CDC Fact of the Week
CDC helps to provide access to breast and cervical cancer screening services to underserved women in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 5 U.S. territories, and 12 tribes. http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/
Week of September 10, 2012
CDC tracks Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) and estimates that 1 in 110 U.S. children, on average, have an ASD. To learn more visit http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/index.html
Week of September 3, 2012
CDC invites organizations interested in offering a lifestyle change program to prevent type-2 diabetes to become a part of the Diabetes Prevention Recognition Program. For more information on the program visit http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/prevention/recognition/index.htm
Week of August 27, 2012
CDC’s online Public Health Image Library (PHIL) includes photos, illustrations, and multimedia files free for downloading. You can find PHIL here
Week of August 20, 2012
CDC helps other countries rapidly find, identify, and quickly control new diseases and bioterrorist threats. For more information visit CDC’s Global Disease Detection Program.
Week of August 13, 2012
CDC works with scientists in Russia, Scandinavian countries, and other Arctic Circle regions to focus on disease concerns at the top of the globe. To learn more about Arctic Investigations visit http://www.cdc.gov/ncezid/dpei/aip/
Week of August 6, 2012
CDC lets people know if they have been exposed to certain communicable diseases while traveling on an airplane. Follow this link for more information http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2012/chapter-6-conveyance-and-transportation-issues/air-travel.htm
Week of July 30, 2012
CDC trains public health economists on how to help determine which public health programs and decisions are good investments. CDC′s public health economist tools are available online
Week of July 16, 2012
CDC developed guidelines and system-wide solutions to address surge needs of injured patients after a bombing or mass casualty events. For more information visit: http://emergency.cdc.gov/masscasualties/surgecapacity.asp.
Week of July 9, 2012
In 1950 CDC conducted its first investigation of a polio outbreak in Paulding County, Ohio. For more information on the history of polio eradication visit
http://www.cdc.gov/24-7/protectingPeople/polio/
Week of July 2, 2012
CDC stockpiles and provides antibiotics, vaccines, chemical antidotes and other supplies, which can be released in just a few hours, from its Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). To learn more about SNS go to: http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/stockpile/stockpile.htm
Week of June 25, 2012
In 1958 the first CDC Disease Detectives went overseas to Southeast Asia to investigate an epidemic of cholera and smallpox. For more information on the disease detective program visit http://www.cdc.gov/eis/index.html
Week of June 18, 2012
CDC carefully watches what influenza viruses are circulating and each year helps select the viruses that will be used to make the next season’s vaccines. To learn more visit http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/vaccine-selection.htm
Week of June 11, 2012
Each week, CDC tracks and shares information about more than 60 different diseases with reports we get from the states. To access the latest annual summary of these diseases visit http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwr_nd/
Week of June 4, 2012
In the United States, approximately 95% of elevated blood lead levels in adults are work related. For more information visit http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ABLES/description.html
Week of May 28, 2012
CDC inspects cruise ships and posts the inspection scores online. To check the latest ratings visit http://wwwn.cdc.gov/InspectionQueryTool/InspectionSearch.aspx
Week of May 21, 2012
CDC works to find out what germs may be hiding in foods and making us sick. For more information visit http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/specific-foods.html.
Week of May 14, 2012
CDC studies demonstrated that treating HIV-infected pregnant women with a short course of AZT could reduce the risk of prenatal HIV transmission by over 50%.
http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/r980224.htm.
Week of May 7, 2012
CDC/National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health works to identify and track the association between occupational exposures and cancers. For more information on occupational cancers go to: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/cancer/#surveillance.
Week of April 30, 2012
CDC provides information about developmental milestones and screening for all children. For more information visit http://www.cdc.gov/NCBDDD/actearly/facts.html.
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