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This month's Vital Signs (www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/) reports that motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for children in the US. Buckling up is the best way to save lives and reduce injuries. Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html This video can also be viewed at http://streaming.cdc.gov/vod.php?id=b28af940915d89aa67d021419673dbea20140203140543296

Dr. Gail Bolan, Director of CDC's Division of STD Prevention, highlights the role of screening for sexually transmitted Infections (STIs) to help prevent HIV transmission. Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html This video can also be viewed at http://streaming.cdc.gov/vod.php?id=cdd879891c4cd24d11f9cdd6b83c3be420000714122524218

CDC works 24/7 to save lives and protect Americans. In this Director's Briefing video, CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden talks about the latest Vital Signs report on prescription drug overdose (www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/). Prescription pain killer deaths have skyrocketed in women. In 2010, more than 6,600 women died from prescription pain killers, four times as many as those who died from cocaine and heroin combined. Health care providers, policy makers, and communities can work together so patients who need prescription medicines can get them safely and use them appropriately. Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html This video can also be viewed at http://streaming.cdc.gov/vod.php?id=401daa3cead40a0576b8d2c7d8c397b220130628092608492

How is the environment related to your health? Watch this video about CDCs new Environmental Public Health Tracking Network, and visit it today: http://www.cdc.gov/ephtracking Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html

A description of CDC's activities regarding lung cancer.

CDC works 24/7 saving lives, protecting people from health threats, and saving money to have a more secure nation. A US federal agency, CDC helps make the healthy choice the easy choice by putting science and prevention into action. CDC works to help people live longer, healthier and more productive lives.

Health Alert Network (HAN). Provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, state and local health departments, and other health agencies will observe National Influenza Vaccination Week December 7–13, 2014, with educational and promotional activities scheduled across the country.

Early Data Suggests Potentially Severe Flu Season