Concerned with Zika Virus? Here are tips to keep you safe.
Skin Cancer Awareness
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. Most cases of melanoma, the deadliest kind of skin cancer, are caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light. To lower your skin cancer risk, protect your skin from the sun and avoid indoor tanning.
April is National Minority Health Month!
This month is National Minority Health Month¹, and CDC would like to inform communities of color as well as partners, healthcare professionals, and others who serve them about how HPV vaccine can protect against cancers caused by HPV infection, protecting communities of color from these often devastating cancers.
Five Minutes For Health
Take 5! Or less! Small changes that only take a little time can go a long way to improve or maintain good health.
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month!
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month! Colorectal cancer is the 4th most common cancer in the United States and the second leading cause of death from cancer. Colorectal cancer affects people in all racial and ethnic groups and is most often found in people age 50 and older.
Learn more about the Seasonal Flu Vaccine
Key Facts About Seasonal Flu Vaccine.
Preventing High Blood Pressure: Healthy Living Habits
By living a healthy lifestyle, you can help keep your blood pressure in a healthy range and lower your risk for heart disease and stroke.
Got Diabetes? Get Your Flu Vaccine during National Diabetes Awareness Month!
November is National Diabetes Month in the United States, and November 14 is World Diabetes Day. These occasions shine a spotlight on a serious disease that can lead to potentially life-threatening complications such as heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness, and amputation. November also offers people with diabetes an important opportunity to protect themselves against influenza — a respiratory illness commonly known as “the flu” — by getting a flu shot
Thinking About Quitting Smoking? The Great American Smokeout is here!
The Great American Smokeout is on November 19, 2015! Also, November is Lung Cancer Awareness. Quitting smoking is one of the best preventative actions a person can take to help prevent lung cancer as well as a variety of other smoking-related diseases.
Flu Vaccination: The Best Way to Protect Yourself and Your Family
Have you gotten you flu vaccine this season? If not, now’s the time. An annual flu vaccination is the best way to prevent the flu as well as flu-related complications that could lead to severe illness, hospitalization, and even death.