Did you know the American Academy of Pediatrics, (APP), advises parents to keep their toddlers in a rear-facing car seat until age 2?  (or until they reach the maximum height …

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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month and CDC’s Injury Center encourages you to spread the word about ways to prevent traumatic brain injury, including concussion. Traumatic brain injury is a major cause of death and disability in the United States, contributing to about 30% of all injury deaths.

On March 20, we recognize the impact of HIV and AIDS on American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians (collectively referred to as Native people) through the observance of National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.

National Nutrition Month®
is a nutrition education and information campaign created annually in March by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The campaign focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits.

According to the CDC, “Adult head lice are roughly 2–3 mm long. Head lice infest the head and neck and attach their eggs to the base of the hair shaft. Lice move by crawling; they cannot hop or fly. Head lice infestation, or pediculosis, is spread most commonly by close person-to-person contact. Dogs, cats, and other pets do not play a role in the transmission of human lice.” Head lice have three forms: (pictured in this order) the egg (also called a nit), the nymph (immature louse), and the adult.