Category: depression

Preparing for College Life: A Healthy Guide

Zoey Brown joined the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response during this past summer to help with a data analysis project. She saw a number of CDC programs and activities, and authored the following post to the Public Health Matters blog. The views expressed are her own, and do not necessarily represent those of Read More >

August 24, 2017 by Zoey Brown, David J. Sencer CDC Museum Intern, The Walker School18 Comments

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alcohol, anxiety, binge drinking, college, depression, exercise, healthy choices, healthy lifestyle, mental health, nutrition, physical activity, pregnancy, public health, sexual health, sexually trasmitted diseases

The Early Years of Life Set the Stage for Life-long Mental Health

We know that mental health is essential to overall health and well-being (WHO, 2001). However, as you read this, about 1 in 5 youth in the United States currently experience a mental, emotional or behavioral disorder. About half of all children have experienced a mental health problem (Institute of Medicine (IOM), 2009). Read More >

October 10, 2012 by Blog Administrator10 Comments

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anxiety disorders, children, depression, mental disorders, mental health, world mental health day