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What’s New in 2012

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

Vital Signs: Teen Drinking and Driving (9/30/2012)

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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)

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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)

Infant Lead Poisoning Associated with Use of Tiro, an Eye Cosmetic from Nigeria -- Boston, Massachusetts, 2011 (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)

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June

Measles Outbreak Associated with an Arriving Refugee - Los Angeles County, California, August-September 2011 (6/30/2012)

Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection Following Jewish Ritual Circumcisions that Included Direct Orogenital Suction - New York City, 2000-2011 (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)

Previous HIV Testing Among Adults and Adolescents Newly Diagnosed with HIV Infection - National HIV Surveillance System, 18 Jurisdictions, United States, 2006-2009 (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)

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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)

Helmet Use Among Motorcyclists Who Died in Crashes and Economic Cost Savings Associated With State Motorcycle Helmet Laws - United States, 2008-2010 (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)

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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)

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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)

Prepregnancy Contraceptive Use Among Teens with Unintended Pregnancies Resulting in Live Births - Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), 2004-2008 (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)

Notes from the Field : Use of Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis Vaccine (Tdap) in an Emergency Department - Arizona, 2009-2010 (2/29/2012)

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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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