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New Year’s Day has long been a time for reflection on the personal changes we want to make as we look forward to a happy new year. Health-related goals are popular New Year’s resolutions, but you may not know where to begin. Here are some ways to make health your resolution. Enjoy a new year of healthy possibilities!Be Physically Active in the New Year ~ Regular physical activity over months and years produces long-term health benefits and reduces the risk of many diseases. There is no need to think of strenuous exercise or boring workouts, instead do the fun activities you enjoy and watch the health benefits that follow.
Folic Acid ~ January 4–10 is National Folic Acid Awareness Week. CDC urges every woman who could become pregnant to get 400 micrograms (400 mcg) of folic acid every day. If women take 400 mcg of folic acid daily, before and during pregnancy, they can help reduce their risk of having a pregnancy affected by a neural tube by up to 70%.
Multi-state Salmonella Outbreak
~ CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states to investigate a multistate outbreak of human Salmonella serotype Typhimurium infections due to contact with water frogs including African Dwarf Frogs. Water frogs commonly live in aquariums or fish tanks. Amphibians such as frogs and reptiles such as turtles, are recognized as a source of human Salmonella infections.2009 H1N1 Flu: CDC Investigates Human Cases ~ Novel influenza A (H1N1) activity is now being detected through CDC's routine influenza surveillance systems and reported weekly in FluView.
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