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In 2013, we administered a 15-item survey to determine the extent of text message usage among Latino adults in Kansas; for a subset of the survey participants, we also conducted a 6-week pilot trial to determine the effect of text messaging on exercise behaviors. Among the 82 survey participants, 78% had unlimited text messaging. At baseline, all trial participants were at the stage of contemplation; at 6 weeks, one (9%) trial participant remained at the contemplation stage and the other 10 (91%) participants progressed to the action/maintenance/termination stage. Use of text messaging to motivate exercise is feasible and potentially efficacious among Latinos.

The Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Kaiser) health care system succeeded in improving hypertension control in a multiethnic population by adopting a series of changes in health care delivery. Data from the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) was used to assess blood pressure control from 2004 through 2012. Hypertension control increased overall from 54% to 86% during that period, and 80% or more in every subgroup, regardless of race/ethnicity, preferred language, or type of health insurance plan. Health care delivery changes improved hypertension control across a large multiethnic population, which indicates that health care systems can achieve a clinical target goal of 70% for hypertension control in their populations.

Photo-elicitation is a qualitative interviewing technique that has gained popularity in recent years. It is the foundation for photovoice projects and is a tool well-suited for community-based participatory research. Photo-elicitation yields rich data, and interview participants say these interviews encourage community awareness and engagement. This article draws on 9 studies, conducted by researchers at 3 institutions (the University of Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth) in partnership with community-based organizations and students, in which 303 participants completed photo-elicitation interviews.

On October 27, 2014, CDC released Interim U.S. Guidance for Monitoring and Movement of Persons with Potential Ebola Virus Exposure (available at http://www.

Joseph D. Forrester, MD1,2, Jonathan Meiman, MD1,3, Jocelyn Mullins, DVM, PhD1,4, Randall Nelson, DVM4, Starr-Hope Ertel4, Matt Cartter, MD4, Catherine M. Brown, DVM5, Virginia Lijewski, MPH5, Elizabeth Schiffman, MA6, David Neitzel, MS6, Elizabeth R.

On October 28, 2014, this report was posted as an MMWR Early Release on the MMWR website (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr).

Noha H. Farag, MD, PhD1, James Alexander, MD1, Stephen Hadler, MD2, Arshad Quddus, MBBS, MSc3, Elias Durry, MD1, Mufty Zubair Wadood, MBBS, MMSPH4, Rudolph H. Tangermann, MD5, Derek Ehrhardt, MPH1 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Leisha Nolen, MD, PhD1, Dana Haberling, MSPH1, David Scollard, MD, PhD2, Richard Truman, PhD2, Alfonso Rodriguez-Lainz, PhD, DVM3, Laura Blum, MPH4, David Blaney, MD1 (Author affiliations at end of text).