A Message from the Editor
November 13, 2008
The life of a new parent can be challenging, leaving parents with little time to seek out important and valuable information. The fun and informative video, Welcome to Parenthood, was created to help you with outreach and education about childhood immunization.
As a health professional, you can help open dialogue, address parents' questions about the risks and benefits of vaccination and reassure them of the importance of prevention. CDC's feature article, Welcome to Parenthood!, is a great resource for you, providing information you can share with parents on topics such as infant immunizations, hearing screening and jaundice. CDC's Immunization Web site offers other resources to help you work with parents to keep our kids safe, healthy and immunized!
As always, feel free to send any feedback, questions or concerns regarding CDC Partnership Matters or the Partners' Web site to CDC Partnerships.
Warm Regards,
Division of Partnerships and Strategic Alliances
CDC Headlines
CDC Centers Release Seasonal Flu Campaign Widgets
CDC's National Center for Health Marketing and the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, released two new widgets for the 2008–2009 Seasonal Flu Vaccination campaign. CDC.gov widgets are small applications that display selected CDC featured content directly on your organization's Web page. >> read the full text
March of Dimes Releases Premature Birth Report Card
November 12 marks the nation's 6th Annual Prematurity Awareness Day, a time when the March of Dimes mobilizes volunteers and parents to draw attention to premature birth (birth before 37 weeks gestation), which affects more than 530,000 babies each year in the United States. >> read the full text
November is American Diabetes Month
Diabetes is a leading cause of kidney failure, blindness and amputations, and a major cause of heart disease and stroke. Nearly 24 million Americans have diabetes, and about one quarter (or 5.7 million) of them don't know that they have the disease. Millions more are at risk of developing diabetes. >> read full text
Events and Seminars
All events and seminars listed are open to CDC's partners. For more information, contact the POC listed. >> read the full text
No Events or Seminars at this time.
CDC Personnel
Retirement
Jolene Altman, health communications specialist, CDC Connects, December 1.
Kay Golan, director, CDC Connects, December 3.
Deaths
Thomas Gyurik, former CDC employee in the Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne and Enteric Diseases, died November 3.
Get Informed
CDC Releases First Estimate of Human Papillomavirus-Associated Cancer Data
Hazardous Chemical Incidents in Schools
CDC Partnership Matters: Reader's Feedback
The bi-weekly update is prepared by CDC's Division of Partnership and Strategic Alliances. Readers are welcome to comment by e-mail to cdcpartnerships@cdc.gov.
