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September is National Preparedness Month. Read one family’s story to find out how emergency preparedness can affect children with special health care needs.

October is an important month for all women including women with disabilities. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and having a screening mammogram regularly is an important way to maintain good health.

Learn About Traditional Knowledge About Health and its Role in Preventing Type 2 Diabetes in Native American Groups

CDC’s 2013 National Tobacco Education Campaign - Tips From Former Smokers - features real people who are living with the complications of smoking-related diseases. This campaign encourages smokers to quit.

MMWR – Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report CDC public health news, press releases, government public health news, medical and disease news, story ideas, photos.

Documenting trends—which illnesses are decreasing and increasing—is essential for monitoring our progress in reducing foodborne illness.

Teach your child to manage diabetes during the school day.

Watch CDC’s Public Health Grand Rounds, “Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for Prevention of HIV Infection,” which will be held on May 20, at 1 p.m. (EST) at www.cdc.gov/about/grand-rounds.

Secondhand Smoke Fact Sheets.