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October is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) awareness month. Did you know that many children with severe symptoms of ADHD are diagnosed before 6 years of age? Young children with ADHD need the right treatment for ADHD. Learn about using parent behavior therapy first to help young children with ADHD.

October is National Protect Your Hearing Month. Find out if noise at your workplace is affecting your hearing and learn how to prevent noise-induced hearing loss. Monitor noise levels and protect your hearing.

Interested in chronic disease data, risk factors, health indicators, and policy measures? CDC is making all these data and indicators much easier to access and use. Use the data to describe the burden of chronic disease as well as common risk factors, identify research gaps, monitor population trends, and evaluate programs.

With quality medical care, people with spina bifida can lead full, healthy lives. If you have spina bifida, it’s important to get the facts so that you can make the best possible health care choices

October 11 is International Day of the Girl Child, also known as Day of the Girl. This is a movement to raise awareness of issues that impact young girls worldwide. Learn about several of many important issues in the United States and what we can do to promote the health and safety of girls.

This page provides information on how to prevent diabetes.

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Curtis Florence, PhD1; Thomas Simon, PhD2; Tamara Haegerich, PhD3; Feijun Luo, PhD,1; Chao Zhou, PhD1.

Adult obesity remains high across the U.S. Learn what you can do to get to a healthy weight.

John D. Omura, MD1,2; Susan A. Carlson, PhD2; Prabasaj Paul, PhD2; Kathleen B.