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This February celebrate African American History Month and Heart Health Month. Learn about how heart disease impacts African Americans, the Million Hearts initiative, and how to improve your heart health.

Learn About Traditional Knowledge About Health and its Role in Preventing Type 2 Diabetes in Native American Groups

CDC releases new data on health risk behaviors among high school students. Learn more about working with teens to help them establish healthy behaviors.

Safeguard your health. Take time now to get recommended screenings for chronic diseases like cancer and heart disease. Do it for yourself, do it for your family.

The latest Vital Signs shows cigarette smoking is a serious problem among adults with mental illness. More needs to be done to help adults with mental illness quit smoking and make mental health facilities tobacco-free.

Your health is important wherever you go. And now that many people are spending most of their day sitting at a desk or inside an office, implementing health programs inside the workplace has become a vital piece of a healthy lifestyle.

Be a winner on Super Bowl Sunday by keeping health and safety in mind during your celebration.

Vaccines are recommended for all adults to help prevent getting and spreading diseases. Vaccines are especially important for those with chronic conditions, who are more likely to develop complications from certain vaccine-preventable diseases. Find out which vaccines are recommended for you.

October is an important month for all women including women with disabilities. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and having a screening mammogram regularly is an important way to maintain good health.

Increasing public awareness about the fungal illness Coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) brings key health leaders to Bakersfield, California.

Being informed, getting support, and taking care of yourself can help you and those you care for stay safe and healthy.

Learn more about ADHD and discover how CDC’s latest research helps us all understand how ADHD impacts children and families.

September is National Preparedness Month. Read one family’s story to find out how emergency preparedness can affect children with special health care needs.

Norovirus spreads very easily and causes vomiting and diarrhea. There's no vaccine to prevent infection and no drug to treat it. Wash your hands often and follow simple tips to stay healthy.

Fifty years after the first report, the 2014 Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health reveals new details about the dangers of smoking as well as strategies to curtail the cigarette epidemic.