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Camping Health and Safety Tips and Packing Checklist
Follow these tips and use the packing checklist to help ensure your camping trip is safe and healthy.


Men's Health Feature
Learn how to stay safe and healthy. Send a men's health-e-card to show someone you care about their health.

Science and Research

Late HIV Testing- 34 States, 1996-2005 (7/7/09)
To characterize late HIV testing, CDC examined data from 1996-2005 from 34 states with confidential name-based HIV and AIDS reporting (the most recent data available) to determine the percentage of persons who received an AIDS diagnosis within 3 years after receiving their initial HIV diagnosis. At 3 years after their initial HIV diagnosis, 46.9 percent of men had an AIDS diagnosis compared with 41.5 percent of women. A similar pattern was observed by the HIV transmission category. 

HIV Testing among High School Students- United States, 2007 (7/7/09)
Results indicated that nationwide, 12.9 percent of all high school students had ever been tested for HIV. The prevalence of HIV testing increased with increasing grade and decreased with increasing age at first sexual intercourse. Prevalence of HIV testing was higher among female students (14.8 percent) than male students (11.1percent). 

Oral Sex and HIV Risk (7/7/09)
Like all sexual activity, oral sex carries some risk of HIV transmission when one partner is known to be infected with HIV, when either partner’s HIV status is not known, and/or when one partner is not monogamous or injects drugs. Even though the risk of transmitting HIV through oral sex is much lower than that of anal or vaginal sex, numerous studies have demonstrated that oral sex can result in the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. 

Who Marries and When? Age at First Marriage in the United States, 2002 (7/7/09)
This report highlights what we know about the incidence and timing of first marriage among women and men 15-44 years of age in the United States, based on data from the National Survey of Family Growth conducted in 2002. Over 70 percent of women and men 25-44 years of age have ever been married: 79 percent of women and 71percent of men.

Health and Wellness

Help for the Uninsured
Podcast
Cancer creates heavy economic burdens on both patients and their families. Cancer patients and their families should discuss any concerns they may have about health care costs with their doctor, a medical social worker, or the business office of their hospital or clinic. The National Cancer Institute has a list of organizations and agencies that may be able to help with health care costs, and some pharmaceutical companies offer patient assistance programs to help pay for medications. 

Cancer and Men
Every year, cancer claims the lives of nearly 300,000 men in America. There are ways to reduce the risk of some of the most common types of cancer in men.

Summer Fruits and Vegetables
Improve Your health while enjoying the season's colorful produce.

Patient Safety
You go to the hospital to get well, right? Of course! But, did you know that patients can get infections in the hospital while they are being treated for something else? Here are ten things you can do to be a safe patient.

Work and Play

Don't Let Mosquitoes Give You an Unwanted Souvenir!
Travelers to areas with tropical weather may be at risk for illnesses that spread by mosquito and other insect bites. Take steps to protect yourself and your family and friends.

Skin Cancer Prevention
While you enjoy the outdoors this summer, protect yourself from skin cancer by using sunscreen, seeking shade, and wearing sunglasses, a hat, and sun-protective clothing.

Family and Friends

Gather and Share Your Family Health History
If you are concerned about a disease running in your family, talk to your doctor on your next visit. A doctor can evaluate all of the risk factors that may affect your risk of some diseases, including family history, and can recommend a course of action to reduce that risk.

Duchenne/Becker Muscular Dystrophy
The most common form of muscular dystrophy in children is Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Learn more about this genetic disorder that affects about 1 out of every 3,500 to 6,000 boys.

Protect the Ones You Love from Drowning
When we're enjoying time at the pool or beach, water safety may not always be the first thing on our minds. Yet, staying safe enables us to enjoy ourselves to the fullest- especially when it comes to protecting kids. Drowning is a leading cause of injury death for young children ages 1 to 4.

 

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Content Source: CDC Office of Women's Health
Page last modified: July 7, 2009
Page last reviewed: July 7, 2009