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12/17- Clinical Conference Call
12/25 - Christmas Holiday
1/1- New Year's Holiday
1/15- Health Education Progress Reports Due
1/15- PREP Progress Reports Due
1/16- MFPA Conference Call
1/28- Health Education Conference Call |
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No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.
~Alfred North Whitehead |
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 Family Planning Manuals
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| Request for Proposals (RFP) Opportunity | | |
New RFP Posting
Attached is a notice letter regarding a new Request for Proposals posted to Montana's State Procurement Bureau Solicitation website: RFP14-2877P, Services to Pregnant and Parenting Teens.
Please only respond that you received this notification. Please note all other communication must be directed to Penny Moon, as she is the single point of contact for this solicitation; Ms. Moon may be reached at 406-444-3313 or pmoon@mt.gov |
| Teen Pregnancy Rate Reaches Another Historic Low | | |
Teen Pregnancy Rate Reaches Another Historic Low
(Washington, DC) -- The teen pregnancy rate in the United States continued to decline in 2009, according to data released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics. Since peaking in 1990, pregnancy has declined 52% for 15-17 year-olds and 36% for 18-19 year-olds.
"The decline has been fueled by three factors: more teens are waiting to have sex; they also report fewer sexual partners and better use of contraception," said Sarah Brown, CEO of The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. "In short, the credit for this remarkable national success story goes to teens themselves.Unfortunately, precious few adults are aware of this national success story. In fact, nearly half of Americans incorrectly believe the teen pregnancy rate in the U.S. has increased over the past two decades."
Other findings from the new data include:
- Between 1990 and 2009, pregnancy rates have fallen by 51% for non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic black teens.
- During this same period, pregnancy rates have fallen by 40% for Hispanic teens.
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| ICD-10 Training Webinar Video | | |
ICD-10 Training Webinar Video: Navigating ICD-10, the Provider Perspective
CMS has released a new recording of an ICD-10 training webinar conducted for the National Association of Community Health Centers. The video is available on the ICD-10 Provider Resources page.
This webinar includes information on:
- Changes in ICD code structure, code definitions, and the recurring patterns that help providers to understand the organization and content of ICD-10 codes
- The importance of clinical documentation in order to accurately and thoroughly capture medical concepts to inform ICD-10 coding
- Approaches to assess ICD-10 readiness, identify gaps, prioritize tasks, and monitor progress through continuous quality improvement
Keep Up to Date on ICD-10
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| Quick Health Data Online Training | | |
Quick Health Data Online Training
The Office on Women's Health is hosting an online information system -Quick Health Data Online. The system contains data on demographics, mortality, reproductive and maternal health, disease incidence, and access to care at the county level for all states and territories; additionally, data are included on prevention, violence, and mental health at the state level. To the extent possible, data are provided by race, ethnicity and gender, and where applicable/available, by age. Also, the system incorporates graphing and mapping features so that the data of interest can be used directly as tables, graphs/chart and maps.
The training will last one hour, and you can be sitting at your desk using your computer. The dates and times available for the sessions are as follows:
There are two trainings per month. The basic training will provide an overview of the system and the focus on mapping/second training will provide an emphasis on mapping techniques. The trainings are repeated on various days to allow anyone you wishes to participate an opportunity to do so.
There are two trainings per month. The first one will provide an overview of the system and second emphasis mapping techniques.
Quick Health Data Online 101 trainings:
Tuesday, January 21, 4-5 pm ET- Basic
Thursday, January 23, 1-2pm ET - focus on mapping
Monday, February 24, 2-3pm ET - Basic
Wednesday, February 26, 3-4 ET-- focus on mapping
Tuesday, March 18, 3-4pm ET - Basic
Thursday, March 20, 1-2pm ET - focus on mapping
You will need the following numbers to access the training session:
- Toll Free Number: 1-877-925-6129
- Passcode: 410171
Prior to the start of the session, please (1) be sitting in front of your computer, (2) open Internet Explorer on your computer, and (3) go to the following web address: www.womenshealth.gov/quickhealthdata. |
| Perspectives Early View | | |
Some Young Women Would Prefer a Microbicide that
Protects Against Both Pregnancy and STDs
When asked their preferences for features of a hypothetical microbicide (a cream or jelly comparable to spermicide that protects against STDs), a sample of young women in Indianapolis reported caring most about how its ability to protect against STDs compared with that of condoms and about how well it prevented pregnancy. According to "Young Women's Contraceptive Microbicide Preferences: Associations with Contraceptive Behavior and Sexual Relationship Characteristics," by Candace Best, of Georgia Regents University, et al., the texture of the microbicide and how long before or after sex it would be used were considered less important features. The study is based on data collected in 2004-2008, from 14-22-year-old women attending three primary care clinics.
The researchers also found that women's preference for a microbicide that could act as a contraceptive was linked to certain characteristics of their sexual relationships and contraceptive use: The more women were committed to avoiding pregnancy and the more they communicated with their partner, the more they preferred contraceptive microbicides. However, if they reported no past or current contraceptive use, or said that they and their partner were trying to become pregnant, they were relatively unlikely to prefer a contraceptive microbicide.
The authors advise that future research is needed to determine how microbicide features that women prefer, as well as women's pregnancy desires and relationships, are related to their potential choice of a microbicide. They note that it is essential that adolescents and young women be involved in clinical trials of new microbicides. They also note that that these products could play a key role in reducing the enormous costs of unwanted pregnancy and STDs.
"Young Women's Contraceptive Microbicide Preferences: Associations with Contraceptive Behavior and Sexual Relationship Characteristics" is currently available online and will appear in the March 2014 issue of Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. |
| ID Groups Want Vaccines Mandatory for Clinicians | | Roll Up Your Sleeves: ID Groups Want Vaccines Mandatory for Clinicians
By the Editors
The Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society are calling for universal immunization of healthcare workers by healthcare institutions as recommended by the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the groups said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
Calling vaccination the most effective means to protect patients, the groups say it should be a condition of employment. For those who can't be vaccinated for medical reasons, according to the statement, infection-control measures should be taken (e.g., such workers should be re-assigned away from direct patient care).
CDC's vaccine recommendations for healthcare workers (Free) |
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