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On January 13, 2015, this report was posted as an MMWR Early Release on the MMWR website (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr).

Please note: An erratum has been published for this article. To view the erratum, please click here.

Brendan Flannery, PhD1, Jessie Clippard, MPH1, Richard K. Zimmerman, MD2, Mary Patricia Nowalk, PhD2, Michael L. Jackson, PhD3, Lisa A.

Annelise Arth, MPH1, Sarah Tinker, PhD1, Cynthia Moore, MD, PhD1, Mark Canfield, PhD2, AJ Agopian, PhD3, Jennita Reefhuis, PhD1 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Jennifer Williams, MSN1, Cara T. Mai, DrPH1, Joe Mulinare, MD1, Jennifer Isenburg, MSPH1,2, Timothy J. Flood, MD3, Mary Ethen, MPH4, Barbara Frohnert, MPH5, Russell S.

Birth defects affect about one in 33 newborns in the United States (1). This year, National Birth Defects Prevention Month focuses on "Making Healthy Choices to Prevent Birth Defects — Make a PACT for Prevention: Plan ahead, Avoid harmful substances, Choose a healthy lifestyle, and Talk to your doctor.".

No woman should die of cervical cancer. The most important thing you can do to help prevent cervical cancer is to get screened regularly starting at age 21.

What Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs Can Do About Indoor Tanning Among Minors

Efforts to prevent the harms caused by indoor tanning are underway at the federal, state, and local levels.

Indoor tanning increases skin cancer risk. The risk of skin cancer increases with each indoor tanning session and is highest among those who start tanning at a younger age.