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Blood clots can be a serious risk for anyone traveling more than four hours. Learn how to prevent dangerous blood clots.

CDC is collaborating with the National Ground Water Association to highlight National Ground Water Awareness Week, March 9–15, 2014. Many persons are not aware that much of the water they use flows from below ground to the surface to public water systems and private wells. The National Ground Water Association uses this week to stress the importance of ground water to the health and well-being of humans and the environment (1).

March is designated National Kidney Month to raise awareness about the prevention and early detection of kidney disease. In 2011, kidney diseases were the ninth leading cause of death in the United States (1). More than 10% (>20 million) of U.

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Nilka Ríos Burrows, MPH1, Israel Hora, MS1, Desmond E Williams, MD1, Linda S Geiss, MA1 (Author affiliations at end of text).

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.

On March 4, 2014, this report was posted as an MMWR Early Release on the MMWR website (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr).

David Schnabel, MD1, Joanna Gaines, PhD2, Duc B. Nguyen, MD3, Douglas H. Esposito, MD2, Alison Ridpath, MD4, Kari Yacisin, MD4, Jose A.

Scott Fridkin, MD1, James Baggs, PhD1, Ryan Fagan, MD1, Shelley Magill, MD, PhD1, Lori A. Pollack, MD1, Paul Malpiedi, MPH1, Rachel Slayton, PhD1, Karim Khader, PhD2 Michael A. Rubin, MD, PhD2, Makoto Jones, MD1, Matthew H.

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