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Keeping hands clean is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others.

Administering vaccines to preteens, teens, and adolescents plus other education and resources for providers

This is another in a series of occasional MMWR reports titled CDC Grand Rounds. These reports are based on grand rounds presentations at CDC on high-profile issues in public health science, practice, and policy. Information about CDC Grand Rounds is available at http://www.

Amanda Kamali, MD1,2; Chhandasi P. Bagchi, MPH3; Emmanuel Mendoza, MPH3; Dulmini Wilson, MPH3; Benjamin Schwartz, MD2; Laurene Mascola, MD2.

Ashkenazi Jewish women are 10 times more likely to have a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation than women in the general United States population.

Use these tools and tips to help prevent food poisoning.

See the VetoViolence website to learn how to stop violence before it happens

In 2012, MMWR published the report, "Vital Signs: Preventing Clostridium difficile Infections," which examined Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) surveillance data. This report contained several errors pertaining to Emerging Infections Program (EIP) data. These errors occurred as a result of scientific misconduct by a former employee of the Oregon Health Authority.

What SHOULD be done for a patient under investigation (PUI) for Ebola virus disease?

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. PCD provides an open exchange of information and knowledge among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and others who strive to improve the health of the public through chronic disease prevention.