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Immunization Resources
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Research & Practice
Cervical Cancer Mortality and Racial Disparity Black women and older women have higher chances of dying of cervical cancer, according to a study published in Cancer. Researchers found that Black women in the United States are dying from cervical cancer at a rate 77% greater than previously thought; White women are dying at a 47% greater rate. Many of those women who are dying are older than 65 years of age, a cutoff point at which guidelines no longer recommend routine cervical screening. By excluding women who have had hysterectomies from calculations, something that has not been done previously, researchers say they are able to draw more accurate conclusions from the data. Find the study here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/ doi/10.1002/cncr.30507/full.
Immunization Resources
Report on Cannabis and Health The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have published a new report titled The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research. The report offers a rigorous review of scientific research published since 1999 about what is known about the health impacts of cannabis and cannabisderived products, from therapeutic effects to risks for causing certain cancers, diseases, mental health disorders, and injuries. The committee also proposed ways to expand and improve the quality of cannabis research efforts, enhance data collection efforts to support the advancement of research, and address the current barriers to cannabis research. Find more information here: www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Reports/2017/ health-effects-of-cannabis-and-cannabinoids.aspx.
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Nursing for Women’s Health
Volume 21
Issue 2
Photos both © iStock Signature Collection / iStockphoto.com
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has pulled together educational and promotional resources regarding immunization to assist in outreach to parents, pregnant women, adults, and health care providers about the importance of vaccination. Find targeted toolkits, fact sheets, digital media tools, and more at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/partners.
Research & Practice
Cervical Cancer Mortality and Racial Disparity Black women and older women have higher chances of dying of cervical cancer, according to a study published in Cancer. Researchers found that Black women in the United States are dying from cervical cancer at a rate 77% greater than previously thought; White women are dying at a 47% greater rate. Many of those women who are dying are older than 65 years of age, a cutoff point at which guidelines no longer recommend routine cervical screening. By excluding women who have had hysterectomies from calculations, something that has not been done previously, researchers say they are able to draw more accurate conclusions from the data. Find the study here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/ doi/10.1002/cncr.30507/full.
Immunization Resources
Report on Cannabis and Health The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have published a new report titled The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research. The report offers a rigorous review of scientific research published since 1999 about what is known about the health impacts of cannabis and cannabisderived products, from therapeutic effects to risks for causing certain cancers, diseases, mental health disorders, and injuries. The committee also proposed ways to expand and improve the quality of cannabis research efforts, enhance data collection efforts to support the advancement of research, and address the current barriers to cannabis research. Find more information here: www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Reports/2017/ health-effects-of-cannabis-and-cannabinoids.aspx.
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Nursing for Women’s Health
Volume 21
Issue 2
Photos both © iStock Signature Collection / iStockphoto.com
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has pulled together educational and promotional resources regarding immunization to assist in outreach to parents, pregnant women, adults, and health care providers about the importance of vaccination. Find targeted toolkits, fact sheets, digital media tools, and more at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/partners.