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Teens & Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is a concern for teens as well as adults. Teens who are overweight are especially at risk, but parents and teenagers can take steps to be active and maintain a healthier weight. Listen to Our Healthbeat Tip (MP3).

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November 19, 2009
CDC Kicks Off National Travelers' Health Public Awareness Campaign

Special holiday get-togethers - and traveling itself - bring people close together but also provide an ideal way for illness to spread. To help travelers avoid the flu this holiday season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today launched its largest ever public awareness campaign about staying healthy while traveling.

November 19, 2009
Statement by Kathleen Sebelius Secretary of Health and Human Services on the Great American Smokeout

Breaking a cigarette addiction may be one of the toughest commitments anyone can make. It takes a lot of support. But if you're a smoker, today you'll have the support of millions of other soon-to-be ex-smokers, if you join them in the Great American Smokeout.

November 19, 2009
$10 Million in Grants Aimed at Enrolling American Indian, Alaska Native Kids in Health Care to be Awarded

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the availability of up to $10 million in grants to help reach American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children who qualify for, but are not yet enrolled, in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

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