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Student
Indoor Tanning
According to some research, tanning salons tend to exist in areas with
a greater number of girls and women aged 15-29 years and are particularly
concentrated near colleges. Those who begin indoor tanning during adolescence
or early adulthood have a higher risk of getting melanoma.
Births:
Preliminary Data for 2014
The 2014 preliminary number of U.S. births was 3,985,924, an increase
of 1% from 2013. The number of births increased for women in all race and
Hispanic origin groups in 2014 except for American Indian or Alaska Native
women, for whom births decreased.
Early Release
of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the 2014 National Health Interview
Survey
Estimates are provided for 15 selected health measures based on data
from the 2014 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and presents estimates
from 1997 through 2013 for comparison.
Health
Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health
Interview Survey, 2014
Among adults in age groups 18–24, 25–34, 35–44, and 45–64, men were
more likely than women to lack health insurance coverage at the time of
interview.
Keep Your Cool in
Hot Weather
Take measures to stay cool, remain hydrated and to keep informed.
Getting too hot can make you sick. You can become ill from the heat if your
body can't compensate for it and properly cool you off.
Patterns
of Health Insurance Coverage Around the Time of Pregnancy Among Women with
Live-Born Infants — Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 29 States,
2009
This report summarizes data from 29 states that conducted PRAMS in
2009. Data on the prevalence of health insurance coverage stability (stable
coverage, unstable coverage, and uninsured) the month before pregnancy, during
pregnancy, and at the time of delivery are reported by state and selected
maternal characteristics.
Prevalence
of Sexual Violence Against Children and Use of Social Services — Seven
Countries, 2007–2013
The lifetime prevalence of experiencing any form of sexual violence in
childhood ranged from 4.4% among females in Cambodia to 37.6% among females in
Swaziland, with prevalence in most countries greater than 25.0%. In most
countries surveyed, the proportion of victims that received services, including
health and child protective services, was ≤10.0%. Both prevention and response
strategies for sexual violence are needed.
HIV Testing
in the Past Year Among the U.S. Household Population Aged 15–44: 2011–2013
Overall, 19% of persons aged 15–44 in 2011–2013 had been tested for HIV
in the past year, including 22% of females and 16% of males. HIV testing in the
past year was most common among females aged 25–34 (29%), followed by females
aged 15–24 (22%) and females aged 35–44 (16%).
Sexually
Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2015
These updated guidelines discuss 1) alternative treatment regimens for
Neisseria gonorrhoeae; 2) the use of nucleic acid amplification tests for the
diagnosis of trichomoniasis; 3) alternative treatment options for genital
warts; 4) the role of Mycoplasma genitalium in urethritis/cervicitis and
treatment-related implications; 5) updated HPV vaccine recommendations and
counseling messages; 6) the management of persons who are transgender; 7)
annual testing for hepatitis C in persons with HIV infection; 8) updated
recommendations for diagnostic evaluation of urethritis; and 9) retesting to
detect repeat infection.
Vital
Signs: Melanoma Incidence and Mortality Trends and Projections — United States,
1982–2030
Melanoma is the seventh most
common cancer for women. Among persons aged 15–49 years, higher rates were
observed among women. Nearly one-third of non-Hispanic white women aged 16–25
years engage in indoor tanning each year.
Preventing
Melanoma: Vital Signs
Nearly 1 of 3 young non-Hispanic white women ages 16–25 uses indoor
tanning each year. Indoor tanning exposes people to more intense UV rays than
the sun. About 6,200 melanomas are estimated to be caused each year by indoor
tanning.
What Role
do Communities have in Skin Cancer Prevention Efforts? Transcript
Community-wide efforts, such that agencies and organizations, schools,
colleges, universities, businesses and employers, healthcare systems, insurers,
and clinicians can all take an active role in preventing melanoma by promoting
skin safe behaviors.
Workplace
Secondhand Smoke Exposure during Pregnancy: Who is Protected? Blog
We estimated that about 1 in 10 nonsmoking, working women of
reproductive age in the United States are exposed to secondhand smoke at work. We also found that black women were twice
as likely to be exposed to secondhand smoke at work during pregnancy as white
women.
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