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May 2015 is American Stroke Month and National High Blood Pressure Education Month. American Stroke Month raises awareness of the signs and symptoms of stroke and encourages persons to act F.A.

Click It or Ticket, a national campaign coordinated annually by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to increase the proper use of seat belts, takes place May 18–31, 2015.

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Stacy M. Crim, MPH1, Patricia M. Griffin, MD1, Robert Tauxe, MD1, Ellyn P.

Denise Paone, EdD1, Ellenie Tuazon, MPH1, Jessica Kattan, MD1, Michelle L. Nolan, MPH1, Daniella Bradley O'Brien1, Deborah Dowell, MD2, Thomas A. Farley, MD3, Hillary V.

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May 18–24, 2015, marks the 11th annual Healthy and Safe Swimming Week (formerly known as Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week). This observance highlights ways in which swimmers, parents, pool owners and operators, beach managers, and public health can maximize the health benefits of water-based physical activity, while minimizing the risk for recreational water–associated illness and injury. More information is available at http://www.

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Talk to a health professional about drinking too much alcohol.