Notes from the Field: Intimate Partner Homicide Among Women — United States, 2018–2021
The overall rate of intimate partner homicide among women remained stable from 2018–2019 to 2020–2021. However, during 2020–2021, the proportion of victims who were non-Hispanic Black or African American women increased, and suspects were more frequently previously known to law enforcement.
Changes in Health Indicators Among Caregivers — United States, 2015–2016 to 2021–2022
During 2021–2022, measures for 13 of the 19 health indicators were unfavorable for caregivers when compared with noncaregivers. Four of the seven chronic physical conditions were more common among caregivers in both periods: obesity, current asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and arthritis. The prevalence of obesity and current asthma increased for both caregivers and noncaregivers; the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and arthritis did not change.
Biden-Harris Administration Awards Over $558 Million to Improve Maternal Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced more than $558 million in funding to improve maternal health, building on the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to reducing the nation's high maternal mortality rate through the White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis.
Cervical Cancer Incidence in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands
In this cross-sectional study, cervical cancer remained a major public health issue in some USAPI, with the Republic of the Marshall Islands reporting the highest incidence rates. The findings suggest that improvements in human papillomavirus vaccination and cancer screening coverage through efforts tailored to the unique geographic, sociocultural, economic, and health care landscape of the USAPI may reduce the burden of cervical cancer.
"It Spreads like Wildfire": Mothers' Gatherings for Vaccine Acceptance
This case study describes the design, implementation, and evaluation of an initiative to increase COVID-19 vaccine confidence and uptake among refugee and immigrant women in Clarkston, Georgia.
Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Women of Reproductive Age in Nigeria in 2018
Congenital transmission of Toxoplasma gondii can occur when a woman becomes infected for the first time during or just before pregnancy. Toxoplasma gondii in the fetus can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, ocular or neurological abnormalities at birth, or progressive visual, hearing, motor, and cognitive deficiencies.
Women in Coal Mining-Radiographic Findings of Women Participants in the Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program 1970-2022
The study describes the work experience and respiratory health concern of women coal miners in the United States using Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program data.
