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Selected HHS Blog Posts

#RefugeesWelcome: A Son and Father Talk about Being a Refugee and a Citizen
Read a blog post about Naweed’s #RefugeesWelcome story.
September 22, 2016
By: Naweed Lemar, HHS (Public Affairs)
Naweed Lemar, an employee at HHS, talked with his father, Hashim, about becoming a refugee from Afghanistan.
Posted In:
Programs for Families and Children
Tagged:
#RefugeesWelcome | World Refugee Day
Making Progress on Combating Antibiotic Resistance
Read a blog post about progress HHS has made in combatting antibiotic resistance.
September 19, 2016
By: Sylvia Mathews Burwell, HHS Secretary
The CARB Task Force, which includes the Departments of Defense and Agriculture, has been working to implement the National Action Plan for over a year now.
Posted In:
Public Health and Safety
Tagged:
antibiotic resistance
Measuring the Threat of Antibiotic Resistance
Read a blog post about how we’re measuring the threat of antibiotic resistance.
September 19, 2016
By: Dawn O’Connell, Senior Counselor to the Secretary
This Administration has sounded the alarm on antibiotic resistance and devoted more resources than any before it.
Posted In:
Public Health and Safety
Tagged:
antibiotic resistance
The 2016 Paralympic Games: Going for Gold in Rio
Read a blog post about Secretary Burwell’s trip to the 2016 Paralympic Games.
September 16, 2016
By: Sylvia Mathews Burwell, HHS Secretary
As our Paralympians showed us, with hard work, determination and a great team behind us, we can accomplish so much.
Posted In:
HHS Administrative | Public Health and Safety
Tagged:
Zika
Regular Physical Activity Is Vital for Healthy Aging, Millions of Adults 50 Years and Older Are Not Active
Read a blog post about inactivity among adults ages 50+.
September 15, 2016
By: Wayne H. Giles, Director, Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Thirty-one million U.S. adults ages 50 years plus are not getting any physical activity; physical activity is vital for healthy aging.
Posted In:
Public Health and Safety
Tagged:
physical activity | aging
Blood Pressure Control: Helping Patients Take Their Medicine
Read a blog post about the September 2016 CDC Vital Signs report on blood pressure medication use.
September 13, 2016
By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Blood pressure medicine, along with a healthy diet and exercise, can protect the heart, brain, and kidneys, but only if patients take it.
Posted In:
Prevention and Wellness
Tagged:
Vital Signs | blood pressure | heart disease | stroke
An Exciting Day For Head Start
Head Start teacher with children
September 12, 2016
By: Dr. Blanca Enriquez, Director, Office of Head Start
The new school year is beginning, and we also have a new beginning for Head Start that will be felt in programs across the country.
Posted In:
Programs for Families and Children
Tagged:
children | Head Start | families | education
Back-to-School & Getting Kids Ready to Learn
Read a blog post about enrolling kids in Medicaid and CHIP.
September 12, 2016
By: Vikki Wachino, Director, Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services
Children and teens up to age 19 can get free or low-cost health coverage through Medicaid and CHIP.
Posted In:
Health Care | Medicare and Medicaid
Tagged:
CHIP | children
Preparando a los Niños para el Regreso a la Escuela
Rostro de niña
September 12, 2016
By: Vikki Wachino, Director, Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services
La cobertura de salud es una parte importante del inicio exitoso del año escolar.
Posted In:
Health Care | Medicare and Medicaid
Tagged:
children | Medicaid | CHIP | Spanish | niños | español
Take Care of Your Eyes and Continue Looking Forward to the Future
Read a blog post about steps you can take to maintain your eye health.
September 9, 2016
By: Neyal J. Ammary-Risch, M.P.H., MCHES, Director, National Eye Health Education Program
You can reduce your risk of vision loss from eye disease and make sure your eyes are healthy by following a few simple steps.
Posted In:
Health Care | Prevention and Wellness
Tagged:
vision

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