Features from this Week: Chickenpox Vaccine, Child Passenger Safety, Pet Safety in Emergencies, and more

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Protect your child with two doses of the chickenpox (varicella) shot.

Week in Review

Chickenpox Vaccine

Chickenpox is a disease that causes an itchy rash of blisters and a fever. A person with chickenpox may have as many as 500 blisters. The rash can spread over the whole body. Chickenpox can be serious, even life-threatening, especially in babies, adolescents, adults, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems.

Protect your child from chickenpox >

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Child Passenger Safety

Whenever you’re on the road, make sure children aged 12 and under are always properly buckled in the back seat in a car seat, booster seat, or seat belt, whichever is appropriate for their weight, height, and age.

Buckle Up, Every Age, Every Trip >

Pet Safety in Emergencies Leaving pets out of evacuation plans can put pets, pet owners, and first responders in danger. Even if you try to create a safe place for them, pets left behind during a disaster are likely to be injured, lost, or worse. Be prepared: make a plan and prepare a disaster kit for your pet. Make a plan for your pet >

Keep on Your Feet

Falls are common and costly, especially among Americans age 65 and older. But falls are preventable and do not have to be an inevitable part of aging. Every second of every day, an older adult (age 65+) suffers a fall in the U.S.—making falls the leading cause of injury and injury death in this age group. One out of four older adults will fall each year in the United States, making falls a public health concern, particularly among the aging population.

Prevent falls >

Epilepsy & Older Adults Did you know that epilepsy is more likely to develop in older adults? Seizures can be easy to miss. Learn how to recognize the signs and how you can help. Recognize the signs of epilepsy >

Food Outbreaks

Food safety investigators can use environmental assessments to improve food safety. Environmental assessments are an important part of outbreak investigations. They can determine how and why germs got into the environment and spread to make people sick, and they provide information that can stop ongoing outbreaks and prevent them in the future.

About environmental assessments >  

Farm Safety & Health By working together to increase awareness of the safety and health issues facing agriculture workers, we can prevent them from experiencing injuries and illnesses. Farm safety and health facts >

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