This report is an updated version of the report Too Young to Die from 2012 which analyzed sudden cardiac death (SCD) occurrence, specifically among youth from 1-39 years of age. It includes updated death certificate data from 2007-2016, background information on SCD, mortality statistics, case reviews and potential prevention practices.
Audience: Providers
NHLBI Sickle Cell Disease Management Guidelines
Guidelines provided by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) for managing sickle cell disease. This report is intended to assist healthcare professionals in their management of the disease among their infant, adolescent, and adult sickle disease patients.
Folic Acid – Take it for your Health – Spanish
This MDHHS pamphlet promotes the consumption of 400 micrograms of folic acid for all women of childbearing age to help reduce the risk of birth defects.
2018 Prevent to Protect Infographic
This infographic provides information in Spanish on how women can protect their baby during pregnancy.
Implications of BRCA in Localized Prostate Cancer: 4 Key Questions (and Answers)
Slides from a webinar presented by Dr. Todd Morgan (University of Michigan) on September 26, 2017.
ICARE Initiative
Slides from webinar presentation by Cristi Radford, MS, CGC, about the ICARE Initiative.
Talking to Adult Family Members About Cancer Risk: Results from the ABOUT Network
Slides from a webinar presented by Dr. Lisa Rezende (FORCE) on December 15, 2016.
Developing Evidence: The Value of Family Health History
Webinar presented by Dr. Lori Orlando (Duke University) on family health history and MeTree, a “patient-facing family health history-based risk assessment and clinical decision support program.” November 14, 2016.
Universal BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genetic Testing for Ovarian Cancer Patients
Slides from a MCGA/MDHHS webinar presentation by Erica Bednar – September 15, 2016.
Development of an iPhone App to Manage Surveillance in Women with a BRCA Mutation
Slides from a MCGA/MDHHS webinar presentation by Stephanie Cohen – May 3, 2016.