An estimated 88 million American adults—more than 1 in 3—have a condition called prediabetes, which means a person’s blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not yet high enough yet to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. When you have prediabetes, there are steps you can take to eat healthier, move more, and manage [...]
If you’re like Jack Aponte, you might not consider yourself a healthy eater. Jack says he has “an extremely large appetite” and grew up on Italian American staples like pizza, pasta, and bread. But when Jack’s wife encouraged him to sign up for CDC’s National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) lifestyle change program, his [...]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is observed on February 7th to raise awareness of the impact of HIV on the African American community. Although progress has been made in reducing HIV rates within Black communities, barriers such as racism, discrimination, and mistrust of the healthcare system may still make it difficult for people to [...]
The only way to know for sure whether you have HIV is to get tested. Knowing your status is important because it helps you make healthy decisions to prevent getting or transmitting HIV. 1. Who Should Get Tested? CDC recommends everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 get tested for HIV at least [...]
There’s a lot you do each and every day. Whether you are a father, coworker, spouse, leader, friend, or grandfather – or more than one of these – many people rely on you to be there for them as a role model, supporter, and provider. With your loved ones, job, and hobbies competing for [...]
An estimated 88 million American adults—more than 1 in 3—have a condition called prediabetes, which means a person’s blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not yet high enough yet to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. When you have prediabetes, there are steps you can take to eat healthier, move more, and manage [...]
