Features from this Week: Help Young People Grow Up, Get Your Flu Vaccine, and More!

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Week in Review

Help Young People Grow Up

All young people deserve to grow up safely and thrive. Learn more about how you can help prevent youth violence.

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Stillbirth

Many families are affected by stillbirth, which is the loss of a baby at or after 20 weeks of pregnancy. A study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that Black mothers were more than twice as likely to experience stillbirth compared to Hispanic and white mothers

Read about the findings >

Get Your Flu Vaccine Getting a flu vaccine during 2020-2021 is more important than ever because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Flu vaccination is especially important for people who are at high risk from flu; many of whom are also at high risk for COVID-19 or serious outcomes. Protect your health > En Español

National ALS Registry

The National ALS Registry provides hope for patients and data for researchers. According to the most recent estimates from the National Registry, nearly 17,000 people in the U.S. are living with ALS.

Learn about ALS >

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Global Handwashing The COVID-19 pandemic provides an important reminder that one of the most effective ways to stop the spread of germs and stay healthy is also one of the simplest — handwashing with soap and water. Keeping hands clean can prevent 1 in 3 diarrheal illnesses and 1 in 5 respiratory infections, such as a cold or the flu. Wash your hands the right way! >

PEHSUs

Children’s rapid development from before they are born through early childhood makes them more vulnerable to environmental exposures. Contact the experts at your nearest Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU) to learn how to protect your child from exposure to health hazards in the environment.

Get expert answers >

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the U.S.

As of October 16, 2020 In the United States, there have been 7,958,254 confirmed cases of COVID-19 detected through U.S. public health surveillance systems in 50 states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. U.S. Cases

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