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CDC’s 2013 National Tobacco Education Campaign - Tips From Former Smokers - features real people who are living with the complications of smoking-related diseases. This campaign encourages smokers to quit.

In the US, about 1 in every 100 babies is born with a congenital heart defect. About 25% of these heart defects are critical congenital heart defects. Read one mother’s story about her son’s critical congenital heart defect.

This February celebrate African American History Month and Heart Health Month. Learn about how heart disease impacts African Americans, the Million Hearts initiative, and how to improve your heart health.

Learn About Traditional Knowledge About Health and its Role in Preventing Type 2 Diabetes in Native American Groups

CDC releases new data on health risk behaviors among high school students. Learn more about working with teens to help them establish healthy behaviors.

Safeguard your health. Take time now to get recommended screenings for chronic diseases like cancer and heart disease. Do it for yourself, do it for your family.

The latest Vital Signs shows cigarette smoking is a serious problem among adults with mental illness. More needs to be done to help adults with mental illness quit smoking and make mental health facilities tobacco-free.

Your health is important wherever you go. And now that many people are spending most of their day sitting at a desk or inside an office, implementing health programs inside the workplace has become a vital piece of a healthy lifestyle.

Be a winner on Super Bowl Sunday by keeping health and safety in mind during your celebration.

Vaccines are recommended for all adults to help prevent getting and spreading diseases. Vaccines are especially important for those with chronic conditions, who are more likely to develop complications from certain vaccine-preventable diseases. Find out which vaccines are recommended for you.