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Todas las personas mayores de 6 meses deben recibir la vacuna contra la influenza cada año. Después de recibir la vacuna, el cuerpo tarda unas dos semanas para proporcionar toda su protección contra la influenza (gripe). ¡Vacúnense antes de que termine el mes de octubre, para protegerse y proteger a sus seres queridos!

Octubre es el Mes de Concientización sobre el Trastorno por Déficit de Atención e Hiperactividad (TDAH). ¿Sabía que muchos niños con síntomas de TDAH graves reciben un diagnóstico antes de los 6 años? Los niños pequeños con este trastorno necesitan el tratamiento adecuado. Infórmese sobre la terapia del comportamiento para padres como tratamiento inicial para ayudar a los niños pequeños con TDAH.

According to the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, you need to do two types of physical activity each week to improve your health–aerobic and muscle-strengthening. Learn more...

Preventing foodborne illness and food safety depends on strong partnerships. CDC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety Inspection Service collaborate at the federal level to promote food safety.

CDC's Vaccine Safety website. Resources and information about the safety of specific vaccines, vaccine side effects, and vaccine safety research.

Leonard J. Paulozzi, MD1.

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.

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.

Studying workers’ sizes and shapes and how they perform tasks can prevent injury on the job. CDC offers manufacturers, employers, and others with research and important resources for improving the workspaces, machines, vehicles, and personal protective equipment of workers.

During 2004–2013, the number of teens aged 13–19 years who died in motor vehicle crashes declined by 55% from 5,645 to 2,524 (1). During the same period, the rate of passenger vehicle drivers aged 16–19 years involved in fatal crashes decreased 56%, from 34.7 to 15.

Sophie Woolston, MD1; Stephanie E. Cohen, MD2,3; Robyn Neblett Fanfair, MD4; Sarah C. Lewis, MD3; Christina M.