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For Hepatitis Awareness Month and national Hepatitis Testing Day on May 19th, learn more about the different types of viral hepatitis. Find out if you should get tested or vaccinated by taking a quick, online Hepatitis Risk Assessment.

Construction contractors can prevent falls from heights.

Several actions have been taken to reduce tobacco use. Learn how you can help eliminate smoking as the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the world and save lives.

Adults with arthritis are more likely to fall and suffer a fall injury than adults without arthritis. Falls are preventable; learn more about reducing your risk of falling.

Improve your health by increasing your physical activity. Start with walking more as part of your daily routine

Talk to your doctor about your family health history of osteoporosis

Khat (Catha edulis) is widely used in East Africa and the Middle East, often in combination with tobacco smoking. Sleep disturbance has been linked with habitual khat use; however, no systematic attempt has been made to test the hypothesis that use of khat and khat and tobacco in combination are related to sleep disturbance. Sleep disturbances are associated with dysregulations in emotional and physiological functions and can increase health risks.

Learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of stroke, and call 9-1-1 right away if you think someone might be having a stroke. The sooner you get treatment, the better your chances of recovery.

Cassandra Harrison, MSPH1,2, Mohip Jorder, MS3, Henri Stern3, Faina Stavinsky, MS1, Vasudha Reddy, MPH1, Heather Hanson, MPH1, HaeNa Waechter, MPH1, Luther Lowe4, Luis Gravano, PhD3, Sharon Balter, MD1 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Ryan M. Wallace, DVM1, Darlene Bhavnani, PhD2, John Russell, DO3, Sherif Zaki, MD4, Atis Muehlenbachs, MD4, Kathryn Hayden-Pinneri, MD5, Ricardo Mena Aplícano, MD6, Leonard Peruski, PhD7, Neil M. Vora, MD1, Diana Elson, DrPH8, Edith Lederman, MD8, Ben Leeson, MD3, Thomas McLaughlin, DO3, Steve Waterman, MD4, Maureen Fonseca-Ford, MPH2, Jesse Blanton, MPH2, Richard Franka, DVM4, Andres Velasco-Villa, PhD4, Michael Niezgoda4, Lillian Orciari, MS4, Sergio Recuenco, MD4, Inger Damon, MD4, Cathleen Hanlon, VMD4, Felix Jackson4, Jessie Dyer, MPH4, Ashutosh Wadhwa, PhD4, Laura Robinson, DVM9 (Author affiliations at end of text).