There is reason to feel optimistic about many of the trends in risk behavior among our young people. However, we have much left to do. Too many of our children are still engaging in activities that put them at risk for health problems now and into adulthood. |
Though the risk of contracting inhalation anthrax from cross-contaminated mail is very, very low, it is not zero. |
Today more than ever, smokers have a number of resources available to improve their ability to quit. |
We have demonstrated that prevention works and deserves support, ... Nevertheless, as in most areas of public health, support for prevention is frequently more rhetorical than substantive. |
We have to provide vaccinations in places where people are being killed daily in armed conflict, ... In some of the countries we're working in, there are the worst natural disasters going on -- cyclones, floods, typhoons -- and yet the eradication effort is continuing on a daily basis. |
We learn something new every day in this investigation ... and apply that information to protect the public's health, |
We're trying to answer all those questions, ... We're collecting that information now and analyzing it. |
What this isolation of the organism will show us is where were they at a given time and what time was it that it occurred. |
Young people need to know that they can significantly reduce their risk of getting skin cancer later if they start protecting their skin from the sun now. |