BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Since 2005, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) have recommended incorporating family planning and preconception counseling into routine primary care visits. We compared rates of reproductive health service provision to women aged 15--44 years ...

In 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) put forth recommendations for routine HIV screening for all individuals aged 13-64. The frequency and correlates of HIV screening among U.S. physicians in 2000 were examined to provide baseline data for evaluating the implementation of the 2006 CDC HIV testing guidelines through a survey mailed to a random sample of U.S. physicians i...

Diabetes is a common chronic disease of childhood affecting approximately 200,000 children and adolescents in the United States (1). Children and adolescents with diabetes are at increased risk for death from acute complications of diabetes, including hypoglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis (2,3); in 2012, CDC reported that during 1968-2009, diabetes mortality among U.S. persons aged ≤19 years d...