|
Announcement
Yvonne Green, RN,
CNM, MSN, Director of CDC’s Office of Women’s Health, retires on Monday,
November 30.
Gestational
Weight Gain — United States, 2012 and 2013
The
overall prevalence of appropriate gestational weight gain (GWG) was 32.1%,
whereas the prevalence of inadequate GWG was 20.4% and the prevalence of
excessive GWG was 47.5%.
Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults —
United States, 2005–2014
In 2014, prevalence was higher among males (18.8%) than females (14.8%),
and was highest among adults aged 25–44 years (20.0%) and lowest among persons
aged ≥65 years (8.5%).
Increase in Incidence of Congenital
Syphilis — United States, 2012–2014
After four years of decline,
congenital syphilis rates increased by 38% from 2012-2014. Of 458 congenital
syphilis cases in 2014, 22% of mothers received no prenatal care.
Diabetes and
Pregnancy: Erin’s Story
If you are a woman with diabetes,
you still can have a healthy baby. Read Erin’s story and learn how to get ready
for a healthy pregnancy.
Health
Insurance Marketplace and Women
The Marketplace is the way millions of uninsured Americans are getting
affordable, high-quality insurance coverage. Sign up by January 31, 2016 and
learn about preventive services available to women at no cost.
CDC’s VetoViolence Website
VetoViolence is CDC's online source of free violence prevention
trainings, tools, and resources. Check out the VetoViolence website to learn
how to stop violence, before it happens.
Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults and Youth: United States,
2011–2014
Overall,
the prevalence of obesity among women (38.3%) was higher than among men
(34.3%). For adults aged 20–39 and 40–59, the prevalence of obesity was higher
among women than among men, but the difference between older women and men aged
60 and over was not significant.
Gather and Share Your Family Health
History
The holiday season
offers many opportunities for your family to share a meal—and your family
health history. If
you are concerned about a disease running in your family, collect your family
health history and talk to your doctor at your next visit.
Current Contraceptive Use
Among Women Aged 15–44 in the United States, 2011–2013
Among
women currently using contraception, the most commonly used methods were the
pill (25.9%, or 9.7 million women), female sterilization (25.1%, or 9.4 million
women), the male condom (15.3%, or 5.8 million women), and long-acting
reversible contraception (LARC)—intrauterine devices or contraceptive implants
(11.6%, or 4.4 million women).
Pregnant? Be Careful with Soft Cheeses
Learn about
CDC resources, including a fotonovela, infographic, and fact sheet, that remind pregnant women of the dangers
of Listeria.
CDC Responds to Broad
Challenges Facing US Cancer Survivors
The number of cancer survivors — people who
live after a cancer diagnosis — is expected to grow substantially over the next
few decades as the U.S. population ages and as early detection methods and
treatments continue to improve.
Public Health Strategies to
Prevent Preterm Birth
This
session of Grand Rounds discusses how combined efforts to improve surveillance
data, better medical care and prevention, and stronger public health
partnerships can accelerate progress in reducing preterm births and improving
neonatal outcomes.
Hypertension Prevalence and Control Among Adults: United States, 2011–2014
In women, the prevalence of
hypertension was higher among non-Hispanic black adults than among all other
race and Hispanic origin groups. Prevalence of hypertension was higher among
non-Hispanic white (26.5%) than non-Hispanic Asian (23.5%) women.
Abortion
Surveillance — United States, 2012
For 2012, a total
of 699,202 abortions were reported to CDC. Of these abortions, 688,149 (98.4%)
were from 47 reporting areas that submitted data every year during 2003–2012,
thus providing the information necessary for evaluating trends.
Lower
Levels of Antiretroviral Therapy Enrollment Among Men with HIV Compared with
Women — 12 Countries, 2002–2013
This analysis of
765,087 adult ART patient records from 12 countries is the most up-to-date and
comprehensive assessment of disproportionate ART enrollment among adult women
with HIV compared with men, in resource-limited settings.
Pregnant? Get a
Flu Shot!
If
you're pregnant, a flu shot is your best protection against serious flu
illness. A flu shot can protect pregnant women, their unborn babies, and even
the baby after birth.
Premature Birth
Learn
more about premature birth, risk factors, and what you can do.
Sexually Transmitted Disease
Surveillance 2014
This
document presents statistics and trends for sexually transmitted diseases
(STDs) in the United States through 2014. This annual publication is intended
as a reference document for policy makers, program managers, health planners,
researchers, and others who are concerned with the public health implications
of these diseases.
HIV
Surveillance by Race/Ethnicity through 2014 (slide set)
The 29
slides include information on diagnoses with HIV infection, by sex,
race/ethnicity, transmission category, place of birth, and more.
Epidemiology
of HIV Infection through 2014
The 35
slides provide information on diagnoses with HIV infection, by sex,
transmission category, race/ethnicity, living with diagnosed HIV infection, and more. A Daily Pill Can Prevent
HIV
This
Dear Colleague letter highlights PrEP (Preexposure Prophylaxis) as an essential
component in accelerating progress in HIV prevention. PrEP is a powerful
prevention tool with the potential to benefit Americans who are most at risk
for acquiring HIV.
Daily Pill
Can Prevent HIV: Reaching People Who Could Benefit from PrEP – Vital Signs
When taken
every day, PrEP is safe and highly effective in preventing HIV infection. PrEP
is even more effective if it is combined with other ways to prevent new HIV
infections like condom use, drug abuse treatment, and treatment for people
living with HIV to reduce the chance of passing the virus to others.
Variation in
Residential Care Community Resident Characteristics, by Size of Community:
United States, 2014
Overall, 70% of residents in residential care communities
were female. The percentage of females was slightly higher in communities with
26–50 beds (72%) than in communities with 4–25 beds (69%) or more than 50 beds
(70%).
|
