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Global Reproductive Health: Reproductive Health Epidemiology |
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Epidemiology investigates the distribution and determinants of disease
in human populations. Epidemiologic skills can be used to better
understand the cause of a medical condition and how it can be prevented,
or its prevalence in a population and the urgency with which it needs to
be addressed. DRH has
expertise in a broad range of reproductive health epidemiology topics
including the following:
- family planning,
- contraceptive safety and efficacy,
- maternal morbidity and mortality,
- perinatal and infant health,
- adolescent sexual behavior,
- domestic violence,
- HIV/STDs, and
- population-based reproductive health surveys.
Reproductive Health Epidemiology Workshop
The Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), has developed an international Reproductive Health
Epidemiology Workshop for clinicians, researchers, public health
professionals, and other persons who want to conduct surveillance and
epidemiologic studies in reproductive and maternal and child health. The
workshop takes place in a host’s country and is adapted to the
participants’ special interests, geographic region, resources, and time
limitations. Host organizations include Ministries of Health, Schools of
Public Health, Schools of Medicine, and other interested institutions.
More Information
CDC does not fund Reproductive Health Epidemiology Workshops. To request
information or discuss possible sources of funding, to receive a copy of the
manual, or to request technical assistance in reproductive health
epidemiology,
contact CDC or a Health/Population/Nutrition
officer at the U.S. Agency for International Development in your country.
Division of Reproductive Health
Reproductive Health Epidemiology Workshop
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mail Stop K-35
4770 Buford Highway, NE
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
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Reproductive
Health Epidemiology Technical Assistance
DRH staff can provide technical assistance
in investigating reproductive health problems, developing or improving
surveillance systems for monitoring reproductive health diseases or
conditions, and using data to recommend actions to improve reproductive
health. Examples of technical assistance include an investigation of
missing IUD strings among women in Bangladesh, assistance in analyzing and
interpreting maternal mortality data in Honduras, and helping to
strengthen the maternal and perinatal care surveillance system in Moldova.
Contraceptive Logistics
Every family planning program must have a good supply of contraceptives on
hand at all times. Running out of contraceptives can lead to unwanted, and in
some cases life-threatening, pregnancies and can do serious harm to a family
planning program’s reputation and effectiveness
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Epidemiology training and workshop manual and modules
Publications on International Surveys, Reports, and Studies
Page last reviewed: 7/28/08
Page last modified: 1/22/07
Content source: Division
of Reproductive Health,
National Center for Chronic
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