to women
WHO
CDC
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