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The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

National Network of STD Clinical Prevention Training Centers (NNPTC) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)

CDC - GISP Profiles - Figure J. Distribution of Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs) of Azithromycin among GISP Isolates, 2008-2012

National Network of STD Clinical Prevention Training Centers (NNPTC) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)

CDC Fact Sheet: Information for Teens: Staying Healthy and Preventing STDs

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In the United States, type 2 diabetes has reached epidemic proportions among indigenous people. Community-based participatory research offers American Indian communities and university partners an opportunity to integrate skills in community action and systematic inquiry to develop locally acceptable primary prevention interventions to combat diabetes risk factors. The Hualapai Tribe and the University of Arizona designed, implemented, and assessed a school-based physical activity intervention to reduce diabetes risk factors among youth.

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Despite disproportionate rates of cancer morbidity and mortality among African American men, few community-based efforts have been developed and sustained to educate African American men about cancer. The University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center implemented a series of breakfasts to improve cancer awareness, screening, and education among African American men. This article describes the rationale for and history of the community intervention.