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Bryant J. Webber, MD1, Karyn J. Ayers, MD, PhD2, Brad S.

Brian A. King, PhD1, Roshni Patel, MPH1, Stephen D. Babb, MPH1 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Throughout September, approximately 3,000 organizations will participate in activities in support of National Preparedness Month. CDC supports this initiative by partnering with national, regional, state, and local government agencies, as well as private and public organizations, to encourage persons to take part in preparedness efforts at home, school, and throughout their communities.

In 2011, the Mobile County Health Department began a 12-month antismoking educational media campaign to educate citizens on the dangers of secondhand smoke. The campaign overlapped with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 3-month national antismoking Tips from Former Smokers media campaign. We aimed to evaluate the effect of these campaigns on support for smoke-free environments and knowledge of the dangers of secondhand smoke.

Division of Bacterial Diseases Bulletin Fall

Government agencies and the aquatics industry can help keep swimming healthy and fun.

A pediatrician transforms from running to providing trauma care to wounded bystanders. She shares lessons on immediate disaster response for pediatricians and other health care providers.

Gregory S. Wallace, MD1, Jane F. Seward, MBBS1, Mark A.

Seung Hee Lee-Kwan, PhD1,2, Liping Pan, MD2, Leah Maynard, PhD2, Gayathri Kumar, MD1, Sohyun Park, PhD2 (Affiliations at end of text).

Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women. Getting mammograms regularly can lower the risk of dying from breast cancer.