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Muscular dystrophies are a group of disorders that result in muscle weakness and a decrease in muscle mass over time. To help a child with muscular dystrophy reach his or her full potential, it is very important to get help as early as possible.

Hearing loss can affect a child’s ability to develop communication, language, and social skills. The earlier children with hearing loss start getting services, the more likely they are to reach their full potential. If you are a parent and you suspect your child has hearing loss, trust your instincts and speak with your child’s doctor. Don’t wait!

Dating Matters is a free, accredited, online course about teen dating violence for educators, school personnel, and others working to improve the health of teens. It features interviews with leading experts, dynamic graphics and interactive exercises, and compelling storytelling to describe what teen dating violence is and how to prevent it.

Effective prevention strategies are necessary to promote awareness about child maltreatment and to foster commitment to social change.

In Kenya, the CDC is addressing the region's toughest health problems at their source, directly working with vulnerable families and communities in local hospitals, clinics, and laboratories.

CDC partners in South Africa with government and parastatal agencies, private institutions, universities and non-governmental organizations to improve the country’s public health foundation, to prevent transmission of HIV, to provide care and treatment for those who are already infected with HIV, and to strengthen laboratory capacity.

Information for health professionals about Naegleria fowleri. Education and information about the brain eating ameba Naegleria fowleri that causes encephalitis and death including frequently asked questions, biology, sources of infection, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control, and other publications and pertinent information for the public and medical professionals.

Multistate outbreak of hepatitis A virus infections linked to pomegranate seeds from Turkey