Work-Related Asthma — 22 States, 2012 The prevalence of current asthma significantly differed by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and education. Prevalence was highest among persons aged 45–64 years (9.4%), women (11.4%), blacks (12.5%), and those with less than a high school education (9.5%).
Emergency Department Visits for Drug Poisoning: United States, 2008–2011 Among persons aged 35–49, the ED visit rate for drug poisonings was higher among females (51.2 per 10,000 persons) compared with males (31.9 per 10,000 persons). The ED visit rate for females was higher among those aged 20–34 and 35–49 compared with those aged 0–19 and 50 and over. Females had a higher ED visit rate for drug poisonings that were self-inflicted compared with males.
Prevent Cervical Cancer! Podcast Cervical cancer can be prevented. Listen as two friends—one a doctor—talk about screening tests and early detection. Learn what test you might need.
Preventing Teen Pregnancy: A Key Role for Health Care Providers LARC is safe to use, does not require taking a pill each day or doing something each time before having sex, and can prevent pregnancy for 3 to 10 years, depending on the method. Less than 1% of LARC users would become pregnant during the first year of use
Home Canning and Botulism Home canning is an excellent way to preserve garden produce and share it with family and friends, but it can be risky or even deadly if not done correctly and safely.
Every 13 seconds an older adult is injured from a fall in the United States. Every 20 minutes one of these older adults dies from a fall. But falls are not an inevitable part of aging. There are specific things that can be done to safeguard older adults so they stay healthy, active and independent longer.
This special edition of Frontiers in Public Health highlights evidence-based programming and clinical interventions for older adults. CDC authors collaborated and contributed to this important publication, which includes approximately 25 commentaries and 35 full-length articles. The volume is available online and will become an e-book in May 2015, providing researchers, clinicians, and community organizations the tools and information needed to protect and improve the health of the rapidly growing population of older adults in the United States and throughout the world. The full volume and upcoming e-book are available on the Frontiers website.
CDC developed a tool kit for health care providers called Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries, or STEADI, designed to help make fall prevention an integral part of primary care.
STEADI includes three things clinicians can do during office visits with patients 65 and older:
Ask patients if they have fallen in the past year, feel unsteady, or worry about falling;
Review medications and stop, switch, or reduce the dosage of drugs that can increase the risk of falling; and
Recommend vitamin D supplements of at least 800 IU/day with calcium.
CDC collaborates with federal and non-federal partners to build the knowledge base for fall prevention and to ensure the best evidence is used to guide action.
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