December 2010
New from CDC
Women’s Health 2010: A Year in Review
CDC's Office of Women's Health works to promote and protect the health, safety, and quality of life of women at every stage of life. Here is a review of some of the contributions CDC has made to women's health in 2010.
Holiday Food Safety during Pregnancy
Learn how to keep you and your unborn baby healthy this holiday season by being food safe.
Bleeding Disorders in Women
Heavy blood flow during menstrual periods can be a sign of a bleeding disorder. Talk to your doctor.
Cytomegalovirus: Protect Your Baby
CMV is the most common infection present at birth (congenital) in the U.S. More children have disabilities due to congenital CMV than other conditions present at birth. Learn how to protect your baby from CMV.
2008 Assisted Reproductive Technology Success Rates: National Summary and Fertility Clinic Reports (pdf)
In this report 148,055 ART cycles were performed at 436 reporting clinics in the United States during 2008, resulting in 46,326 live births (deliveries of one or more living infants) and 61,426 infants.
The 1999–2007 United States Cancer Statistics: Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report
This year's report features information on more than one million invasive cancer cases diagnosed during 2007 among residents of 49 states, six metropolitan areas, and the District of Columbia—geographic areas in which about 99% of the U.S. population reside.
Births: Preliminary Data for 2009 (pdf)
This report presents preliminary data for 2009 on births in the United States. U.S. data on births are shown by age, live-birth order, race, and Hispanic origin of mother. The 2009 preliminary number of US births declined 3 percent from 2008, to 4,131,019.
Recent Trends in Births and Fertility Rates Through June 2010 (pdf)
The provisional count of births in the United States for the 12-month period ending with June 2010 fell 3 percent to 4,055,000 from the provisional count for the 12-month period ending with June 2009. This continues a decline in the number of births from an all-time high of 4,316,233 in 2007.
Obesity and Socioeconomic Status in Adults: United States, 2005–2008
In 2007–2008 more than one-third of United States adults were obese. Higher income women are less likely to be obese than low income women, but most obese women are not low income. Among women, however, there is a trend, those with college degrees are less likely to be obese compared with less educated women.
Blood Lead and Mercury Levels in Pregnant Women in the United States, 2003–2008
In general, U.S. pregnant women have low levels of lead in their blood. Pregnant women have lower mercury and lead levels than nonpregnant women. Among pregnant women, mercury levels, but not lead levels, increase with age.
Stay Safe this Holiday Season
This holiday season, and all year, keep safety in mind whenever you're on the road.
Depression Affects 1 in 10 U.S. Adults
This study found the following groups to be more likely to meet criteria for major depression: persons 45-64 years of age, women, blacks, Hispanics, non-Hispanic persons of other races or multiple races, persons with less than a high school education, those previously married, individuals unable to work or unemployed, and persons without health insurance coverage.
State Cancer Programs in Action
CDC works with many partners to translate research into public health programs, practices, and services. CDC helps states, U.S. territories, and tribal groups develop cancer control programs for the people who need them most.
HIV/AIDS among Hispanics/Latinos
While Hispanic/Latino women represented a quarter (24%) of new infections among Hispanics/Latinos in 2006, their rate of HIV infection was nearly four times that of white women (14.4/100,000 vs. 3.8/100,000).
Seasonal Influenza and 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Pregnant Women - 10 States, 2009-10 Influenza Season
To estimate influenza vaccination coverage among pregnant women during the 2009--10 influenza season, CDC analyzed data from 10 states from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System . This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which determined that vaccination coverage for pregnant women among the 10 states combined was 50.7% for seasonal influenza and 46.6% for 2009 H1N1.
STD Treatment Guidelines – 2010
The Guidelines are based on newly available evidence and include: expanded STD prevention recommendations including preexposure HPV vaccine; revised gonorrhea treatment regimens; new treatment regimens for genital warts and bacterial vaginosis; discussion of the role of mycoplasma genitalium and trichomoniasis in the evaluation of urethritis and cervicitis and treatment related implications; and revised guidance on the diagnostic evaluation and management of syphilis.
How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking-Attributable Disease: A Report of the Surgeon General
The 2010 Surgeon General's report contains important new information on how tobacco smoke causes disease and explains why it is crucial to stop smoking and avoid secondhand smoke. The report explains how smoking harms reproduction and children's health. It discusses how smoking reduces a woman's chance of getting pregnant and how it can increase the risk for pregnancy complications, premature delivery, low birth weight infants, stillbirth, and sudden infant death syndrome.
Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2008 (pdf)
This report presents preliminary mortality data for the United States based on vital records for a substantial proportion of deaths occurring in 2008. The observed age-adjusted death rate increase of less than half of one percent for females was not statistically significant
National Hospital Discharge Survey: 2006 Annual Summary (pdf)
This report presents 2006 national estimates and selected trend data on the use of nonfederal short-stay hospitals in the United States. An estimated 34.9 million inpatients were discharged from nonfederal short-stay hospitals in 2006. For females, results include - Over one-half of all deliveries resulted in a length of stay of 2 or fewer days. The rate of episiotomies per 100 vaginal deliveries decreased from 43.2 in 1996 to 16.0 in 2006.
Lives Saved Globally Equals Success
In FY 2009, PEPFAR directly supported prevention of mother-to-child transmission programs that allowed nearly 100,000 babies of HIV-positive mothers to be born HIV-free, adding to the nearly 240,000 babies born without HIV due to PEPFAR support during FYs 2004-2008.
Test Your Knowledge: Health and Safety Quizzes and Tools
Use quizzes and tools to learn more about your health and safety.
CDC Grants
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System RFA-DP-11-001
This FOA solicits applications to support: state public health agencies in generating state-specific data for informing perinatal health programs and policies. This will be accomplished by assisting the state public health agencies to: (1) establish or maintain state-specific, population-based surveillance of selected maternal behaviors and experiences that occur around the time of pregnancy and early infancy; (2) implement a point-in-time (e.g. a one time, one birth year)
surveillance project that surveys women about selected maternal behaviors and experiences; and (3) expand surveillance of special populations to respond to emerging public health issues. Closing Date – January 20, 2011.
Maternal Vitamin D Status and Preterm Birth RFA-DP-11-002
Approximately $450,000 will be available in fiscal year 2011 to fund 1 to 3 awards. The purpose of this announcement is to improve scientific understanding of the relationship between maternal vitamin D status and preterm birth among racially and ethnically diverse women. For complete program details, please see the full announcement on the Grants.gov website at www.grants.gov. Closing date – February 14, 2011.
Longitudinal Study of a Population-based Cohort of People with Lupus (U01) RFA-DP-11-004
Approximately $1,000,000 will be available in fiscal year 2011 to fund 1 to 2 awards. This new longitudinal study is designed to follow an established, population-based cohort with lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus {SLE} and discoid lupus) to determine over time: the treatment, health care access, and natural history (severity, morbidity, mortality, etc.) of cohort members, factors (including genetic and other biological factors such as antibody levels) associated with
these outcomes, and the above by categories of research interest (e.g., age, gender, race/ethnic group). Closing Date – March 4, 2011.
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