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May is Healthy Vision Month, a national observance to promote prevention and early detection of eye diseases to reduce avoidable vision impairment, defined as the best-corrected visual acuity less than 20/40 in the better-seeing eye (1). CDC's Vision Health Initiative partners with the National Eye Institute's National Eye Health Education Program in encouraging everyone to make vision and eye health a priority.

Every year, cancer claims the lives of more than a quarter of a million women in America. Women can reduce their cancer risk by adopting a healthy lifestyle and getting the right cancer screening tests.

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Tobacco is a major cause of preventable illness and death. However, clinician use of an evidence-based guideline for treatment of tobacco use is low. This case study describes the process for conducting a pre-intervention assessment of clinician practices and beliefs regarding treatment of tobacco use.

Scott Epperson, MPH1, Lenee Blanton, MPH1, Krista Kniss, MPH1, Desiree Mustaquim, MPH1, Craig Steffens, MPH1, Teresa Wallis, MS1, Rosaline Dhara, MPH1, Michelle Leon, MPH1, Alejandro Perez, MPH1, Sandra S. Chaves, MD1, Anwar Abd Elal1, Larisa Gubareva, MD1, Xiyan Xu, MD1, Julie Villanueva, PhD1, Joseph Bresee, MD1, Nancy Cox, PhD1, Lyn Finelli, DrPH1, Lynnette Brammer, MPH1 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Jacek M. Mazurek, MD1, Girija Syamlal, MPH1, Brian A. King, PhD2, Robert M.

Jennie McKenney, MPH1, Rachel M. Smith, MD2, Tom M. Chiller, MD2, Roger Detels, PhD1, Audrey French, MD3, Joseph Margolick, MD4, Jeffrey D.

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. To lower your skin cancer risk, protect your skin from the sun and avoid indoor tanning.

Kendra Cuffe, MPH1, William Stauffer, MD2, John Painter, DVM1, Sharmila Shetty, MD1, Jessica Montour, MPH3, Weigong Zhou, MD, PhD1 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Thanks to effective vaccine, the United States has been polio-free since 1979. But poliovirus is still a threat in some countries. Be part of the success story and get your child vaccinated on schedule.