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States and communities are considering policy and environmental strategies, including enacting legislation, to reduce and prevent childhood obesity. One legislative approach has been to create task forces to understand key issues and develop a course of action.

Provider Guidance for rotavirus VIS

Anthrax is a serious infectious disease caused by gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria known as Bacillus Anthracis.

Most people will never be exposed to anthrax but there are activities that put some people at greater risk than others. Learn more about who and what to do if you think you've been exposed.

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

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Prior assessments of emergency medical services (EMS) stroke capacity found deficiencies in education and training, use of protocols and screening tools, and planning for the transport of patients. A 2001 survey of North Carolina EMS providers found many EMS systems lacked basic stroke services.

CDC Director to speak on the state of nation’s health security at the National Press Club

E-cigarette use more than doubles among U.S. middle and high school students from 2011-2012

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