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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.
- Consumers—choose a HealthBeat tip below to listen. Be sure to visit the Take the Next Step link, too, because it provides more information to help you take action to improve your health.
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February
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)