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CDC - Protect Your Eyes: Healthy and Safe Contact Lens Cleaning and Use. Millions of people use contact lenses every day but lens cleaning practices can lead to eye infections. Hands should be washed before handling contact lenses and contacts should be properly cleaned, disinfected, and stored to ensure eye health and safety. Following your eye doctor’s recommendations and a few simple steps can lead to healthy daily contact lens use.

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.

Ranee Seither, MPH1; Kayla Calhoun, MS2; Cynthia L. Knighton1; Jenelle Mellerson, MPH2; Seth Meador3; Ashley Tippins, MPH2; Stacie M. Greby, DVM1; Vance Dietz, MD1.

On August 25, 2015, this report was posted as an MMWR Early Release on the MMWR website (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr).

Gale R Burstein, MD1; Janinne Blank, MBA1; Tracy Fricano Chalmers, MS1; Tara Mahar, MD1; Martin C. Mahoney, MD, PhD2.

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.

Maps and other data sources with information on heart disease in the U.S., including an interactive atlas with county-level maps of heart disease.

Use CDC’s EvaluACTION to develop a customized evaluation plan and logic model.

Karlyn D. Beer, PhD1,2; Julia W. Gargano, PhD2; Virginia A.

Ali K. Hamade, PhD1; Sandrine E. Deglin, PhD1; Joe B.

CDC ensures America’s health security with more than 150 state-of-the-art laboratories that are a key line of defense against emerging health threats.

Laboratory Safety Workgroup members

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.

Everything you need to know about the flu illness, including symptoms, treatment and prevention.