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Smoking while you're pregnant can cause serious health problems for you and your baby. In this TV ad for CDC's Tips From Former Smokers campaign, Amanda talks about the time her baby spent in a hospital incubator. Amanda had tried to quit smoking, but she was unable to overcome her addiction to cigarettes. Her baby was born 2 months early, weighing only 3 pounds. 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=122d86e4b6c49e6486ed4cceebc42cfe20140620142859500

Rose developed lung cancer from smoking cigarettes. In this TV ad for CDC's Tips From Former Smokers campaign, she talks about her lung surgery and difficult recovery. Problems kept Rose in the hospital for a month with a plastic chest tube to drain fluids. Every day, she prayed that the painful tube would come out. Rose's tip is "Be careful what you wish for." There was more pain to come for Rose when the chest tube finally came out. Rose died in January 2015. She was 60. 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=c36ef09c47a5bfe7fc327c2bf5fcb4eb20140620143553593

Hear how a community diabetes education class in South Carolina is changing lives and perceptions about diabetes. 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/vod2.php?id=f0cff7f2d78cd8b6c4b5672a252d99f120130308104252594

Dr. Rachel Gorwitz, Medical Officer in CDC's Division of STD Prevention, summarizes the important facts that you need to know about chlamydia. This video provides information on how chlamydia is spread, symptoms and complications of the infection, screening recommendations, and treatment. Further information on chlamydia can be found by visiting www.cdc.gov/std. 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=20f4ced6ee0b0666b2114f5a4bf0698820130425110052187

Dr. Monica Patton, Medical Officer in CDC's Division of STD Prevention, summarizes the important facts that you need to know about gonorrhea. This video provides information on the number of people infected with gonorrhea each year, how it is spread, symptoms of the infection, and treatment. Further information on gonorrhea can be found by visiting www.cdc.gov/std. 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=c94a82710ead322f9451017d1df7b1fb20130425110245171

Introduction, Novel influenza vaccine work group, 2013-2014 Influenza Vaccine Safety Monitoring, Live-Attenuated and Inactivated Influenza Vaccines for Young Children and Proposed Influenza Vaccine Recommendations. 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=7c29b08848d377faa05b1c11321d809a20140725084349609

Kalee Prue is a health-conscious, single mom from Connecticut, who enjoyed being active. Kalee had trouble digesting lactose and read that drinking raw milk would help her digest dairy better. A few days after finishing the milk, Kalee began to get sick. In this video, Kalee tells her story. 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=l1fcf5e7a57096076d9f4c270211cae9220110106131549078

This Hot Topic presentation will provide you with updates to reporting on Multidrug-Resistant Organisms, or MDRO, and Clostridium difficile in 2015. This protocol is used for reporting to the National Healthcare Safety Network for the CMS Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program. 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=3e375b09a3d847f6948ba06fcc8ac54b20141119094622562

This video demonstrates the procedure described in CDC guidance for doffing (i.e., removing) personal protective equipment (PPE) for all healthcare providers entering the room of a patient hospitalized with known or suspected Ebola virus disease. It assumes the healthcare provider is using a PAPR and Coverall. This video is intended to supplement CDC's Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment To Be Used by Healthcare Workers During Management of Patients with Ebola Virus Disease in U.S. Hospitals, Including Procedures for Putting On (Donning) and Removing (Doffing), available at http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/procedures-for-ppe.html. This video will be updated and refined on an ongoing basis based on user feedback and best practices in managing patients with Ebola in U.S. hospitals. For additional PPE training videos, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/ppe-training/ 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://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/ppe-training/videos/Dof_Pap_Cov.mp4

In this digital story, De'Bronski talks about the initial numbness and denial he experienced upon learning he was HIV positive and later realizing he had to live a full life not only for himself but for his daughter. Let's Stop HIV Together is a national HIV awareness and anti-stigma campaign produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It features stories of individuals living with HIV and the people who support them. Join the conversation on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ActAgainstAIDS. 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=6a3dc830a04f53614b43e7a1de8d34d220131122094019562