Urgent Care vs. Emergency Room: Key Differences
Urgent care centers and emergency rooms are both important parts of the healthcare system, but they serve different purposes. Urgent care centers are designed to treat non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries, such as colds, flu, sprains, and minor cuts. Emergency rooms are designed to treat life-threatening illnesses and injuries, such as heart attacks, strokes, and broken […]
About Asthma
KEY POINTS Asthma is a disease that affects your lungs. It is one of the most common long-term diseases of children, but adults can have asthma, too. Asthma causes wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing at night or early in the morning. Symptoms Asthma causes wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing at night or early […]
What Women Say About Migraine
January 25, 2019 Office on Women’s Health What’s a migraine headache like? Migraine headaches affect more women than men, and each woman who lives with this medical condition likely has a different answer to that question. Though they are not usually a threat to your overall health, migraine attacks can greatly affect your day-to-day life. If […]
Facts About Falls
AT A GLANCE Each year, millions of older people—those 65 and older—fall. In fact, more than one out of four older people falls each year, but less than half tell their doctor. Falling once doubles your chances of falling again. Falls are serious and costly One out of 10 falls results in an injury that […]
About Healthy Weight and Growth
KEY POINTS Parents and caregivers can help children have healthy growth and a healthy weight. Achieving healthy growth and weight includes healthy eating, physical activity, optimal sleep, and stress reduction. There are several ways to eat well, be physically active, and maintain a healthy weight. Why it’s important Healthy eating, physical activity, optimal sleep, and […]
Warning Signs and Symptoms of Heat-Related Illness
AT A GLANCE Information about what to look for and what to do for heat-related illness. Format: PDF Language: English (US) Flyer – Heat_Related_Illness Additional languages Spanish Original Article – https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/pdf/Heat_Related_Illness.pdf
Preventing Mosquito Bites
KEY POINTS Take steps to protect yourself and your family from mosquito bites that can make you sick. Use Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered insect repellents. Wear loose-fitting, long-sleeved shirts and pants. Wear clothing and gear treated with permethrin. Control mosquitoes indoors and outdoors. Protect yourself and your family Mosquitoes bite day and night. They spread […]
Positive Youth Development
“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt Address at the University of Pennsylvania September 20, 1940 Positive Youth Development is a framework for improving the lives of all Texas youth. Adolescence is an age of opportunity. Maternal and Child Health defines adolescence […]
About Transportation Safety
HIGHLIGHTS Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death in the US. Deaths from crashes in 2020 resulted in over $430 billion in total costs—including medical costs and cost estimates for lives lost. You can take steps to stay safe on the road. Overview Motor vehicle crashes are a public health concern both in […]
Migraine
What is migraine? Migraine is a type of headache characterized by recurrent attacks of moderate to severe throbbing and pulsating pain on one side of the head. The pain is caused by the activation of nerve fibers within the wall of brain blood vessels traveling inside the meninges (three layers of membranes protecting the brain […]