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A fact sheet that summarizes the studies on the health effects of exposure to environmental (secondhand) tobacco smoke.

A fact sheet about the health risks associated with the use of smokeless tobacco.

A fact sheet about the health risks associated with cigar smoking.

This fact sheet answers questions about the health effects of smoking

Xia Y, Bernert JT, Jain RB, Ashley DL, Pirkle JL. Tobacco-specific nitrosamine 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL) in smokers in the united states: NHANES 2007–2008. Biomarkers.

Would you be ready if there were an emergency? Be prepared: throughout September there will be activities across the country to promote emergency preparedness.

September 9th is International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day. Read about Sasha's experiences with FASDs. Also, learn about new materials on alcohol use during pregnancy and FASDs.

A pediatrician transforms from running to providing trauma care to wounded bystanders. She shares lessons on immediate disaster response for pediatricians and other health care providers.

Government agencies and the aquatics industry can help keep swimming healthy and fun.

Tania A. Slade, MPH1, Benjamin G. Klekamp, MSPH1, Edhelene Rico, MPH2, Alvaro Mejia-Echeverry, MD2 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Adriana S. Lopez, MHS1, Meredith Lichtenstein, MPH2, D. Scott Schmid, PhD1, Stephanie Bialek, MD1 (Author affiliations at end of text).

On September 9, 2014, this report was posted as an MMWR Early Release on the MMWR website (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr).

On September 8, 2014, this report was posted as an MMWR Early Release on the MMWR website (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr).

Kristen Wendorf, MD1,2 (Author affiliations at end of text).

In the United States, motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death among children (1). In 2012, a total of 1,168 passenger vehicle occupants aged 0–14 years died as a result of a motor vehicle traffic crash (2). During 1975–2012, child restraints saved an estimated 10,157 lives of children aged 0–4 years (2).