Health Matters for Women - September 2021

	September 2021

 

New from CDC   College Health and Safety for Women Schools play a critical role in ensuring students have access to available resources for a safe and healthy college experience. Learn more about how students and institutions can work together to keep everyone safe off and on campus.   Employment After Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Among Women in the Sister and the Two Sister Studies Women undergoing diagnosis and treatment for breast cancer may face challenges in employment. The authors investigated the impact of demographic, clinical, workplace, and psychosocial characteristics on loss of employment after a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.   Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Gynecologic cancers are cancers of women's reproductive organs. Learn the symptoms of cancers that start in a women's reproductive organs and how to lower your risk.    US Hysterectomy Prevalence by Age, Race and Ethnicity from BRFSS and NHIS: Implications for Analyses of Cervical and Uterine Cancer Rates Latest gynecologic cancer rates adjusted for hysterectomy prevalence with data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) or the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). This report sought to determine if BRFSS and NHIS produce similar estimates of hysterectomy prevalence.   Vaccines & Pregnancy: Top 7 Things You Need to Know Did you know a baby gets disease immunity (protection) from mom during pregnancy? Learn about these 7 tips about vaccines and pregnancy.    Zika Prevention Behaviors Among Women of Reproductive Age in Puerto Rico, 2016 Zika virus is primarily transmitted through mosquito bites. Because Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause serious birth defects, reproductive-aged women need protection from Zika virus infection. This report describes Zika virus prevention behaviors among women aged 18-49 years and assesses whether pregnancy status and healthcare provider counseling increases Zika virus prevention behaviors.   Changes in U.S. Healthcare Provider Practices Related to Emergency Contraception Emergency contraception (EC), including EC pills (ECPs) and the copper intrauterine device, can prevent pregnancy after sexual encounters in which contraception was not used or used incorrectly. The objective of this analysis was to assess the percentage of health care providers reporting frequent provision of select EC practices around the time of and after the release of the U.S.     Snapshots

QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Cancer, by Urban-Rural Status and Sex — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 1999–2019

Federal Agencies HHS Announces $350 Million to Strengthen Maternal and Child Health Across the Nation Readout of White House Roundtable Meeting with Women’s Rights and Reproductive Health Leaders NIH-funded Study Highlights Stark Racial Disparities in Maternal Deaths Advancing NIH Research on the Health of Women: A 2021 Conference Grant Opportunity American Women: Assessing Risk Epidemiologically (AWARE) - HHS/NIH Drinking and Smoking During Pregnancy Linked with Stillbirth, NIH-funded Study Suggests Opportunity To Become an Office on Women's Health (OWH) Self-Measured Blood Pressure (SMBP) Program Partner   National, State and Local  New Recommendation for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Screening - U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Pregnant Women and Other Eligible Alabamians Ages 12 and Older are Urged to be Vaccinated for COVID-19  Eliminating Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality Task Force - Ohio Department of Health Global Advocating for cervical cancer awareness and prevention on World GO Day - World Health Organization WHO's World Patient Safety Day Goals 2021 Promote Safe Maternal and Newborn Practices      Health Observances, October 2021 National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Breast Cancer Awareness National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Intimate Partner Violence Prevent Domestic Violence in Your Community Health Literacy Month Health Literacy  Health Equity Guiding Principles for Inclusive Communication National Depression Screening Day 10/7 Depression Among Women Postpartum Depression Depression During and After Pregnancy Diabetes and Depression in Older Women (Podcast) World Mental Health Day 10/10 About Mental Health International Day of the Girl 10/11 In Focus: International Day of the Girl 2020  Bone and Joint Health National Action Week 10/12 - 10/18 Osteoporosis  National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month Childhood Overweight and Obesity Progress on Childhood Obesity Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day 10/13 National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program National Mammography Day 10/15 What Is a Mammogram?

 

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