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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.

The most important thing you can do to lower your lung cancer risk is to quit smoking and avoid secondhand smoke.

Protect yourself, your family, and your pets from tick bites this hunting season. Hunting brings you in close contact with ticks and their habitats, so take the proper precautions to reduce your chances of being bitten. If you develop a fever or a rash following tick exposures, see your doctor immediately. Many tickborne diseases can be effectively treated if caught early.

Wanjun Cui, PhD1; Rosemarie Kobau, MPH1; Matthew M. Zack, MD1; Sandra Helmers, MD1; Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, MD2.

Learn more about Native American Heritage Month, the health status of this population, and some of the research CDC is doing.

At the end of 2010, an estimated 25% of adults and adolescents aged 13 years or older living with a diagnosis of HIV in the United States were women.

The story of Lisa, a 41 year-old woman with a family history of breast cancer.