Motor Vehicle Crash Injuries
CDC Vital Signs links science, policy, and communications with the intent of communicating a call-to-action for the public. CDC Vital Signs provides the most recent, comprehensive data on key...
View ArticleCervical Cancer is Preventable
More than 12,000 women get cervical cancer every year. Up to 93% of cervical cancers are preventable. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination helps prevent infection with the HPV types that cause most...
View ArticleHIV Care Saves Lives
Viral suppression is key for people living with HIV. Viral suppression means having very low levels of HIV in the body, even though the virus is still there. Achieving viral suppression by taking HIV...
View ArticleAlcohol Poisoning Deaths
On average, 6 people died every day from alcohol poisoning in the US from 2010 to 2012. Alcohol poisoning is caused by drinking large quantities of alcohol in a short period of time. Very high levels...
View ArticleSecondhand Smoke
No level of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure is safe. SHS exposure occurs when nonsmokers breathe in smoke exhaled by smokers or from burning tobacco products. It kills more than 400 infants and 41,000...
View ArticleTrucker Safety
Trucker safety requires an alert, buckled-up, experienced driver, with a reliable vehicle and strong employer safety programs. About 2.6 million workers drive trucks that weigh over 10,000 pounds...
View ArticlePreventing Teen Pregnancy
Teen births in the US have declined, but still more than 273,000 infants were born to teens ages 15 to 19 in 2013.
View ArticleHispanic Health
Hispanics or Latinos are the largest racial/ethnic minority population in the US. Heart disease and cancer in Hispanics are the two leading causes of death, accounting for about 2 of 5 deaths, which is...
View ArticlePreventing Melanoma
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. Communities and policy makers play a major role in preventing skin cancer.
View ArticleToday’s Heroin Epidemic
Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
View ArticleMaking Health Care Safer – Stop Spread of Antibiotic Resistance
Inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics and lack of infection control actions can contribute to drug resistance and put patients at risk for deadly diarrhea (caused by C. difficile).
View ArticleHeart Age: Is Your Heart Older Than You?
Heart age is the age of your heart and blood vessels as a result of your risk factors for heart attack and stroke. There are some things that put you at risk for a heart attack or stroke that you...
View ArticleHospital Actions Affect Breastfeeding
The WHO/UNICEF Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative is the global standard for hospital care to support breastfeeding, with the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding at its core.
View ArticleOpioid Painkiller Prescribing
CDC Vital Signs links science, policy, and communications with the intent of communicating a call-to-action for the public. CDC Vital Signs provides the most recent, comprehensive data on key...
View ArticleSafer Food Saves Lives
Contaminated food sent to several states can make people sick with the same germ. These multistate outbreaks cause serious illness, and more of these outbreaks are being found. Multistate outbreaks...
View ArticleE-cigarette Ads and Youth
E-cigarette advertising is skyrocketing, as is increased use of e-cigarettes by youth. Nicotine in e-cigarettes is highly addictive and may harm the developing brain. Learn more
View ArticleAlcohol and Pregnancy
Alcohol use during pregnancy can cause fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs), which are physical, behavioral, and intellectual disabilities that last a lifetime. More than 3 million US women are at...
View ArticleZika and Pregnancy
Zika may spread through bites of two types of infected mosquitoes in some US states this spring and summer. Pregnant women should take steps to prevent mosquito bites, including covering up arms and...
View ArticleADHD in Young Children
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a biological disorder that causes hyperactivity, impulsiveness, and attention problems. Parents do not cause ADHD, but parents can play a key role in...
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