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CDC Vital Signs links science, policy, and communications with the intent of communicating a call-to-action for the public. CDC Vital Signs provides the most recent, comprehensive data on key indicators of important health topics.

Most breast cancers are found in women who are 50 years old or older, but breast cancer also affects younger women. If you have a higher risk of getting breast cancer at a young age, talk to your doctor.

April is National Minority Health Month. The theme for 2016 is “Accelerating Health Equity for the Nation.” Learn what CDC is doing and help raise awareness of the health disparities that affect minorities.

The design of your community can help make everyone happier and healthier. Learn more.

Be healthy and save money at the same time. Making smart, healthy choices can help prevent injury, disease, and disability.

April 7, 2014 marks World Health Day and the 66th anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO). This year’s theme is vector-borne diseases.

Counterfeit medications are common in some countries. These drugs may not be effective or may be harmful. When traveling overseas, bring all medications with you.

Use CDC’s Milestone Checklists to track your child’s development and share your child’s progress with the doctor at every check-up.

Human papillomavirus (or HPV) causes several types of cancers, and some communities of color have higher levels of these HPV cancers.

Balcha G. Masresha, MD1, Reinhard Kaiser, MD2, Messeret Eshetu, MD2, Reggis Katsande, MBA1, Richard Luce, MD3, Amadou Fall, MD4, Annick R.G.

Kevin Chatham-Stephens, MD1, Royal Law, MPH2, Ethel Taylor, DVM2, Paul Melstrom, PhD3, Rebecca Bunnell, ScD3, Baoguang Wang, MD4, Benjamin Apelberg, PhD4, Joshua G. Schier, MD2 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Mary J. Choi, MD1,2, Kelly A. Jackson, MPH3, Carlota Medus, PhD1, Jennifer Beal, MPH4, Carrie E.

April is STD Awareness Month, an annual event calling attention to the impact of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States. This month-long observance provides individuals, doctors, and community-based organizations the perfect opportunity to address ways to prevent some of nearly 20 million new cases of STDs that occur in the United States each year (1), costing the U.S.

This is another in a series of occasional MMWR reports titled CDC Grand Rounds. These reports are based on grand rounds presentations at CDC on high-profile issues in public health science, practice, and policy. Information about CDC Grand Rounds is available at http://www.

James L. Hadler, MD1, Dhara Patel, MPH2, Kristy Bradley, DVM3, James M. Hughes, MD4, Carina Blackmore, DVM5, Paul Etkind, DrPH6, Lilly Kan, MPH6, Jane Getchell, DrPH7, James Blumenstock, MA8, Jeffrey Engel, MD2 (Author affiliations at end of text).