CDC Health & Safety Features: Learn more about how CDC Works for You 24/7, Safer Lens Video Contest, the 2012 Olympic Games and more!

CDC Works for You 24/7: Quarantine StationsHow CDC’s Quarantine Stations Welcome New Arrivals to the United States and Protect the Health of U.S. Communities

2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) ResultsCDC releases new data on health risk behaviors among high school students. Learn more about working with young people to help them establish healthy behaviors.
DEET, Showers, and Tick Checks Can Stop TicksReduce your chances of getting a tickborne disease by using repellents, checking for ticks, and showering after being outdoors. If you have a tick bite followed by a fever or rash, seek medical attention.
Follow and Enter the Safer Lens Video ContestThe CDC Injury Center invites you to participate in the Safer Lens video contest by submitting a short, creative video that answers the question "What Does Injury and Violence Prevention Look Like in My Community?"
Healthy Travel to the 2012 Olympic GamesFollow these tips to avoid illness and injury while traveling to London for the 2012 Olympic Games
Prevent CO PoisoningWhen power outages occur after severe weather (such as hurricanes or tornadoes), using alternative sources of power can cause carbon monoxide (CO) to build up in a home and poison the people and animals inside.
Skin Cancer Awareness: Protect Your SkinWhile you enjoy the outdoors this summer, protect yourself from skin cancer by seeking shade, wearing sunglasses, a hat, and sun-protective clothing, and using sunscreen
Tourette Syndrome: Mike's StoryTourette Syndrome Awareness month is May 15-June 15. Read Mike's story and find out what CDC is doing to raise awareness and educate health and education professionals about Tourette Syndrome.