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Regular physical activity can help prevent chronic diseases, yet only half of US adults meet national physical activity guidelines. One barrier to physical activity is a lack of safe places to be active, such as bike paths and sidewalks. Complete Streets, streets designed to enable safe access for all users, can help provide safe places for activity.

Population-based studies have reported high rates of smoking prevalence among Chinese and Vietnamese American men. Although nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is effective, recommended, and accessible without prescription, these populations underuse NRT for smoking cessation. The aim of this study was to assess understanding and use of NRT and nonpharmacologic treatments among Chinese and Vietnamese American male smokers and their families.

H7N9 Case Detected in Malaysia - CDC

Encephalitis, inflammation of the brain, is caused by several different infectious and noninfectious entities. Encephalitis can be an uncommon complication of a common infection, such as infection with a herpes virus or with any of several vaccine-preventable disease viruses, or a predictable presentation of a rare pathogen, such as the ameba, Naegleria fowleri.

Despite more than a decade of prevention efforts and updated prevention guidelines published in 2010, group B Streptococcus (GBS) remains the leading cause of early onset neonatal sepsis in the United States (1). A free smartphone application, Prevent Group B Strep, is available from CDC to improve maternal and neonatal management of GBS disease prevention at the point-of-care.

Catherine Motswere-Chirwa, PDM1, Andrew Voetsch, PhD1, Lydia Lu, MPH1, Victor Letsholathebe2, Phenyo Lekone, PhD1, Esther Machakaire, MD1, Keitumetse Legwaila1, Stembile Matambo1, Maruping Maruping1, Thatayotlhe Kolobe1, Chipo Petlo2, Refeletswe Lebelonyane, MD2, Mary Glenshaw, PhD1, Helen Dale, BVSc, MBChB1, Margarett Davis, MD1, Shenaaz El Halabi, MPH2, Andrew Pelletier, MD1 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Paula Kriner, MPH1, Karla Lopez, MD1, Jessica Leung, MPH2, Rafael Harpaz, MD2, Stephanie R. Bialek, MD2 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Vaccines prevent an estimated 2.5 million deaths among children younger than age 5 every year. Still, 1 child dies every 20 seconds from a disease that could have been prevented by a vaccine.

CDC's Office on Smoking and Health offers information related to smoking and tobacco use.