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When a family member has cancer, whether it’s a parent or sibling, everyone in the family needs extra support.

A fact sheet that describes the role of palliative care, which is comfort care given to patients from the time of cancer diagnosis and throughout the course of illness.

A fact sheet that answers some of the questions patients, their family members, and caregivers may have about the end of life.

A fact sheet that describes the effects of stress on the body, the results of research on the relationship between stress and cancer, and information about coping with stress.

In 2011, the Mobile County Health Department began a 12-month antismoking educational media campaign to educate citizens on the dangers of secondhand smoke. The campaign overlapped with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 3-month national antismoking Tips from Former Smokers media campaign. We aimed to evaluate the effect of these campaigns on support for smoke-free environments and knowledge of the dangers of secondhand smoke.

Jennifer N. Lind, PharmD1,2, Cria G. Perrine, PhD2, Ruowei Li, MD2, Kelley S.

August 1 is National Girlfriends Day. Encourage one another to stay healthy.

April is National Minority Health Month. The theme for 2016 is “Accelerating Health Equity for the Nation.” Learn what CDC is doing and help raise awareness of the health disparities that affect minorities.

From 2010 through 2012, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene engaged in multiple smoke-free-air activities in collaboration with community, institution, and government partners. These included implementing a law prohibiting smoking in all parks and beaches as well as working to increase compliance with existing Smoke-free Air Act provisions.