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Prescription
Opioid Analgesic Use Among Adults:United States, 1999–2012
During 2007–2012, the use of opioid analgesics was higher among women
(7.2%) than men (6.3%). Women aged 20–39 also were less likely (5.2%) than
those aged 40–59 (8.0%) or 60 and over (8.6%) to use opioid analgesics.
Trends in
Long-acting Reversible Contraception Use Among U.S. Women Aged 15–44
Use of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) declined between
1982 and 1988, remained stable through 2002, and then increased nearly five
fold in the last decade among women aged 15–44, from 1.5% in 2002 to 7.2% in
2011–2013.
HIV
Surveillance in Women (through 2013)
Updated slide sets available on women and other topics.
Implementation
of a Statewide Surveillance System for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome —
Tennessee, 2013
The first year's surveillance results highlight the need for primary
prevention activities focused on reducing dependence/addiction among women of
childbearing age and preventing unintended pregnancy among female opioid users.
Mortality
Among Blacks or African Americans with HIV Infection — United States, 2008–2012
Among black females, the
death rate among those with HIV infection attributed to heterosexual contact
(17.9) was lower compared with the rate
among those black females with infection attributed to injection drug use.
For
Healthcare Professionals: Adult Immunization Schedules, United States, 2015
Each year, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
reviews the recommended adult (anyone over 18 years old) immunization schedule
to ensure that the schedule reflects current recommendations for the licensed
vaccines.
Chikungunya
in the Cook Islands
CDC recommends that travelers to the Cook Islands protect themselves
from mosquito bites. CDC advises travelers in high-risk groups to discuss their
travel plans with their health care provider, including women who are late in
their pregnancies, because of the risk to babies born at the time their mother
is sick.
Transmission
of Hepatitis C Virus Associated with Surgical Procedures — New Jersey 2010 and
Wisconsin 2011
In one case, a female health
care worker (patient A) underwent a uterine dilation and curettage procedure at
the facility where she worked. Occurrence of these two unrelated cases of
health care–associated HCV infection highlights the importance of hepatitis C
surveillance and investigations of possible health care transmission.
Syphilis
Profiles, 2013
The profiles provide an overview of primary and secondary (P&S)
syphilis and congenital syphilis morbidity in each of the 50 states, the
District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The profiles
consist of figures and tables of data on P&S and congenital syphilis from
the U.S. states and territories through 2013.
Stillbirth
Risk Factor Pilot Project Centers for Birth Defects Research and Prevention
[RFA-DD-15-004]
Research
Grants for Preventing Violence and Violence Related Injury (R01)
[RFA-CE-15-001]
Reducing
the Burden of Neglected Parasitic Infections (NPIs) in the United States
through Evidence-Based Prevention and Control Activities [CDC-RFA-GH15-1617]
Evaluating
Structural, Economic, Environmental, or Policy Primary Prevention Strategies
for Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence [RFA-CE-15-003]
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