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Throughout September, approximately 3,000 organizations will participate in activities in support of National Preparedness Month. CDC supports this initiative by partnering with national, regional, state, and local government agencies, as well as private and public organizations, to encourage persons to take part in preparedness efforts at home, school, and throughout their communities.

The first edition of the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) was released on August 29, 2014, and is now available from CDC online at http://www.cdc.gov/mahc.

Brian A. King, PhD1, Roshni Patel, MPH1, Stephen D. Babb, MPH1 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Find out how teachers and others can help children with this sickle cell disease.

Meningococcal Vaccine for Preteens, Teens, and Adolescents

Encouraging Hispanics/Latinos to Talk Openly about HIV/AIDS

Bryant J. Webber, MD1, Karyn J. Ayers, MD, PhD2, Brad S.

Magdalena M. Paczkowski, PhD1,2, Keren L. Landman, MD1,2, Paul M.

McKenzie Andre, MD1, Chris G. Wolff, MPH2, Rudolf H. Tangermann, MD2, Paul Chenoweth, ND2, Graham Tallis, MBBS2, Jean Baptiste Kamgang, MS1, Steven G.

Laurie D. Elam-Evans, PhD1, David Yankey, MS1, James A. Singleton, PhD1, Maureen Kolasa, MPH1 (Author affiliations at end of text).

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Autumn is a great time to engage in physical activities outdoors.

As autumn approaches, many children are heading back to school. Because children spend much of their time in classrooms, schools are an ideal setting to teach and model healthy behaviors. As children across the country get ready to return to school, parents and staff can gear up to improve the health of students and help them achieve academic success.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends that worker exposure to heat stress in the workplace be controlled by complying with all sections of the recommended standard found in this document. This recommended standard should prevent or greatly reduce the risk of adverse health effects to exposed workers and will be subject to review and revision as necessary.

FASDs are 100% preventable if a woman does not drink alcohol during pregnancy. There is no known safe amount of alcohol to drink while pregnant. There is also no safe time during pregnancy to drink and no safe kind of alcohol.