Tag Archives: Prevent

School dental-sealant programs could prevent most cavities, lower treatment costs in vulnerable children – Press Release May 1st, 2025Leon Grissett

School dental-sealant programs could prevent most cavities, lower treatment costs in vulnerable children – Press Release

May 1, 2025News & UpdatesCavities, children, Costs, Could, dentalsealant, Lower, Most, Press, Prevent, Programs, Release, School, Treatment, VulnerableLeon Grissett

Research shows dental sealants to shield the back teeth could prevent up to 80 percent of cavities in school-aged children. They are quick, easy, and painless to apply – yet according to a new CDC Vital Signs, about 60 percent of school children ages 6-11 years don’t get dental sealants.

New CDC Vital Signs: Dental Sealants Prevent Cavities – Digital Press Kit April 29th, 2025Stephanie Crawford

New CDC Vital Signs: Dental Sealants Prevent Cavities – Digital Press Kit

April 29, 2025News & UpdatesCavities, Dental, Digital, Press, Prevent, Sealants, Signs, VitalStephanie Crawford

Dental cavities are one of the most common chronic conditions among children and teens. Left untreated, cavities can cause pain and infection and problems in eating, speaking, and learning.

New Vital Signs Report – Dental Sealants Prevent Cavities – Transcript April 29th, 2025Isabel Kennedy

New Vital Signs Report – Dental Sealants Prevent Cavities – Transcript

April 29, 2025News & UpdatesCavities, Dental, Prevent, Report, Sealants, Signs, Transcript, VitalIsabel Kennedy

CDC hosted a telebriefing for Vital Signs on dental sealants.

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – What can be done to help prevent smokers and nonsmokers from getting more than 12 cancers associated with tobacco use and secondhand smoke? – Media Advisory April 15th, 2025Patricia Getty

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – What can be done to help prevent smokers and nonsmokers from getting more than 12 cancers associated with tobacco use and secondhand smoke? – Media Advisory

April 15, 2025News & UpdatesAdvisory, Associated, Cancers, done, from, Getting, help, Media, More, nonsmokers, Prevent, Report, Secondhand, Signs, Smoke, Smokers, Telebriefing, Than, Tobacco, VitalPatricia Getty

Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of cancer and cancer deaths. Cancers linked to tobacco use make up 40% of all cancers diagnosed.

Roberts & Roberts Law Firm Provides Free Rides to Prevent Drunk Driving This Holiday Season January 2nd, 2025Norma Galloway

Roberts & Roberts Law Firm Provides Free Rides to Prevent Drunk Driving This Holiday Season

January 2, 2025News & Updates&amp, Driving, Drunk, Firm, free, Holiday, Prevent, Provides, Rides, Roberts, seasonNorma Galloway

Tyler, Texas – Roberts & Roberts, a personal injury law firm known for its commitment to community safety, is once again offering free rides home this holiday season to help prevent drunk driving. The annual campaign, “The Ride is on Us,” covers a 14-county service area and will run through Wednesday, January 1, 2025. In … Continue reading Roberts & Roberts Law Firm Provides Free Rides to Prevent Drunk Driving This Holiday Season →

Community Mitigation Guidelines to Prevent Pandemic Influenza – United States, 2017 March 27th, 2024Jack Watt

Community Mitigation Guidelines to Prevent Pandemic Influenza – United States, 2017

March 27, 2024News & Updates2017, Community, Guidelines, Influenza, mitigation, Pandemic, Prevent, States, UnitedJack Watt

On April 20, 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated pre-pandemic planning guidelines entitled Community Mitigation Guidelines to Prevent Pandemic Influenza – United States, 2017.

New study shows Tdap vaccination during pregnancy can prevent whooping cough in babies – Press Release December 21st, 2023Debra Boyland

New study shows Tdap vaccination during pregnancy can prevent whooping cough in babies – Press Release

December 21, 2023News & UpdatesBabies, cough, During, Pregnancy, Press, Prevent, Release, Shows, Study, Tdap, Vaccination, WhoopingDebra Boyland

A new CDC study published today in Clinical Infectious Diseases reported that vaccination with whooping cough vaccine, Tdap, during the third trimester of pregnancy prevented more than three out of four (78 percent) cases of whooping cough (also known as pertussis) in babies younger than two months.

Truck Accident Lawyer Todd J. Leonard Says Trucking Industry Should be Doing More to Prevent Deadly Accidents on the New Jersey Turnpike September 7th, 2023Walter Kennedy

Truck Accident Lawyer Todd J. Leonard Says Trucking Industry Should be Doing More to Prevent Deadly Accidents on the New Jersey Turnpike

September 7, 2023News & UpdatesAccident, Accidents, Deadly, Doing, industry, Jersey, Lawyer, Leonard, More, Prevent, Says, should, Todd, Truck, trucking, TurnpikeWalter Kennedy

Morris County, New Jersey – However, horrific truck accidents can and do happen regularly in New Jersey and truck accident injury lawyer, Todd J. Leonard is concerned about the recent increase. In one particular crash earlier this year, a tanker trailer was heading northbound on the ramp from Interchange 2, and it merged into the … Continue reading Truck Accident Lawyer Todd J. Leonard Says Trucking Industry Should be Doing More to Prevent Deadly Accidents on the New Jersey Turnpike →

CDC Awards $279M to 49 States, the District of Columbia, and 40 Local Health Departments to Help Prevent Drug Overdoses September 1st, 2023Jamie West

CDC Awards $279M to 49 States, the District of Columbia, and 40 Local Health Departments to Help Prevent Drug Overdoses

September 1, 2023News & Updates$279M, Awards, Columbia, Departments, District, Drug, Health, help, Local, Overdoses, Prevent, StatesJamie West

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded $279 million to 49 states, the District of Columbia, and 40 local health departments to help stop overdoses within their communities.

What You Can Do to Prevent Hospice Fraud February 14th, 2023Heather Bush

What You Can Do to Prevent Hospice Fraud

February 14, 2023Accident Lawyer ServicesFraud, Hospice, PreventHeather Bush

Until recently, hospice programs generally enjoyed reputations for integrity and reliability. That distinction is fading fast. Born in the 1960s as a holistic movement to provide compassionate care for dying people, hospice gradually became ingrained in the health care system. In 1983, the movement achieved a major milestone when Medicare began covering hospice care for beneficiaries with … Continue reading What You Can Do to Prevent Hospice Fraud →