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Women & Girls HIV/AIDS ~
March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day – a day to raise awareness of the increasing impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls and to encourage women and girls to take action and get tested for HIV. The 2009 theme is HIV is Right Here at Home.Medicine Safety ~ Today's medicines cure infectious diseases, prevent problems from chronic diseases, and alleviate pain for millions of Americans. But medicines can also cause harm. Adverse drug events cause over 700,000 emergency department visits each year. Patients and their families can do a number of things to help reduce the risk of harm from medicines.
CDC and WHO Collaboration ~ The CDC/WHO Collaborating Center promotes projects in Latin America that help increase countries’ ability to develop national physical activity plans and introduce creative and effective ways to promote physical activity.
Childhood Obesity ~ Schools are an essential part of the solution to the obesity epidemic among U.S. children. Through strong school-based policies and programs
—including nutrition standards, quality health education, quality physical education, and opportunities for physical activity—schools can help students adopt and maintain healthy eating and physical activity behaviors.Kidney Disease ~ Kidneys play an integral role in a person's well-being, keeping the right amount of water in the body and helping to filter out harmful wastes. Common causes of kidney disease are diabetes and high blood pressure. The risk for kidney disease can be reduced by preventing these conditions when possible and managing them when present.
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