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Welcome to HHS HealthBeat. Launched on July 11, 2005, this service provides health promotion and disease prevention tips 5 days a week in audio and text formats.
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May
May 17, 2013 - 
“No play TBI” [save the audio file]
Take the Next Step: Know the Signs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
May 16, 2013 - “What help from soy supplements” [save the audio file]
Take the Next Step: Learn More (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
May 15, 2013 - “Holding your liquor holds you at risk” [save the audio file]
Take the Next Step: Drink in Moderation (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
May 14, 2013 - “Mental illness and weight loss” [save the audio file]
Take the Next Step: Learn More (National Institutes of Health)
May 13, 2013 - “Leading by example” [save the audio file]
Take the Next Step: Schedule a Checkup (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
May 10, 2013 - “Swallowing sadness” [save the audio file]
Take the Next Step: Eat for Health (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
May 9, 2013 - “Exercise and depression” [save the audio file]
Take the Next Step: Learn More (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
May 8, 2013 - “The drink conversation” [save the audio file]
Take the Next Step: Talk About Alcohol (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
May 7, 2013 - “Rolling back pre-diabetes” [save the audio file]
Take the Next Step: Lower Your Risk (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
May 6, 2013 - “Quit, and help others” [save the audio file]
Take the Next Step: Get Tools to Quit (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
May 3, 2013 - “Talking risky behavior” [save the audio file]
Take the Next Step: A Parent’s Guide (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
May 2, 2013 - “What cancer survivors can teach” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Let’s Be Active (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
May 1, 2013 - “Teen health, adult risk” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Use the SuperTracker (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
April
April 30, 2013 - “Heart Health Mobile” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: One in a Million Hearts (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
April 29, 2013 - “Bad to bone” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Best Bones Forever! (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
April 26, 2013 - “Warding off cancer, the heart-healthy way” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Ways To Be Active (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
April 25, 2013 - “Watching too closely” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Be Active (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
April 24, 2013 - “Salted toddler food” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Sodium and Food (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
April 23, 2013 - “A tip to quit” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Quit Now (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
April 22, 2013 - “Carry your health in your hand” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Explore HHS’ Mobile Apps (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
April 19, 2013 - “Kids watching and playing” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Be Active (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
April 18, 2013 - “Adult protection” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Get Vaccinated (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
April 17, 2013 - “What are you looking at?” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Drive Safe (U.S. Department of Transportation)
April 16, 2013 - “Early dating, worse results” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Talk about Dating (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
April 15, 2013 - “What secondhand can do” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Get More Tips (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
April 12, 2013 - “Most moms breastfeed” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Learn More (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
April 11, 2013 - “Bullied kids, troubled adults” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Stop Bullying (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
April 10, 2013 - “Tips and tragedy” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Get Tips (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
April 9, 2013 - “Seniors home exercise” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Stay Active (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
April 8, 2013 - “A little weight, a lot of gain” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Know the Effects (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
April 5, 2013 - “Happily ever older” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Stay Happy with Age (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
April 4, 2013 - “Protect yourself, protect others” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Get Vaccinated (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
April 3, 2013 - “The pregnant foot” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Learn More (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
April 2, 2013 - “What’s the beef” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Cook Thoroughly (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
April 1, 2013 - “Watching what the kids watch” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Change the Channel (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
March
March 29, 2013 - “More moms breastfeeding” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Learn More (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
March 28, 2013 - “Thigh fat and walking” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Stay Active (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
March 27, 2013 - “Mindfully fighting inflammation” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Discover More (National Institutes of Health)
March 26, 2013 - “Whole grain goodness?” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Balance Your Diet (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
March 25, 2013 - “Solve the outbreak” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Play the Game (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
March 22, 2013 - “How foods make us sick” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Check Your Steps (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
March 21, 2013 - “A little less sodium a lot of lives” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Cut Back Salt (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
March 20, 2013 - “Fussy babies’ TV time” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Learn More (National Institutes of Health)
March 19, 2013 - “Middle-aged aerobics and older brains” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Stay Active (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
March 18, 2013 - “Apps for health” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Go Mobile (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
March 15, 2013 - “People, pets and diseases” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Pick the Right Pet (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
March 14, 2013 - “Less-angry preschoolers” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Help Your Child (U.S. Department of Education)
March 13, 2013 - “One in 6 sick” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Keep Food Safe (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
March 12, 2013 - “Not your common cold” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Be Germ-Free (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
March 11, 2013 - “Why the supplement?” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Make Informed Choices (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
March 8, 2013 - “What do you know about losing weight” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Learn the truth (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
March 7, 2013 - “18, 21, binge” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Know the risks (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
March 6, 2013 - “Testing beats cancer” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Get yourself tested (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
March 5, 2013 - “What’s your supplement?” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: What You Need to Know (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
March 4, 2013 - “Health Scams” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Get the facts (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
March 1, 2013 - “Folic acid and autism” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Discover more (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
February
February 28, 2013 - “The heart and the brain” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Lower your risk (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
February 27, 2013 - “Prostate cancer with that?” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Know your risk (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
February 26, 2013 - “The class pet” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Learn more (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
February 25, 2013 - “Young and on the roads” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Get the facts (U.S. Department of Transportation)
February 22, 2013 - “Beating birth defects before pregnancy” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Get Healthy Now (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
February 21, 2013 - “Southern-cooked stroke” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Eat Healthier (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
February 20, 2013 - “Blueberries and strawberries” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: The shopping list (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
February 19, 2013 - “The tell-tale heart risk” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Lower Your Risk (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
February 18, 2013 - “Slimming aerobically” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Get Active (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
February 15, 2013 - “Checking melanoma apps” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Talk with Your Doctor (National Cancer Institute)
February 14, 2013 - “Losing hearing and thinking” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Get Your Hearing Checked (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
February 13, 2013 - “Not immune from loneliness” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Your Immune System (National Institutes of Health)
February 12, 2013 - “The bullying environment” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Respond to Bullying (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
February 11, 2013 - “A few minutes a meal” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Eat Healthy Together (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
February 8, 2013 - “Not-so-healthy America” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Lead a Healthy Lifestyle (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
February 7, 2013 - “Getting your decade back” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Quit Smoking Today (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
February 6, 2013 - “Your eye to your brain” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: More about Glaucoma (National Institutes of Health)
February 5, 2013 - “Promoting long-term recovery” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Find Support (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
February 4, 2013 - “Listen to your heart” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: The Heart Truth (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
February 1, 2013 - “Active families, active kids” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Ways To Be Active (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
January
January 31, 2013 - “Resolution reset time” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Join PALA+ (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
January 30, 2013 - “Stress and the heart” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Your Heart Health (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
January 29, 2013 - “Staying fit together” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Be Active (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
January 28, 2013 - “Vitamin D and the knee” [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: The Basics of Vitamin D (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
January 25, 2013 - “Using steroids, losing memory" [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: The Effects of Steroids (National Institutes of Health)
January 24, 2013 - “Pricing flu risk" [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Get the Flu Vaccine (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
January 23, 2013 - “An eye on independence" [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Healthy Vision (National Institutes of Health)
January 22, 2013 - “Women and girls bingeing" [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Binge Drinking (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
January 21, 2013 - “Kids exercising with asthma" [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Be Active (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
January 18, 2013 - “Aging faster with diabetes" [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Diabetes: Make a Plan (National Institutes of Health)
January 17, 2013 - “Know the benefits, know the risks" [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Privacy and Security (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
January 16, 2013 - “Obesity, overweight and dying" [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Keep a Healthy Weight (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
January 15, 2013 - “Active with Parkinson’s" [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Parkinson’s Disease (National Institutes of Health)
January 14, 2013 - “It’s not too late" [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Prevent the Spread of Flu (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
January 11, 2013 - “Medicine in a storm" [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Build a Kit (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
January 10, 2013 - “Energy drinks versus energy" [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Better Beverage Choices (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
January 9, 2013 - “A little smoking, a sudden death" [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Be Tobacco Free (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
January 8, 2013 - “The drug-free kids tool" [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Family Checkup (National Institutes of Health)
January 7, 2013 - “Your health info, on the go" [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Privacy and Security (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
January 4, 2013 - “Running less risk" [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Risk Factors for Heart Disease (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
January 3, 2013 - “Teens and marijuana" [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: The Effects of Marijuana (National Institutes of Health)
January 2, 2013 - “Sick and smoking" [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Quit Now (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
January 1, 2013 - “Have a go bag, have a plan" [save the audio file]
- Take the Next Step: Build a Kit (Federal Emergency Management Agency)