What’s New in 2012

Below is a listing of publications, websites, highlights, and other family health updates for 2012, beginning with the most recent.
December
2013 Student Opportunities in Public Health (12/30/2012)
2011 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance: STDs in Adolescents and Young Adults (12/30/2012)
Antibiotics Aren't Always the Answer (12/30/2012)
Chickenpox Can Be Serious: Protect Your Child (12/30/2012)
Engaged Parents Have Healthier Adolescents (12/30/2012)
Helping Parents Cope With Disaster (12/30/2012)
HIV Among Youth in the US, Vital Signs (12/30/2012)
Inspiration for a Healthy New Year (12/30/2012)
Let's Stop HIV Together (12/30/2012)
Making Health Easier: Healthy Changes Start in Preschool (12/30/2012)
National Surveillance of Asthma: United States, 2001-2010 (12/30/2012)
Provider Resources for Vaccine Conversations with Parents (12/30/2012)
STD Trends in the United States: 2011 National Data for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis (12/30/2012)
Suffocation Deaths Associated with Use of Infant Sleep Positioners - United States, 1997-2011 (12/30/2012)
Traveling Overseas? Consider Getting Insurance (12/30/2012)
Vital Signs: HIV Infection, Testing, and Risk Behaviors Among Youths - United States (12/30/2012)
Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit (12/30/2012)
November
Be Prepared to Stay Safe and Healthy in Winter (11/30/2012)
Calories Consumed From Alcoholic Beverages by U.S. Adults, 2007-2010 (10/30/2012)
Engaged Parents Have Healthier Adolescents (11/30/2012)
Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, Updated Tables, September 2012 (10/30/2012)
Gather and Share Your Family Health History (11/30/2012)
HIV Among Youth in the US: Protecting a Generation (11/30/2012)
Holiday Food Safety During Pregnancy (11/30/2012)
Increased Risk of Rare Cancer as DES Daughters Age (11/30/2012)
Launch of Sortable Stats 2.0 - Your Interactive Database for Behavioral Risk Factors and Health Indicators (10/30/2012)
Lead Hazards in Some Holiday Toys (11/30/2012)
Managing Diabetes during the Holidays (11/30/2012)
National Surveillance of Asthma: United States, 2001-2010 (11/30/2012)
October
Are Your Kids Protected from HPV-related Cancers? (10/30/2012)
Healthy Schools, Healthy Youth (10/30/2012)
Is It Strep Throat? (10/30/2012)
Mumps: Be Sure Your Child Is Fully Immunized (10/30/2012)
Parents Want To Do What's Best (TV PSA) (10/30/2012)
Pertussis (Whooping Cough) - What You Need To Know (10/30/2012)
Prevent Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning (10/30/2012)
Spina Bifida: Nancy’s Story (10/30/2012)
Treatment Works: Get Help for Depression and Anxiety (10/30/2012)
Visiting Friends or Relatives Overseas (10/30/2012)
September
Children’s Environmental Health (9/30/2012)
Hepatitis C Testing for Anyone Born During 1945-1965: New CDC Recommendations (9/30/2012)
National Lead Poisoning Prevention (9/30/2012)
Prevent Domestic Violence in Your Community (9/30/2012)
School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity (9/30/2012)
STRYVE to Prevent Youth Violence (9/30/2012)
August
Newborn Screening Can Help Prevent Problems (8/30/2012)
Pertussis Epidemic - Washington, 2012 (8/30/2012)
Pink Eye: Usually Mild and Easy to Treat (8/30/2012)
Protecting Your Children From Tobacco Use (8/30/2012)
Recognize and Prevent MRSA Infections (8/30/2012)
Safe Youth. Safe Schools. (8/30/2012)
School Health Index (8/30/2012)
Vaccination Coverage among Children in Kindergarten - United States, 2011-12 School Year (8/30/2012)
VFC Program: Vaccines for Uninsured Children (8/30/2012)
What are the Reasons to Vaccinate My Baby? (8/30/2012)
Your Preteens and Teens Need Vaccines Too! (8/30/2012)
July
America's Children In Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2012 (7/30/2012)
Cancer Prevention Starts in Childhood (7/30/2012)
Children, the Flu, and the Flu Vaccine (7/30/2012)
Concussion ABCs: Learn How to Respond (7/30/2012)
Current Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students -- United States, 2011 (7/30/2012)
Fragile X Syndrome: One Mother’s Story (7/30/2012)
Healthy Living Tips for You and Your Child (7/30/2012)
Help Your Child Manage Diabetes at School (7/30/2012)
Injuries from Batteries Among Children Aged <13 Years -- United States, 1995-2010 (7/30/2012)
Kids and Rabies (7/30/2012)
National and State Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13-17 Years -- United States, 2011 (7/30/2012)
Neurologic Disorders among Pediatric Deaths Associated with the 2009 Pandemic Influenza (7/30/2012)
June
Measles Outbreak Associated with an Arriving Refugee - Los Angeles County, California, August-September 2011 (6/30/2012)
Nonresponse in the National Survey of Children’s Health, 2007 (6/30/2012)
Notes from the Field: False-Positive Measles Test - Maine, February 2012 (6/30/2012)
Notes from the Field: Norovirus Outbreak at a Boys' Basketball Tournament - Kentucky, February 2012 (6/30/2012)
Reptiles, Amphibians, and Salmonella (6/30/2012)
Training Tools for Healthy Schools (6/30/2012)
Trends in Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use, and Mortality in the United States, 2001-2010 (6/30/2012)
Tourette Syndrome: Mike's Story (6/30/2012)
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - United States, 2011 (6/30/2012)
May
Breastfeeding Action Guides for Health Care Settings (5/30/2012)
CDC Grand Rounds: Newborn Screening and Improved Outcomes (5/30/2012)
Deaths: Final Data for 2009 (5/30/2012)
Design and Operation of the National Survey of Children’s Health, 2007 (5/30/2012)
DEET, Showers, and Tick Checks Can Stop Ticks (5/30/2012)
Estimated Pregnancy Rates and Rates of Pregnancy Outcomes for the United States, 1990-2008 (5/30/2012)
Healthy Pets Healthy People (5/30/2012)
HIV Surveillance in Adolescents and Young Adults (5/30/2012)
Keep Kids Safe and Healthy This Summer (5/30/2012)
Keep Your Cool in Hot Weather (5/30/2012)
March
Are You a Teen Worker? (3/30/2012)
CDC Ad Campaign Reveals Harsh Reality of Smoking-Related Diseases (3/30/2012)
Colorectal Cancer Awareness (3/30/2012)
Diagnoses of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2010 (3/30/2012)
First Marriages in the United States: Data from the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth (3/30/2012)
Planning for the Big Day! Wedding Health and Safety Tips (3/30/2012)
Sleep and Work (3/30/2012)
Tips from Former Smokers (3/30/2012)
Updated HIV Surveillance - Epidemiology of HIV Infection (through 2010) Slide Set (3/30/2012)
Updated HPV Vaccine (Gardasil®) What You Need to Know (3/30/2012)
Vaccines Help Protect Travelers of All Ages (3/30/2012)
2012 Surgeon General's Report-Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults (3/30/2012)
February
Living With Hearing Loss: One Woman's Story (2/29/2012)
Medical Tourism - Getting Medical Care in Another Country (2/29/2012)
Osteoarthritis and You (2/29/2012)
Prevent CO Poisoning (2/29/2012)
Prevalence of Obesity in the United States, 2009-2010 (2/29/2012)
Text4baby (2/29/2012)
Three Decades of Twin Births in the United States, 1980-2009 (2/29/2012)
Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Salmonellosis Associated with Pet Turtle Exposures - United States, 2011 (2/29/2012)
January
2012 Vaccine Recommendations: What They Mean for You (1/31/2012)
Clear It Up: Plain Language in Government Health Information (1/31/2012)
Epilepsy Self-Management Tools (1/31/2012)
Free Violence Prevention Course (1/31/2012)
Gang Homicides - Five U.S. Cities, 2003-2008 (1/31/2012)
Give Brain Injury a Voice (1/31/2012)
Hair, Formaldehyde, and Industrial Hygiene (1/31/2012)
Influenza Among Children and Young Adults with Neurologic and Neurodevelopmental Conditions - Ohio, 2011 (1/31/2012)
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