Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health Matters for Women[TM] E-Newsletter Update

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Health Matters For Women

December  2019

New from CDC

Leading Causes of Death in Females, United States — 2016 and 2017
Learn about leading causes of death in females by race, and age groups.

Violence: Intimate Partner, Sexual Violence Prevention | The Community Guide
The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends primary prevention interventions that aim to prevent or reduce perpetration of intimate partner and sexual violence among youth. Evidence shows these interventions decrease the perpetration of intimate partner violence and sexual violence.

New Podcast on Travel-Related Blood Clots
Blood clots that develop during travel can happen to anyone, especially those who are pregnant, have a family history of blood clots, are currently receiving treatment for cancer, or have recently been hospitalized or had surgery.

Collaboration Between Maternal and Child Health and Chronic Disease Epidemiologists to Identify Strategies to Reduce Hypertension-Related Severe Maternal Morbidity
Maternal and child health (MCH) and chronic disease programs at state health agencies may not routinely collaborate. The objective of this study was to describe a project that enhanced relationships between MCH and chronic disease epidemiologists at the Florida Department of Health, increased epidemiologic capacity, and informed both programs.

Abortion Surveillance — United States, 2016

Each year, CDC requests abortion data from the central health agencies of 52 reporting areas (the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and New York City). The reporting areas provide this information voluntarily. For 2016, data were received from 48 reporting areas. Abortion data provided by these 48 reporting areas for each year during 2007–2016 were used in trend analyses. Census and natality data were used to calculate abortion rates (number of abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44 years) and ratios (number of abortions per 1,000 live births), respectively.

Snapshot

	QuickStats: Percentage* of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Took Medication To Help Fall or Stay Asleep Four or More Times in the Past Week,† by Sex and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2017–2018

Federal Agency News

FDA Sends Warning to Companies for Offering Unapproved Umbilical Cord Blood Products that May Put Patients at Risk
Pregnancy for Every Body: Weight and Pregnancy (NIH)
Permanent Hair Dye and Straighteners May Increase Breast Cancer Risk (NIH)
Factors Associated With Optimal Follow-up in Women with BI-RADS 3 Breast Findings (NIH)

Pregnancy Hypertension Risk Increased by Traffic-related Air Pollution (NIH)

Many Pregnant Women with HIV Prescribed Treatment that Does Not Meet Federal Guidelines (NIH)

NIH-developed Zika Vaccine Improves Fetal Outcomes in Animal Model

Persistent Organic Pollutants in Maternal Blood Linked to Smaller Fetal Size, NIH Study Suggests

National, State and Local News

Study Finds Losing Weight After 50 May Lower Breast Cancer Risk (American Cancer Society)
What You Need to Know About Testing for Cervical Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Infant Mortality Rate in Alabama is Lowest in State’s History in 2018; Decrease Occurs among all Racial Groups
Six Delaware Community-based Organizations Receive Mini-grants to Reduce Infant and Maternal Mortality
Iowa Selected for National Project to Improve Ovarian Cancer Care 

Upcoming Health Observances

Use this list of health observances in January 2020 to promote a healthy lifestyle for you, your family, and your community. 

Cervical Health Awareness Month
Cervical Cancer
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program

National Stalking Awareness Month
Stalking: Know it. Name it. Stop it.
Intimate Partner Violence

National Birth Defects Prevention Month
Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Slavery and Human Trafficking

1/6 – 1/12 National Folic Acid Awareness Week
Folic Acid

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