As millions of students across the United States head back to school, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released new data confirming the close connection between student health and academic performance.

Original title: “CDC Releases New Data on the Connection between Health and Academics - Press Release”

After decades of decline, progress has slowed in preventing stroke deaths. Almost 800,000 people have a stroke each year, more than 140,000 die and many survivors face disability.

Original title: “Transcript: Preventing Stroke Deaths - Transcript”

As students go back to school, it is important that parents and students recognize key health and safety information that will help ensure a great start to the school year.

Original title: “Back-to-School: A Time to Think about Health and Academics”

After more than four decades of decline, progress has slowed in preventing stroke deaths, according to the latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Original title: “Progress has stalled in US stroke death rates after decades of decline - Press Release”

After decades of decline, progress has slowed in preventing stroke deaths. Not only has progress in preventing deaths slowed, but there has also been an increase in stroke death rates among Hispanics and among people living in the South, while blacks continue to be the hardest hit by stroke.

Original title: “Preventing Stroke Deaths”

Progress has slowed in preventing stroke deaths. According to the latest CDC Vital Signs report, progress in stroke death rates has stalled in 3 out of 4 states. In recent years, there has been an increase in stroke death rates among Hispanics and people living in the South.

Original title: “CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report: Why have 40 years of declines in stroke deaths slowed? How do we regain momentum? - Media Advisory”

The 2016 maps show that the proportion of adults with obesity in the United States remains high.

Original title: “New CDC Data Shows US Adults Still Struggling with Obesity - Media Advisory”

This initiative emphasizes the importance of early recognition and timely treatment of sepsis, as well as the importance of preventing infections that could lead to sepsis.

Original title: “CDC urges early recognition, prompt treatment of sepsis - Press Release”

This Forum will be an opportunity to convene experts to review emerging evidence and collect individual expert input regarding the diagnosis, evaluation and management of infants with possible congenital Zika virus infection.

Original title: “Forum on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of Zika Virus Infection among Infants - Media Advisory”

About 1 in 500 infants are born with CCHD, which includes the more severe forms of congenital heart disease (CHD).

Original title: “Some Infants still not receiving the recommended screenings and interventions for hearing loss and critical congenital heart disease at birth - Press Release”

Six out of 10 U.S. parents are choosing to get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for their children, according to a report published in this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Original title: “Most U.S. teens are getting cancer-preventing vaccine - Press Release”

More than 6 in 7 adolescents (85 percent) who wear contact lenses report at least one habit that increases the chance of an eye infection, according to a report published today in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Original title: “Most adolescent contact lens wearers report habits that could cause eye infection - Press Release”

The number of U.S. adults and children with epilepsy is increasing, with at least 3.4 million people living with the disorder, according to data released today in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Original title: “New CDC Report: More Americans have epilepsy than ever before - Press Release”

CDC organized the first Fungal Disease Awareness Week to highlight the importance of recognizing serious fungal diseases early enough to provide life-saving treatment.

Original title: “First Fungal Disease Awareness Week Encourages Patients, Doctors To "Think Fungus" - Media Advisory”

American Diabetes Association, American Medical Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ad Council launch new creative awareness effort aimed at reducing the incidence of type 2 diabetes

Original title: “New Prediabetes Awareness Campaign Features Unexpected Animal Videos to Encourage Americans to Learn Their Risk - Press Release”

New findings from Swaziland, supported by the Swazi Ministry of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), reveal remarkable progress in controlling the country's HIV epidemic and are the latest to show that global HIV efforts are helping to curb the HIV epidemic and saving lives.

Original title: “Country with world's highest HIV prevalence is now controlling its HIV epidemic - Press Release”

With the peak summer travel season under way, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reminding travelers to Europe and other global destinations to take steps to protect themselves against measles amid outbreaks of the disease.

Original title: “CDC reminds travelers to Europe: Protect against measles - Press Release”

More than 100 million U.S. adults are now living with diabetes or prediabetes, according to a new report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Original title: “New CDC report: More than 100 million Americans have diabetes or prediabetes - Press Release”

Despite decreases in cancer death rates nationwide, a new report shows slower reduction in cancer death rates in rural America (a decrease of 1.0 percent per year) compared with urban America (a decrease of 1.6 percent per year),

Original title: “New CDC Report shows deaths from cancer higher in rural America - Press Release”

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) commends the dedicated efforts of those in the DRC whose hard work and commitment stopped the most recent Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Africa in less than 2 months.

Original title: “Statement From CDC Regarding the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Declaration To End Of Ebola Outbreak - Media Statement”