Category «Health Care»

GAO Report – Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: U.S. Assistance to Combat This Harmful Practice Abroad Is Limited

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: U.S. Assistance to Combat This Harmful Practice Abroad Is Limited, GAO-16-485: Published: Apr 27, 2016. Publicly Released: May 19, 2016. “U.S. and United Nations (UN) studies since 2010 have identified a variety of factors contributing to the persistence of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). In many communities where FGM/C is prevalent, FGM/C is …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Education, Government Documents, Health Care, Poverty

Mapping Transit for 287 American Cities

Center for Data Innovation – “Urban sustainability nonprofit Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) has created AllTransit, a collection of interactive maps built with public transit data from 805 transit agencies in 287 cities throughout the United States. The maps provide neighborhood level insight into the availability, accessibility, cost, and variety of public transportation options, and …

Subjects: Economy, Government Documents, Health Care, Housing, Transportation

Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFOA and PFOS

“EPA has established health advisories for PFOA and PFOS based on the agency’s assessment of the latest peer-reviewed science to provide drinking water system operators, and state, tribal and local officials who have the primary responsibility for overseeing these systems, with information on the health risks of these chemicals, so they can take the appropriate …

Subjects: Energy, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Health Care

The 2015-2016 Zika Outbreak – Infographic

Via Kaiser Family Foundation – “This infographic offers key facts about the Zika virus, tracks the increasing number of countries reporting local transmission over the past year, and breaks down how key U.S. government agencies are responding to Zika.” Download PDF: The 2015-2016 Zika Outbreak (Updated April 15, 2016)

Subjects: Government Documents, Health Care, Medicine

CDC Health, United States – annual report on trends in health statistics

Health, United States, 2015 – With Special Feature on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. May 2016. “The Health, United States series presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. The report contains a Chartbook that assesses the nation’s health by presenting trends and current information on selected measures of morbidity, mortality, health care …

Subjects: Economy, Government Documents, Health Care

Increased physical activity associated with lower risk of 13 types of cancer

Via NIH: “A new study of the relationship between physical activity and cancer has shown that greater levels of leisure-time physical activity were associated with a lower risk of developing 13 different types of cancer. The risk of developing seven cancer types was 20 percent (or more) lower among the most active participants (90th percentile …

Subjects: Government Documents, Health Care, Medicine

Biking To Work Is Healthier Than Driving Regardless of Air Pollution

Charlie Sorrel, Fast Coexist – “Biking is obviously better for you than driving, because while biking you are exercising and while driving you are sitting. “But wait! cry the pro-driving advocates. When you bike, you’re inhaling (quite deeply, because of the exercise) air that is full of the polluting exhaust of the cars around you. …

Subjects: Energy, Environmental Law, Health Care, Transportation

Sixth Annual Benchmark Study on Privacy & Security of Healthcare Data

“The Sixth Annual Benchmark Study on Privacy and Security of Healthcare Data by the Ponemon Institute, finds that criminal attacks are the leading cause of half of all data breaches in healthcare. Employee mistakes, third-party snafus, and stolen computer devices—are the root cause of the other half of data breaches. The study also found that …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Health Care, ID Theft, Privacy

Annual Health Insurance Estimates Available for All U.S. Counties

“The estimated uninsured rate for working-age adults (age 18-64) decreased in 72.1 percent of the nation’s counties (or 2,262 counties) from 2013 to 2014, according to new statistics released today from the U.S. Census Bureau. For the total population under age 65, the estimated uninsured rate decreased in 74.1 percent of counties (or 2,325 counties) …

Subjects: Government Documents, Health Care

GAO Reports – DC Local Budget Autonomy; DOD Advertising, Human Rights Vetting for Egypt, Medicare Advantage, USPS, Medicaid

District of Columbia: Local Budget Autonomy Amendment Act of 2012, GAO-16-663T: Published: May 12, 2016. Publicly Released: May 12, 2016. DOD Advertising: Better Coordination, Performance Measurement, and Oversight Needed to Help Meet Recruitment Goals, GAO-16-396: Published: May 12, 2016. Publicly Released: May 12, 2016. Security Assistance: U.S. Government Should Strengthen End-Use Monitoring and Human Rights …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care

BLS – Fertility of women in the baby boom generation

Fertility of women in the NLSY79: “This article uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79)—a survey of people born between 1957 and 1964—to examine the fertility patterns of women up to age 46. Women in the NLSY79 cohort have two children, on average, and more than 80 percent of them give …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Government Documents, Health Care

CDC – Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to Frozen Vegetables

“Read the Recall & Advice to Consumers, Restaurants, and Retailers Since March 2016, CDC has been collaborating with public health officials in several states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections (listeriosis). Listeria can cause a serious, life-threatening illness. Eight people infected with the outbreak …

Subjects: Food and Nutrition, Government Documents, Health Care

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