Women's Health
In the Spotlight
Safe and Healthy Bride
As you plan your
wedding and new life together, be sure to include health and safety in
your plans! Do you know a bride-to-be? Send her a
healthy wedding or
healthy bride e-card!
Prom Health and Safety Tips
If you or someone you know is going to the prom, here are a few tips to
help make it fun and safe. A
prom health
and safety podcast is also available.
Spring Break Health and Safety Tips
Make this year's spring break memorable by having fun and helping
yourself, your friends, and others stay safe and healthy.
Science and Research
Births: Preliminary Data for 2007
(3/30/09)
The preliminary estimate of births in 2007 rose 1 percent to 4,317,119,
the highest number of births ever registered for the United States.
Increases occurred within all race and Hispanic origin groups and for
nearly all age groups.
Nail Salon Table Evaluation
(3/30/09)
CDC is undertaking a unique research project to examine the
effectiveness of different vented nail tables in removing potential
exposures from the work area used by persons employed in nail salons.
NIOSH is requesting that developers, manufacturers, and vendors of VNTs
submit new, unused, downdraft VNTs for a free evaluation.
1999-2005 United States Cancer
Statistics: Incidence and Mortality (3/30/09)
The report features information on more than one million cases of cancer
diagnosed in 2005 among residents of 48 states, 6 metropolitan areas,
and the District of Columbia- geographic areas in which about 96% of the
U.S. population reside.
Cigarette Brand Preference among Middle and High School Students Who Are
Established Smokers- United States, 2004 and 2006 (3/30/09)
This report indicates that among established student smokers in middle
and high school, Marlboro was the preferred brand (43.3% and 52.3%,
respectively), followed by Newport (26.4% and 21.4%, respectively).
Brand preference differed by sex among middle and high school students:
49.6% of female smokers in middle school used Marlboro cigarettes,
compared with 54.5% of high school female smokers.
Health and Wellness
Women & Girls
HIV/AIDS Awareness
In 2006, nearly 15,000 or more than a quarter of new HIV cases in the
United States were among women and girls ages 13 years and older. Women
of color are especially impacted by the disease. If you have never had
an HIV test, or if your last HIV test was some time ago, please get
yourself tested again. To find an HIV testing location near you, go to
www.hivtest.org, or text your zip code to KNOW IT.
Ensure Medicine
Safety
We can do a number of things to help reduce the risk of harm from
medicines. One of the most important things we can do to keep ourselves
and others safe is to learn how to properly take, monitor, and store
medicines. Learn more.
Protect Your
Unborn Baby or Newborn from Infections
If you're pregnant or planning a pregnancy, there are simple steps you
can take to protect your unborn baby or newborn from infections that
cause serious health problems.
Snapshots
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Asthma Prevalence, 2004-2006 |
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Young Adults 18-29 years: Mental disorders, 1999-2004 |
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Young Adults 18-29 years: Did not receive needed health services due to cost, 2004-2006 |
Programs and Partnerships
CDC's Injury
Research Agenda: 2009-2018
The Injury Research Agenda pinpoints nine areas where additional
research can have the greatest impact on preventing injuries and
violence and controlling their debilitating effects. It addresses
injuries at home and in communities; injuries occurring during sports,
recreation and exercise; traumatic brain injuries; transportation-
related injuries; intimate partner violence and sexual violence; child
maltreatment; suicidal behavior; youth violence; and acute care.
CDC Partners
This webpage provides information for partners on a variety of topics.
Conferences and Events
National HIV Prevention Conference, August 23-26, Atlanta, GA
This site contains documents in PDF format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader
to access the file. If you do not have the Acrobat Reader, you may download a
free copy from the Adobe Web site.
Page last modified: May 1, 2009
Page last reviewed: April 6, 2009
