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Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:12:00 EST
NEW! CDC Responds to Hurricane Season 2008
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:25:00 EST
New! Blast Injury Fact Sheets — seven new fact sheets added.
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:19:00 EST
NEW Recommendations to Protect Persons Wounded During Bombings and Other Mass Casualty Events
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:34:00 EST
Floods: Protect Your Health and Safety
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:06:00 EST
New!Public Health Preparedness: Mobilizing State by State (HTML version)
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:55:00 EST
Keeping Cool in a Heat Wave
Thu, 29 May 2008 16:06:00 EST
New! Public Service Announcements for Keeping Food, Water, and Prescription Drugs Safe During and After a Disaster
Thu, 29 May 2008 16:00:00 EST
New! Public Service Announcements for Extreme Heat
Mon, 05 May 2008 12:30:00 EST
UPDATE: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About CDC Funding Opportunity Announcement TP-08-001
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:30:00 EST
Investigation of Outbreak of Infections Caused by Salmonella Agona
Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:31:00 EST
CDC Health Advisory: Adverse Effects Associated with Consuming “Total Body Formula” and “Total Body Mega Formula
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:32:00 EST
New Website for the CDC Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness & Emergency Response (COTPER)
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:10:00 EST
Video: A New Era of Preparedness
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:59:00 EST
Update! Chemical Agents: Shipping Instructions for Samples Collected From People Potentially Exposed to Chemical Terrorism Agents (CSH Guidelines Version 03.08)
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:58:00 EST
Update! Chemical Agents: Flowchart: Chemical Terrorism Event Shipping Instructions - Blood (CT Blood Shipping Pictorial Version 03.08)
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:56:00 EST
Update! Chemical Agents: Flowchart: Chemical Terrorism Event Shipping Instructions - Urine (CT Urine Shipping Pictorial Version 03.08)
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:53:00 EST
Update! Chemical Agents: Chemical Terrorism Blood Specimen Collection and Shipping Manifest
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:51:00 EST
Update! Chemical Agents: Chemical Terrorism Urine Specimen Collection and Shipping Manifest
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:52:00 EST
CDC’s COTPER Releases Systems Research Funding Opportunity Announcement
Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:39:00 EST
Ricin Health Advisory
Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:39:00 EST
Pandemic Influenza Funding Announcement for Competitive Proposals TP08-802 (Budget Year 08)
Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:35:00 EST
Frequently Asked Questions (1 of 2) for the Pandemic Influenza Funding Announcement for Competitive Proposals
Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:30:00 EST
Frequently Asked Questions (2 of 2) for the Pandemic Influenza Funding Announcement for Competitive Proposals
Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:35:00 EST
Public Health Preparedness: Mobilizing State by State
Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:30:00 EST
UPDATED: Information on hydrazine, the rocket fuel found on the satellite that was destroyed February 20
Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:57:00 EST
Potential Health Effects Associated with Hydrazine and Satellite Reentry
Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:59:00 EST
Preliminary Findings on Air Quality in FEMA-supplied Mobile Homes and Trailers
Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:33:00 EST
The Recommendations for postexposure interventions to prevent HBV, HCV, or HIV infections and tetanus for persons wounded during bombings and similar mass casualty events in the United States 2007.
Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:38:00 EST
UPDATED: Letter showing Yet's intent to withdraw the license for Dryvax vaccine
Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:33:00 EST
Notice from CDC to vaccine holders to destroy Dryvax vaccine
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:45:00 EST
CDC Emergency MedKit Evaluation Study Summary Fact Sheet
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST
Report From the Institute of Medicine
Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:08:00 EST
Public Service Announcement: "Recognizing Hypothermia"
Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:08:00 EST
Public Service Announcement: "Recognizing Frostbite"
Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:08:00 EST
Public Service Announcement: "Preventing Hypothermia and Frostbite"

Safer, Healthier People
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, U.S.A.
800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636) cdcinfo@cdc.gov
Public Inquiries: (404) 639-3534 / (800) 311-3435
Director's Emergency Operations Center (DEOC): 770-488-7100