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What's New in 2012

Below is a listing of publications, websites, announcements, featured highlights, and other women’s health updates for 2012, beginning with the most recent.

June

Adults Need Immunizations, Too (6/30/2012)

Breaking the Silence: Public Health’s Role in Intimate Partner Violence Prevention (6/30/2012)

Breastfeeding Action Guides for Health Care Settings (6/30/2012)

Deaths: Leading Causes for 2008 (6/30/2012)

Deaths: Final Data for 2009 (6/30/2012)

Elder Maltreatment Prevention (6/30/2012)

Estimated Pregnancy Rates and Rates of Pregnancy Outcomes for the United States, 1990-2008 (6/30/2012)

Have Diabetes? Get Tips for Safe Travels (6/30/2012)

Keep Your Cool in Hot Weather (6/30/2012)

Prevent CO Poisoning (6/30/2012)

Update: Influenza Activity - United States, 2011-12 Season and Composition of the 2012-13 Influenza Vaccine (6/30/2012)

Update to CDC’s U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2010: Revised Recommendations for the Use of Hormonal Contraception Among Women at High Risk for HIV Infection or Infected with HIV (6/30/2012)

Use of Selected Clinical Preventive Services Among Adults - United States, 2007-2010: Breast Cancer Screening Among Adult Women (6/30/2012)

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - United States, 2011 (6/30/2012)

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May

2012 Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (5/31/2012)

A National Public Health Action Plan for the Detection, Prevention, and Management of Infertility (5/31/2012)

Cancer and Women (5/31/2012)

Can’t See Clearly? Get Your Eyes Checked (5/31/2012)

CDC Proposes that All Baby Boomers Be Tested for Hepatitis C (5/31/2012)

Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines for Average-Risk Women (5/31/2012)

Diabetes and Pregnancy (5/31/2012)

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders App (5/31/2012)

Gender Differences in Acute Pesticide-Related Illnesses and Injuries, Study Finds (5/31/2012)

Health Care Access and Utilization Among Young Adults Aged 19-25: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-September 2011 (5/31/2012)

Health, United States, 2011 (5/31/2012)

High Blood Pressure - Get it in Check (5/31/2012)

Higher Education and Income Levels Keys to Better Health, According to Annual Report on Nation's Health (5/31/2012)

Immunization:  You Call the Shots-Module Eight - Human Papillomavirus (HPV) - May 2012 (5/31/2012)

Managing Stress (5/31/2012)

New Study Examines the Role of Intimate Partner Violence in Workplace Homicides Among U.S. Women (5/31/2012)

Pregnant? Don't Smoke! (5/31/2012)

Protect Your Skin (5/31/2012)

Recent Trends in Births and Fertility Rates Through December 2011 (5/31/2012)

Sexual Experience and Contraceptive Use Among Female Teens - United States, 1995, 2002, and 2006-2010 (5/31/2012)

Spring and Summer Outdoor Safety (5/31/2012)

Staying Healthy on a Cruise (5/31/2012)

Sunburn and Sun Protective Behaviors Among Adults Aged 18-29 Years - United States, 2000-2010 (5/31/2012)

The Growing Threat of Multidrug-Resistant Gonorrhea (5/31/2012)

Trends in Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use, and Mortality in the United States, 2001-2010 (5/31/2012)

United States Cancer Statistics (5/31/2012)

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April

African American Women Claiming their Power in Fight Against HIV (4/30/2012)

Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2008 (4/30/2012)

Birth Rates for U.S. Teenagers Reach Historic Lows for All Age and Ethnic Groups (4/30/2012)

CDC Ad Campaign Reveals Harsh Reality of Smoking-Related Diseases (4/30/2012)

Characteristics and Use of Home Health Care by Men and Women Aged 65 and Over (4/30/2012)

Chlamydia Profiles, 2010 (4/30/2012)

Fertility of Men and Women Aged 15-44 Years in the United States: National Survey of Family Growth, 2006-2010 (4/30/2012)

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: One Woman’s Story (4/30/2012)

Hear Andrea’s Story (video) (4/30/2012)

Human Papillomavirus-Associated Cancers - United States, 2004-2008 (4/30/2012)

Meditation and Health (4/30/2012)

Osteoporosis or Low Bone Mass at the Femur Neck or Lumbar Spine in Older Adults: United States, 2005-2008 (4/30/2012)

Residents Living in Residential Care Facilities: United States, 2010 (4/30/2012)

Tips for Former Smokers (4/30/2012)

Total and High-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009-2010 (4/30/2012)

Updated HPV Vaccine (Gardasil®) What You Need to Know (4/30/2012)

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March

African American Women Claiming their Power in Fight Against HIV (3/30/2012)

CDC Ad Campaign Reveals Harsh Reality of Smoking-Related Diseases (3/30/2012)

Colorectal Cancer Awareness (3/30/2012)

Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT): Caitlin's Story (3/30/2012)

Diagnoses of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2010 (3/30/2012)

First Marriages in the United States: Data from the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth (3/30/2012)

Hear Andrea’s Story (video) (3/30/2012)

Highlights of the 2012 STD Prevention Conference: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea (3/30/2012)

National Estimate Shows Not Enough Young Women Tested for Chlamydia (3/30/2012)

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness (3/30/2012)

Partner Services for Medical Providers and Referring Providers (3/30/2012)

Planning for the Big Day! Wedding Health and Safety Tips (3/30/2012)

Sleep and Work (3/30/2012)

Tips for Former Smokers (3/30/2012)

Updated HIV Surveillance - Epidemiology of HIV Infection (through 2010) Slide Set (3/30/2012)

Updated HPV Vaccine (Gardasil®) What You Need to Know (3/30/2012)

Vaccines Help Protect Travelers of All Ages (3/30/2012)

Women’s Health Ebrief (3/30/2012)

2012 Surgeon General's Report-Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults (3/30/2012)

75 Years of Mortality in the United States, 1935-2010 (3/30/2012)

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February

Adult Vaccination Coverage - United States, 2010 (2/29/2012)

Are You Pregnant or a New Mom? (2/29/2012)

CDC Grand Rounds: Dietary Sodium Reduction - Time for Choice (2/29/2012)

Clear It Up: Plain Language in Government Health Information (2/29/2012)

Ectopic Pregnancy Mortality - Florida, 2009-2010 (2/29/2012)

Hair, Formaldehyde, and Industrial Hygiene (2/29/2012)

Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Pregnant Women - 29 States and New York City, 2009-10 Season (2/29/2012)

Nurses’ Miscarriages Linked to Chemicals at Work (2/29/2012)

Prevent Infections in Pregnancy (2/29/2012)

Prevent Teen Dating Violence (2/29/2012)

Protecting Babies from Flu (A Minute of Health with CDC Podcast) (2/29/2012)

Raw (Unpasteurized) Milk (2/29/2012)

Recent Trends in Births and Fertility Rates Through June 2011 (2/29/2012)

Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule - United States, 2012 (2/29/2012)

Reportable STDs in Young People 15-24 Years of Age, by State (2/29/2012)

Syphilis Profiles, 2010 (2/29/2012)

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Quiz (2/29/2012)

Where’s the Sodium? There's Too Much in Many Common Foods (2/29/2012)

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January

Are Your Kids Protected from HPV-related Cancers? (1/31/2012)

Atlas on HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Data (1/31/2012)

Be One in a Million this American Heart Month (1/31/2012)

Cancer Screening - United States, 2010 (1/31/2012)

Cervical Cancer: The Preventable Gynecologic Cancer (1/31/2012)

Folic Acid Helps Prevent Neural Tube Defects (1/31/2012)

Have a Safe and Healthy Super Bowl Celebration (1/31/2012)

Home Births in the United States:  1990-2009  (1/31/2012)

Medication Use During Pregnancy (1/31/2012)

Partner Services Providers Quick Guide PDF (1/31/2012)

Prepregnancy Contraceptive Use Among Teens with Unintended Pregnancies Resulting in Live Births - Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), 2004-2008 (1/31/2012)

Prevalence of Obesity:  United States, 2009-2010  (1/31/2012)

Reproductive Health Assessment After Disaster Toolkit (1/31/2012)

Surveillance of Demographic Characteristics and Health Behaviors Among Adult Cancer Survivors - Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2009 (1/31/2012)

Three Decades of Twin Births in the United States, 1980-2009 (1/31/2012)

Vital Signs: Binge Drinking Prevalence, Frequency, and Intensity Among Adults - United States, 2010 (1/31/2012)

Wear Red for a Million Hearts (1/31/2012)

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Content Source: CDC Office of Women's Health
Page last modified: July 16, 2012
Page last reviewed: July 16, 2012