Health Matters for Women Newsletter

Health Matters for Women newsletter from CDC. US Dept. of Health and Human Services

February 2024

Lower Your Risk for the Number 1 Killer of Women
Learn about heart disease and women and what you can do to keep a healthy heart.

Reasons for Nonparticipation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
Participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), a program that provides nutritious foods, nutrition education, and health care referrals to infants and children younger than 5 years in low-income families, has declined in the past decade. The objective of this article is to describe the reasons children discontinued or never participated in WIC using a National Health and Nutrition Examination (NHANES) 2019 to March 2020 convenience sample.

Association Between Lifetime Sexual Violence and Recent Traumatic Brain Injury Among Adults: 2017 Connecticut Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
During 2016 and 2017, half of women (54.3%) and nearly a third of men (30.7%) in the United States experienced some form of sexual violence (SV) involving physical contact. SV is associated with numerous negative health consequences, including traumatic brain injury (TBI). This exploratory study examined whether a history of SV victimization was associated with having a recently diagnosed TBI.

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Question of the Month for February 2024

Question: Heart disease causes about 1 in every ____ female deaths.

Correct answer: 5

Incorrect answers: 7, 10

Source: Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States, killing 310,661 women in 2021—or about 1 in every 5 female deaths. Despite this, only about half (56%) of women recognize that heart disease is their number 1 killer. Learn more: Lower Your Risk for the Number 1 Killer of Women | Health Equity Features | CDC