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HIV Treatment Works
The HIV Treatment Works campaign aims to illustrate how people living with HIV can live long, healthy lives through treatment. The goal of the campaign is to encourage people living with HIV to get into care, take HIV medications, stay in care, and adhere to treatment.
HIV Among African Americans
This fact sheet provides an overview of HIV among African Americans, including prevention challenges and the prevalence of HIV and AIDS diagnoses and deaths.
Improving the Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Guide for States and Communities
This guidance document, developed in collaboration with the National Initiative to Improve Adolescent Health, is designed to help guide state and local agencies and organizations through public health processes that address important adolescent health and safety issues
Injury and Violence Prevention and Control
Information from the CDC on the topics of injury and violence prevention, including topic areas, publications, and other resources.
Keep Your Child from Getting Enterovirus D68
In light of increased reports of Enterovirus D68 in 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention developed this infographic that explains how parents can protect their children from contracting the disease. Tips include avoiding close contact with sick people, cleaning surfaces, and staying home when sick. In light of increased reports of Enterovirus D68 in 2014, this infographic from the CDC explains how parents can protect their children from contracting the disease. Tips include avoiding close contact with sick people, cleaning surfaces, and staying home when sick.
Leading Causes of Morbidity and Mortality and Associated Behavioral Risk and Protective Factors — United States, 2005-2013
This report contains data obtained from 17 CDC surveys or surveillance systems, including the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, and three non-CDC sources that provide an overview of the nation's health. Data related to obesity, exercise, tobacco use, and childbirth among youth are included.
LGBT Youth Resources
This CDC website provides resources for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) youth and their friends, educators and school administrators, and parents and family members on how to support LGBT youth around issues such as bullying, sexuality and sexual health, education, homelessness, and more.
National Center for Health Statistics
As the Nation's principal health statistics agency, this site compiles statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the health of our people.
Methodology of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System-2013
This report describes the changes and updates made to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System since 2004, and provides results of methods studies that systematically examined how different survey procedures affect prevalence estimates.
National Fruit and Vegetable Program
The National Fruit & Vegetable Program is a public private partnership. It is a confederation of government, not-for-profit groups and industry groups working collaboratively and synergistically to increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables for improved public health.
National Immunization Program
This site acts as the central source of information on vaccines and immunizations for Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
New Report on Prevalence of Teen Dating Violence
This press release from the American Psychological Association reports findings from a study that used data from a national CDC survey and found that more than one in three teens had experienced dating violence.
New State Fact Sheets on Drunk Driving and Restraint Use
The CDC’s Injury Center has released two new fact sheets that provide state-specific data on seat belt use and drunk driving. “Buckle Up: Restraint Use Fact Sheets” provides snapshots of motor vehicle occupant deaths and seat belt use and describes proven strategies to increase the use of appropriate restraints. “Sobering Facts: Drunk Driving State Fact Sheets” provides information on alcohol-involved traffic deaths as well as strategies that can reduce drunk driving. Access state-level data on a variety of topics related to driver safety on the Injury Center’s website.
Prevalence and Characteristics of Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Intimate Partner Violence Victimization — National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, United States, 2011
This report describes the overall prevalence of sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence victimization in the United States using data from 2011. It reveals that nearly 54% of all female victims and 48% of all male victims experienced their first victimizations before age 25, many of whom were first victimized during childhood or adolescence.
Preteen and Teen Vaccines
This website from the CDC provides information about the recommended vaccines for teens and preteens and related resources for teens, parents, and clinicians.
Parents Are the Key to Safe Teen Drivers
Parents are the Key is a CDC campaign that provides information and tools to help parents support their teens’ safe driving. The website features many free resources, including a Parent-Teen Driving Agreement (PDF, 2 pages).
Physical Activity in U.S. Youth Aged 12–15 Years, 2012
This report from the CDC illustrates the latest findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and the NHANES National Youth Fitness Survey, 2012. The data reflect that one-quarter of youth in the United States, ages 12–15, engaged in moderate to vigorous activity for at least 60 minutes each day.
Prevalence of Obesity in the United States, 2009–2010
This report from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows that 17% of children and adolescents, and one-third of adults, were obese in 2009–2010.
Parents’ Influence on the Health of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Teens: What Parents and Families Should Know
CDC’s DASH developed the factsheet, “Parents’ Influence on the Health of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Teens: What Parents and Families Should Know," which provides information for parents on how they can support and promote healthy outcomes for their LGTBQ teens.
Q&A: The CDC Takes a Comprehensive Approach to Teen Dating Violence Prevention
The CDC is leading an initiative to test Dating Matters, a teen dating violence prevention program that includes evidence-based and evidence-informed curricula and training for middle school students, their parents, teachers, and others. This Q&A with Andra Tharp, the CDC health scientist who leads the initiative, explains what she and her colleagues hope to achieve with this project.
Promoting Health Through Local School Wellness Policies
The Bridging the Gap research program — supported by the CDC and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation — developed a series of seven briefs that highlight opportunities to support wellness policies through evidence-based strategies. These briefs assess policies across school districts nationwide related to seven components of wellness.
Protect the Ones You Love: Road Traffic Injuries
This CDC initiative was developed to raise parents' awareness about the leading causes of child injury in the United States and how they can be prevented.
Tips include:
- Know the stages
- Back seat is safest
- Sign a driving agreement
- Helmets can help
Receipt of Reproductive Health Services Among Sexually Experienced Persons Aged 15–19 Years — National Survey of Family Growth, United States, 2006–2010
This report from the CDC analyzes 2006-2010 data from the National Survey of Family Growth to estimate the proportion of sexually experienced young people, ages 15-19, who received reproductive services during the past year. Results show that the majority of teens received a reproductive health service from a health care provider in the past 12 months and those with insurance coverage who received formal sex education and who spoke with a parent or guardian about any reproductive or sexual health topic, had the highest prevalence of receiving services.
Reducing Sodium in Children's Diets
Approximately nine in 10 children, ages 6-18 eat too much sodium daily. One in six children has raised blood pressure, an issue that can be improved by eating a healthy diet low in sodium. Tips for parents on improving the health of children include modeling healthy eating and buying the lowest sodium food options at the grocery store.
School Health Index (SHI)
Habits and practices related to health and safety are influenced by the entire school environment. Schools can use this self-assessment and planning tool to improve their health and safety policies and programs. The SHI has eight different modules including School Health and Safety Policies and Environment; Counseling, Psychological, and Social Services; and Family and Community Involvement.