Unemployment insurance: a safety net for victims of intimate partner violence and their children

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that over 5 million intimate partner assaults are perpetrated against women each year, and they lose more than 8 million days of work annually. Expanding Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits to victims of domestic violence is one mechanism for supporting women as they seek to escape the violence in their lives

COVID-19_CDC Guidance

Various Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidance about reducing the risk of the COVID-19 pandemic that were posted for the University of Maine community to use

Recharging Centers for Disease Control Light Trap Batteries with Solar Panels

Abstract Although Centers for Disease Control (CDC

Seasonal Influenza: GWU Experts Weigh In on Flu Basics & Staying Healthy

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness. Serious outcomes of flu infection can result in hospitalization or death. WGWG: It’s Flu Season – Conversation With a GWU Nursing Instructorhttps://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/2496/thumbnail.jp

Childhood Obesity and School Food Choices: Should the Government Intervene?

Obesity rates in the United States are alarming, with more than one-third of U.S. adults and 17% of children qualifying as obese with a Body Mass Index greater than 30.0 (Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 2011). In light of such a large national health burden, promotion of community health must include collaboration with political agencies to enact change

Effect of Community of Residence on Neurobehavioral Development in Infants and Young Children in a Flower-Growing Region of Ecuador

OBJECTIVE: In this study we compared neurobehavioral development in Ecuadoran children living in two communities with high potential for exposure to organophosphate (OP) and carbamate pesticides to that of children living in a community with low potential for exposure. METHODS: Women residing in the study communities who had a child 3–61 months of age completed a questionnaire about maternal and child health and sociodemographic characteristics. The Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) was administered to each child (n = 283). Growth measurements and a hemoglobin finger-prick blood test were obtained. We used multiple linear regressions to evaluate associations between community of residence and delayed development, adjusting for child health status and other characteristics of the home environment. RESULTS: Children 3–23 months of age who resided in high-exposure communities scored lower on gross motor (p = 0.002), fine motor (p = 0.06), and socioindividual (p-value = 0.02) skills, compared with children in the low-exposure community. The effect of residence in a high-exposure community on gross motor skill development was greater for stunted children compared with non-stunted children (p = < 0.001) in the same age group of 3–23 months. Children 24–61 months of age residing in the high-exposure communities scored significantly lower on gross motor skills compared with children of similar ages residing in the low-exposure community (p = 0.06). CONCLUSIONS: Residence in communities with high potential for exposure to OP and carbamate pesticides was associated with poorer neurobehavioral development of the child even after controlling for major determinants of delayed development. Malnourished populations may be particularly vulnerable to neurobehavioral effects of pesticide exposure

Malaria surveillance : annual summary 1988

A total of 1,023 cases of malaria with onset of illness in 1988 in the United States and its territories were reported to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). This compares with 932 cases in 1987, an increase of 10%.SUGGESTED CITATION: Centers for Disease Control: Malaria Surveillance Annual Summary 1988Issued November 1989198

Failed first trimester pregnancy termination: Uterine anomaly as etiologic factor

Failure of first trimester pregnancy termination is an uncommon, although potentially serious complication of attempted therapeutic abortion. We report our experience in four patients with unsuspected congenital uterine anomalies in whom attempted pregnancy termination procedures failed to completely ablate the products of conception. When dilatation and curettage fails to produce embryonic tissue, sonography is indicated to exclude ectopic gestation or uterine anomaly. In patients who are known to have anomalous uteri, intraoperative real-time guidance may increase the success of pregnancy termination procedures and decrease the incidence of retained products of conception.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/38188/1/1870150303_ftp.pd

Malaria surveillance : annual summary 1991

A total of 1.046 cases of malaria with onset of illness in 1991 in the United States and its territories were reported to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). This compares with 1.098 cases in 1990. a decrease of 5%.Suggested Citation: Centers for Disease Control: Malaria Surveillance Annual Summary 1991.Issued April 1994199