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CDC expands local area health estimates to include data for the entire U.S. New PLACES data help inform local health decisions

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced the expansion of the 500 Cities Project, a 2016 initiative to provide city- and neighborhood-level health estimates for a large portion of the nation’s population. The project is being renamed PLACES, and now provides Population Level Analysis and Community Estimates to the entire United States … Continue reading CDC expands local area health estimates to include data for the entire U.S. New PLACES data help inform local health decisions

Parents and Friends Can Influence Teens' Decisions About Starting Indoor Tanning

To protect young people from greater risk of skin cancer, parents and other mentors can talk to them about the dangers of UV rays from tanning, discourage them from starting to tan when they are young, and set a good example by avoiding tanning themselves.