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week:
Communities Receive ACHIEVE Grant
Forty new community-based ACHIEVE coalitions have been funded to promote policy strategies for creating sustainable environments and systems, advancing the nation's efforts to prevent chronic diseases and reduce related risk factors.
Genomics and Heart Disease
Having close biological relatives with heart disease can increase your risk of developing this disease. Family health history offers important information to help you and your family members understand health risks and prevent disease.
Health Tips for Pregnant Women and New Moms
Pregnant women and new moms can receive free text messages each week with information for a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby.
Ignition Interlocks and Impaired Driving
When someone has been convicted of driving while intoxicated (DWI), it's important to take steps to prevent them from making such a risky decision in the future. Devices known as ignition interlocks can help.
Love Your Heart
Quit smoking or encourage your loved ones to do so. Being smoke-free is important to heart health. Muscular Dystrophy: Signs, Treatment and Care Considerations.
Muscular Dystrophy: Signs, Treatment and Care Considerations
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common form of muscular dystrophy among children. Learn more about this rare genetic disorder.
New Vaccine Recommendations for Adults
Rising cases of whooping cough and seasonal flu prompted experts to revise adult vaccination recommendations. Do you know if you or a loved one needs a booster shot? Get vaccinated to protect yourself and others.
On a Budget? Learn Cheap Ways to Be Healthy
Making healthy choices can help prevent injury, disease, and disability. Learn free or low cost ways to be healthy.
Protect Your Child against Severe Rotavirus
Rotavirus causes severe diarrhea, mostly in babies and young children. The good news is that there are vaccines to help prevent this disease.
Talk to Teens about Healthy Relationships
Healthy relationships are about trust, honesty, and compromise. Sounds simple enough, but sometimes kids don't see relationships in such black-and-white terms. Between "I just called to say hi," and "Why aren't you texting me back?" lie many shades of gray that adults can help kids and teens understand.
Vaccines Help Protect Travelers of All Ages
Travel within the U.S. or to other countries can be an opportunity for volunteerism or work, fun and relaxation, but also exposure to disease. Make sure you and your loved ones are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases that may be only a plane ride away.
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