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Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. PCD provides an open exchange of information and knowledge among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and others who strive to improve the health of the public through chronic disease prevention.

Access campaign materials and share resources to help people living with HIV get in care, stay in care and live well. Information is available on a variety of topics.

November 12, 2015, is the seventh annual World Pneumonia Day, observed to raise awareness and promote interventions to protect against, treat, and prevent pneumonia, which continues to be a global public health concern. Each year approximately 900,000 children aged <5 years die from pneumonia worldwide; 70% of childhood pneumonia hospitalizations in the United States are in this age group (1,2). Pneumonia is also a leading infectious cause of hospitalization and death among U.

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On November 3, 2015 this report was posted as an MMWR Early Release on the MMWR website (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr).

Nicholas P. Deputy, MPH1,2,3; Andrea J. Sharma, PhD1; Shin Y.

Wanjun Cui, PhD1; Rosemarie Kobau, MPH1; Matthew M. Zack, MD1; Sandra Helmers, MD1; Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, MD2.

Epilepsy is a brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizures; an estimated 2.9 million persons in the United States have active epilepsy (1). A seizure is a brief change in normal brain activity that changes awareness, behavior, or body movement.

Protect yourself, your family, and your pets from tick bites this hunting season. Hunting brings you in close contact with ticks and their habitats, so take the proper precautions to reduce your chances of being bitten. If you develop a fever or a rash following tick exposures, see your doctor immediately. Many tickborne diseases can be effectively treated if caught early.

Preventing Infections in Cancer Patients is a comprehensive program focused on providing information, action steps, and tools to help reduce the risk of developing potentially life-threatening infections during chemotherapy treatment.