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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.

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.

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Dawn Heisey-Grove, MPH1, Hilary K. Wall, MPH2, Amy Helwig, MD3, Janet S. Wright, MD2 (Author affiliations at end of text).

May is Arthritis Awareness Month. Arthritis affects an estimated 52.5 million U.

Education and information about hand washing and nail hygiene, along with its relation to hygiene and healthy water, including drinking water, swimming / recreational water, recreational water illnesses, diseases related to water, global water, safe water for sanitation and hygiene, other uses of water, and how to make water safe to drink in emergencies for outbreaks, preparedness, and response.

Kenneth Dominguez1, Ana Penman-Aguilar2, Man-Huei Chang1, Ramal Moonesinghe2, Ted Castellanos3, Alfonso Rodriguez-Lainz4, Richard Schieber5 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Our health and well-being are products of not only the health care we receive and the choices we make, but also the places where we live, learn, work, and play. Community health improvement (CHI) is a process to identify and address the health needs of communities

Jacek M. Mazurek, MD1, Gretchen E. White, MPH1,2 (Author affiliations at end of text).

About group A streptococcal.

Si está preocupado por el desarrollo de su hijo, no espere. Usted es quien conoce mejor a su hijo. Use una lista de control de indicadores del desarrollo, hable con el médico de su hijo y llame al programa de intervención temprana de su área.

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Amaran Moodley, MD1, Patricia Quinlisk, MD2, Ann Garvey, DVM2, Nicholas Kalas, MPH2, Jason R. Barash3, Jessica M. Khouri, MD3 (Author affiliations at end of text).

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