Women's Health
In the Spotlight
Learn how to stay safe and healthy with this festive song, sung to the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas. Holiday tips, podcast, and health-e-cards are also available!
Express Your Health™ Activity
Book for Kids
Encourage kids to stay safe and healthy with the healthy heroes,
puzzles, coloring pages, and more! Also, send an
Express Your Health™ Health-e-Card to your friends and family!
Science and Research
HIV
Prevalence Estimates- United States, 2006 (11/20/08)
Fact Sheet
The HIV prevalence rate for black women was nearly 18 times the rate for
white women, and the rate for Hispanic women was more than four times
the rate for white women. The HIV prevalence rate for black women was
greater than the rate for all other groups, except for black men.
Good News
about Breast Cancer: Podcast (11/20/08)
Dr. Sherri Stewart talks about a study she and her CDC colleagues
recently completed. In this study, Dr. Stewart examines rates of breast
cancer diagnoses among women in the United States from 1999 to 2003.
Both in situ and invasive female breast cancer rates have been
decreasing in recent years, with a sharper decline occurring from 2002
to 2003.
Survey Provides First Estimates for HPV Vaccination (11/20/08)
The nation′s immunization coverage rates for preteens and teens are
increasing for routinely recommended vaccines, according to 2007
estimates. The survey found that 25.1 percent of adolescent females had
received at least one dose of human papillomavirus vaccine.
Depression in
the United States Household Population, 2005-2006 (11/20/08)
In any 2-week period, 5.4% of Americans 12 years of age and older
experienced depression. Rates were higher in 40-59 year olds, women, and
non-Hispanic black persons than in other demographic groups.
Health and Wellness
New
Physical Activity Guidelines
Physical activity is anything that gets your body moving. According to
the new 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, adults need to
do two types of physical activity each week to improve their health-
aerobic and muscle-strengthening. Children need three types of activity-
aerobic, muscle-strengthening, and bone-strengthening.
Women- Be
Aware: Podcast
This podcast discusses the five main types of gynecologic cancer:
cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, and vulvar.
Intimate
Partner Violence
A key strategy in preventing intimate partner violence is the promotion
of respectful, nonviolent intimate partner relationships through
individual, community, and societal level change.
Kick the
Habit: Podcast
Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease and premature
death in the United States. Dr. Sherri Stewart discusses tobacco-related
illnesses and how they can be prevented.
Snapshots
Programs and Partnerships
What Works to Promote Cancer Screening
The Community Guide conducted systematic reviews of interventions
designed to improve early detection and control of cancer by increasing
screenings for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer.
African-American Women and Mass Media Campaign
The African-American Women and Mass Media pilot campaign uses radio and
print media to make more women aware of the importance of getting
mammograms to find breast cancer early. The campaign is being piloted in
Savannah and Macon, Georgia.
Conferences and Events
Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference, December 10-12, 2008, Atlanta, GA
Chronic Disease Prevention & Control, February 23-25, 2009, Washington, DC
National HIV Prevention
Conference, August 23-26, 2009, Atlanta, GA
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Page last modified: December 10, 2008
Page last reviewed: November 20, 2008