August 25, 2017
Use of Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Among Heart Attack Survivors — 20 States and the District of Columbia, 2013 and Four States, 2015
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National, Regional, State, and Selected Local Area Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13–17 Years — United States, 2016
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HIV Testing Among Transgender Women and Men — 27 States and Guam, 2014–2015
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CDC Grand Rounds: Newborn Screening for Hearing Loss and Critical Congenital Heart Disease
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Synopsis for August 25, 2017
Use of Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Among Heart Attack Survivors — 20 States and the District of Columbia, 2013 and Four States, 2015
Cardiac rehabilitation (rehab) is an evidenced-based intervention that reduces future heart attacks – yet it is underused. Health-system interventions to promote cardiac rehab referral and use, supported by access to affordable rehab programs within the community, should be prioritized to improve outcomes and prevent recurrent cardiac events.Each year, about 750,000 adults have heart attacks, including 200,000 recurrent heart attacks. Cardiac rehab is effective at preventing future events. Cardiac rehab educates patients about the causes of heart attacks and helps patients adopt heart-healthy behaviors. It also extends patients’ medical management after a heart attack, helping to prevent future heart attacks. Data from 20 U.S. states and the District of Columbia indicates that only 1 in 3 heart attack survivors report receiving cardiac rehab after suffering a heart attack. Health-system interventions to promote cardiac rehab referral and use, supported by access to affordable rehab programs within the community, should be prioritized to improve outcomes and prevent recurrent events.
National, Regional, State, and Selected Local Area Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13–17 Years — United States, 2016
Human Papilloma Vvirus (HPV) vaccination prevents cancer. Six out of 10 U.S. parents are choosing to get the HPV vaccine for their children. Although most children are getting their first dose of HPV vaccine, many children are not completing the vaccination series. CDC recommends 11- to 12-year-olds get two doses of HPV vaccine at least six months apart. Most U.S. parents are getting the first dose of HPV vaccine for their child, according to the latest estimates from the National Immunization Survey-Teen. In 2016, 60 percent of teens aged 13-17 years received one or more doses of HPV vaccine, an increase of 4 percentage points from 2015. The gap in HPV vaccination rates between boys and girls continues to narrow. Roughly 65 percent of girls received the first dose of HPV vaccine compared to 56 percent of boys who received the first dose of HPV vaccine. Although most children are getting their first dose of HPV vaccine, there continue to be many children who do not complete the vaccination series. HPV vaccination coverage is lower in rural and less urban areas. Those communities could benefit from additional efforts to increase coverage. Recent changes to HPV vaccine recommendations make it easier for parents to protect their children at the recommended ages. CDC recommends 11 to 12 year olds get two doses of HPV vaccine at least six months apart.
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