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Prevalence
of Disability and Disability Type Among Adults — United States, 2013
Women reported a higher
prevalence of any disability (24.4%) than did men (19.8%), and also reported
higher prevalences of each disability type.
Additional
Guidance Online for Providers Regarding 9-Valent HPV Vaccine Use Among Persons
Who Previously Received HPV Vaccination
Additional information provides guidance on issues not
addressed in the March report, including questions about use of 9-valent HPV vaccine among
persons who previously received bivalent or quadrivalent HPV vaccine.
Girlfriends’
Health
Friends can offer great support, work out with you, and call your
attention to matters you may be ignoring. Get tips to help you and your friends
stay healthy and safe. August 1 is National Girlfriends Day. Encourage your
friends to be healthy!
Leading Cause of
Death Tables, Females, 2013
Seven tables provide information on leading causes of death by age groups and
race/ethnicity.
National,
Regional, State, and Selected Local Area Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents
Aged 13–17 Years — United States, 2014
From 2013 to 2014,
vaccination coverage among adolescents aged 13–17 years increased for all
vaccines routinely recommended for adolescents. In six of the seven
jurisdictions with increases in ≥1- or ≥3-dose HPV coverage among females,
combinations of strategies were important.
Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) 25th Anniversary
The landmark Americans with Disabilities Act is a civil rights
law that strengthens the inclusion of people with disabilities at work, school,
or other community settings. Learn what CDC is doing, including work with women
with disabilities.
Bring
Your Brave Campaign
The Bring Your Brave campaign
provides information about breast cancer to women younger than age 45 by
sharing real stories about young women whose lives have been affected by breast
cancer.
Identifying
Tools to Improve Clinical Preventive Services for Women with Disabilities
CDC and the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs developed
a toolbox for health professionals to facilitate and deliver clinical
preventive services among the more than 28 million women of childbearing age
and beyond living with disabilities.
Skin
Cancer Prevention Progress Report 2015
Read about success stories from the field, and outcome indicators
including Healthy People 2020, disease and behavioral surveillance,
policy, and programs.
Protect Your Baby
from Group B Strep!
Protect your baby from group B strep. If you're 35-37 weeks pregnant,
talk with your doctor or midwife about getting a group B strep test.
Worldwide
Hepatitis
Worldwide, approximately 240 million people have chronic Hepatitis B.
Learn how the Hepatitis B vaccine is making a difference in preventing
perinatal Hepatitis B transmission and saving millions of lives.
Sexual
Activity, Contraceptive Use, and Childbearing of Teenagers Aged 15–19 in the
United States
In 2011–2013, 44% of female teenagers and 47% of male teenagers aged
15–19 had experienced sexual intercourse; the percentage has declined
significantly, by 14% for female and 22% for male teenagers, over the past 25
years.
Fetal
and Perinatal Mortality: United States, 2013
This report presents 2013 fetal and perinatal mortality data by
maternal age, marital status, race, Hispanic origin, and state of residence, as
well as by fetal birthweight, gestational age, plurality, and sex. Trends in
fetal and perinatal mortality are also examined.
Understanding
Sex Trafficking
Sex trafficking exploits women, men, and children across the United
States and around the world. Preventing this violation of health, safety, and
human rights is necessary for the well-being of people and communities. Learn
more about resources that prevention practitioners can use to help.
Sociodemographic
and Psychological Characteristics of Very Light Smoking Among Women in Emerging
Adulthood, National Survey of Drug Use and Health, 2011
Prevention programs targeting women in emerging adulthood need to
recognize the prevalence of very light smoking in this population. From the Preventing Chronic Disease journal.
Receipt
of Selected Clinical Preventive Services by Adults — United States, 2011–2012
During 2011–2012, those with
insurance or with higher incomes were more likely than those without coverage
or with lower incomes, respectively, to have received nine preventive services
during the identified time period.
Pertussis
and Influenza Vaccination Among Insured Pregnant Women — Wisconsin, 2013–2014
Prenatal care providers
should implement, evaluate, and improve Tdap and influenza vaccination
programs, and strongly recommend that pregnant patients receive these vaccines
to prevent severe illness and complications among mothers and infants.
Differences
in Stroke Mortality Among Adults Aged 45 and Over: United States, 2010–2013
The rate for non-Hispanic black women (131.4 per 100,000 population)
was 30% higher than the rate for non-Hispanic white women, 58% higher than the
rate for non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander women, and 61% higher than the
rate for Hispanic women of the same age.
Vital Signs:
Demographic and Substance Use Trends Among Heroin Users — United States,
2002–2013
Heroin use and overdose
deaths have increased significantly in the United States. The greatest
increases in heroin use occurred in demographic groups that historically have
had lower rates: doubling among women and more than doubling
among non-Hispanic whites. The rate in
2011–2013 for men was 3.6 per 1,000 compared with 1.6 per 1,000 for women.
Today’s
Heroin Epidemic
Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age
groups, and all income levels. Some of the greatest increases occurred in
demographic groups with historically low rates of heroin use: women, the
privately insured, and people with higher incomes.
Help Children
with Congenital CMV Live Healthy
Pregnant women can pass CMV to their unborn baby if they were infected
before or during pregnancy. It is not known what factors lead to a woman with
CMV giving birth to a baby with congenital CMV. CMV is passed from infected
people to others through direct contact with body fluids such as blood, urine,
saliva, blood, breast milk, or semen.
Cardiovascular
Disease Prevention and Control: Interventions Engaging Community Health Workers
The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends interventions
that engage community health workers to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD).
There is strong evidence of effectiveness for interventions that engage community
health workers in a team-based care model to improve blood pressure and
cholesterol in patients at increased risk for CVD.
U.S. Census
Populations with Bridged Race Categories
CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics used the unrevised July 1,
2010 bridged-race intercensal population estimates to calculate two birth
measures in the 2010 birth reports (the birth rates for married and unmarried
women). Rates using the revised bridged-race intercensal population
estimates are forthcoming.
Deaths:
Leading Causes for 2011
This report presents final 2011 data on the 10 leading causes of death
in the United States by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. Leading causes of
infant, neonatal, and postneonatal death are also presented. Comparing 2011
with 2010, no changes occurred in the rank order of the 10 leading causes of
death among females.
Deaths:
Final Data for 2011
Life expectancy for the total population was 78.7 years in 2011, the
same as in 2010. Life expectancy increased for the black and white populations.
White males, black males, and black females experienced an increase in life
expectancy in 2011 compared with 2010. The death rate for females increased for
age groups 25–34 and 45–54.
Developing
and Disseminating Programs to Build Sustainable Lupus Awareness, Knowledge,
Skills and Partnerships [CDC-RFA-DP15-1511]
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