• Pink Eye: Usually Mild and Easy to Treat

    Pink, itchy eyes? Conjunctivitis – or pink eye – is common in adults and children. It spreads quickly and sometimes needs medical treatment, depending on the cause. Know the symptoms, get treatment if needed, and prevent its spread. ...

  • National Teen Driver Safety Week, October 17-23

    Parents are the key to safe teen drivers. Car crashes are the #1 killer of teens and take about 3,000 young lives every year. As a parent, you should know that the main cause of teen crashes is driver inexperience. Learn about the most dangerous driving situations for your young driver—and how...

  • Strong Connections at School Can Lead to Healthier Choices

    Students who feel connected to their school are more likely to engage in healthy behaviors and succeed academically. ...

  • Halloween the Healthy Way

    Don't be tricked this Halloween. Make better lifestyle choices to keep you and your family safe and healthy. ...

  • QuickStats: Percentage of Persons Aged 15--19 Years Who Received Formal Sex Education* Before Age 18

    During 2006--2008, 97% of persons aged 15--19 years received formal sex education on one or more of four topics before they were age 18 years. ...

  • Increasing Prevalence of Parent-Reported Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Among Children-Uni

    This report describes results from the second administration of the National Survey of Children's Health in 2007, which indicated that the percentage of children aged 4-17 years with a parent-reported attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis (ever) increased from 7.8% to 9.5% during...

  • Get Smart About Antibiotics Week, November 15-21

    Get Smart About Antibiotics Week, November 15-21 Will antibiotics work for your children when they really need them? Did you know that more than 50% of antibiotics are prescribed unnecessarily in the office setting for viral illnesses like coughs and colds? And, that antibiotics are the most common...

  • Children and Diabetes: SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study

    Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases among children in the United States. Reports of increasing frequency of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes in youth has been among the most concerning aspects of the evolving diabetes epidemic. In response to this growing public health concern, CDC...

  • Children and Diabetes: SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study

    Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases among children in the United States. Reports of increasing frequency of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes in youth has been among the most concerning aspects of the evolving diabetes epidemic. In response to this growing public health concern, CDC...

  • Prevention of Pneumococcal Disease Among Infants and Children---Use of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjug

    Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) remains a leading cause of serious illness, including bacteremia, meningitis, and pneumonia among children and adults worldwide. This report summarizes recommendations approved by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on February 24, 2010,...

  • Obesity and Socioeconomic Status in Children and Adolescents: United States, 2005-2008

    This data brief presents the most recent national data on childhood obesity and its association with poverty income ratio (PIR) and education of household head. Results are presented by sex and race and ethnicity. ...

  • Teen Birth Rate Hit Record Low in 2009

    This report presents preliminary data for 2009 on births in the United States. The birth rate for US teenagers 15-19 fell 6 percent to 39.1 per 1,000, a record low for the Nation. Birth rates for younger and older teenagers and for Hispanic, non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, American Indian...

  • January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month

    One of every 33 babies is born with a birth defect. Birth defects are a leading cause of infant deaths, accounting for about one of every five infant deaths. In addition, babies born with birth defects have a greater chance of illness and long term disability than babies without birth defects. There...

  • Progress in Immunization Information Systems – United States, 2009

    An immunization information system (IIS) is a confidential, computerized, population-based system that collects and consolidates vaccination data from vaccine providers and provides tools for designing and sustaining effective immunization strategies at the provider and program levels. In 2010, the...

  • Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week, February 7 – 14, 2011

    Congenital heart defects affect nearly 1% of newborns in the United States and are a leading cause of infant mortality. Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week, held February 7--14 this year, is an annual observance to promote awareness and education about these defects. Health-care providers should...

  • Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0 Through 18 Years ---United States, 2011

    Each year, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) publishes immunization schedules for persons aged 0 through 18 years. These schedules summarize recommendations for currently licensed vaccines for children aged 18 years and younger and include recommendations in effect as of December...

  • National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

    Thursday, March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to recognize the special risks HIV/AIDS poses for women and girls, and to raise awareness of the disease's increasing impact on them. Learn what you can do. ...

  • Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0 Through 18 Years - United States, 2011

    These schedules summarize recommendations for currently licensed vaccines for children aged 18 years and younger and include recommendations in effect as of December 21, 2010. ...

  • Talk to Teens about Healthy Relationships

    Unfortunately, when healthy relationship skills aren't formed, some young people find themselves in abusive relationships that are marked by frustration, anger, low self-esteem, and even physical injury. Kids who report being physically hurt by a boyfriend or girlfriend in the past year are more likely...

  • Text4baby for Pregnant Women and New Moms

    Text4baby is a service that provides pregnant women and new moms with free text messages each week on pregnancy and baby care health tips. These messages are timed to a woman's due date or the baby's date of birth. ...