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Quitting Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2000–2015
To assess progress toward the Healthy People 2020 objectives of increasing the
proportion of U.S. adults who attempt to quit smoking cigarettes to ≥80.0%, and
increasing recent smoking cessation success to ≥8.0%, CDC assessed national
estimates of cessation behaviors among adults aged ≥18 years using data from
the 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2015 National Health Interview Surveys (NHIS).
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month
Sex trafficking exploits women, men, and children across the United States and
around the world. People can learn more about the problem, and prevention
practitioners can use resources to help prevent sex trafficking.
National Birth Defects Prevention Month and Folic Acid
Awareness Week — January 2017
January 8–14, 2017, is National Folic Acid Awareness Week. CDC urges all women
who can become pregnant to get 400 μg of folic acid every day to help reduce
the risk for serious birth defects of the brain and spine.
Association Between Infant Mortality Attributable to Birth Defects and Payment Source for Delivery — United States, 2011–2013
To assess infant mortality attributable to birth defects (IMBD) by payment source for delivery, CDC analyzed linked U.S. birth/infant death data for 2011–2013 from states that adopted the 2003 revision of the birth certificate.
Prevalence of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in Sexually Experienced Women of Reproductive Age — United States, 2013–2014
The purpose of these analyses was to assess the burden of self-reported pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in a nationally representative sample using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2013–2014 cycle.
The Association of Marital Status and Offers of
Employer-based Health Insurance for Employed Women Aged 27–64: United States,
2014–2015
In 2015, women were less likely than men to have been insured through their own
employer and more likely to have been covered as a dependent. This report
describes the association of marital status and the presence of employer-based
health insurance offers among employed women in the United States.
Cervical Cancer Awareness
No woman should die of cervical cancer. You can help prevent cervical cancer by
getting screened regularly, starting at age 21. Vaccines are available to
protect against the types of human papillomavirus (HPV) that most
often cause cervical cancer.
Lower Your Risk for the Number 1 Killer of Women
Learn about heart disease and women and what you can do to keep a healthy heart.
Plan Ahead: Folic Acid Can Help Prevent Certain Birth
Defects
Learn how to get healthy before and during pregnancy to increase your chances
of having a healthy baby. You can plan ahead by getting enough folic acid each
day.
Stay Active and Heathy in the New Year
Take steps to keep you and your loved ones active and healthy in the New Year.
Protect Your Children from Cervical and other HPV Cancers
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination can protect your children from several
types of cancers, including cervical cancer. Get HPV vaccine for your sons and
daughters at ages 11-12 to protect them from cancers caused by HPV infections.
Inpatient Hospitalization Costs Associated with Birth
Defects Among Persons of All Ages — United States, 2013
In this study, CDC used the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) 2013
National Inpatient Sample (NIS), a 20% stratified sample of discharges from
nonfederal community hospitals, to estimate the annual cost of birth
defect–associated hospitalizations in the United States, both for persons of
all ages and by age group.
Coverage with Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Acellular
Pertussis Vaccine and Influenza Vaccine Among Pregnant Women — Minnesota, March
2013–December 2014
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends that women who are
or will be pregnant during the influenza season be vaccinated with inactivated
influenza virus vaccine, and that all pregnant women receive a dose of tetanus,
diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine in every pregnancy.
Valentine's Day Health
Valentine’s Day is a great time to celebrate love and can be a reminder to make healthy choices part of your everyday life. Whether you celebrate Valentine's Day on your own or with someone else, take steps to be a healthy valentine.
Capacity Building through Training and Mentoring for
Treatment, Care and Support, Including PMTCT, TB/HIV, Laboratory, Informatics,
and Cervical Cancer in Botswana [CDC-RFA-GH15-150403CONT17]
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