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If you’re a healthcare worker, you can be exposed to vaccine-preventable diseases. Learn which vaccines you need to reduce your chance of getting sick. Vaccines can protect you, your coworkers and family.

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.

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.

Christina Nelson, MD1, Sally Hojvat, PhD2, Barbara Johnson, PhD1, Jeannine Petersen, PhD1, Marty Schriefer, PhD1, C. Ben Beard, PhD1, Lyle Petersen, MD1, Paul Mead, MD1 (Author affiliations at end of text).

April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions day, a time to raise awareness about the importance of advance care plans. Sometimes called an advance directive or living will, an advance care plan is a way to plan ahead for your medical care in case you cannot make your wishes known. This kind of planning can be a gift for your family.

Abbreviation: GED = general equivalency diploma.

Being informed, getting support, and taking care of yourself can help you and those you care for stay safe and healthy.

This February celebrate African American History Month and Heart Health Month. Learn about how heart disease impacts African Americans, the Million Hearts initiative, and how to improve your heart health.

March is deep vein thrombosis (DVT) awareness month. About 300,000 to 600,000 people are newly affected by DVT each year in the United States. Read about one woman's experience with DVT.

January marks National Birth Defects Prevention Month. Each year, about 1 in every 33 babies in the United States is born with a birth defect. Read about one family’s experience with a birth defect, spina bifida.