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CDC launches HIV Treatment Works, an effort to encourage people living with HIV to get in care, stay in care and live well. Help spread the word. Share this new resource with your community. http://go.usa.gov/pcfT #HIVTreatmentWorks
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Watch the new #CDCGrandRounds Beyond the Data video where Dr. John Iskander and Dr. Janet Wright discuss what needs to be done to help prevent heart attacks and strokes. http://youtu.be/dMMb3qTEERw
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Million Hearts: Did you miss this week’s #CDCGrandRounds session on the progress being made by Million Hearts to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes by 2017? Watch the video and earn free continuing education (CE).
Flu illness costs the U.S. more than $87 billion annually, including an estimated $10.4 billion a year in direct medical expenses and an additional $16.3 billion in lost earnings annually. Check out the Flu edition of CDC Foundation’s Business Pulse, an online resource that helps businesses and employees prepare for #flu season. http://bit.ly/1qAOR76
What is contact tracing? It is the process of finding everyone who has come into contact with a sick #Ebola patient. Watch new CDC video about how contact tracing is the key to stopping the #Ebola outbreak in West Africa: http://bit.ly/1qLgsDZ
Do you read nutrition labels? Compare the amount of #sodium in products and choose lower sodium or naturally low #sodium foods, like fruits and vegetables, when possible. http://1.usa.gov/1rAIKSp #VitalSigns
Did you know that the #flu increases your odds for pneumococcal disease, which can cause severe infections of the lungs (pneumonia), bloodstream (bacteremia), and lining of the brain and spinal cord (meningitis)? Give your family the best protection by making sure everyone is up to date on the recommended vaccines, including pneumococcal vaccines, and get a flu shot this fall. http://go.usa.gov/pdqC
CDC #DiseaseDetective Dr. Ruth N. is returning to her native Africa. She hopes to put her unique cultural knowledge to use during the largest #Ebola outbreak in history. Read her story: http://go.usa.gov/pPET.
Parents of children hospitalized with #flu reported an average of 73 hours of work time lost. Today as the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) press conference kicks off the seasonal flu vaccination campaign, CDC Foundation launches Business Pulse: Flu Prevention , an online resource that helps businesses and employees prepare for the 2014–2015 flu season. http://bit.ly/1r2EKbk
Raquel, Lourdes & Elisa can show you how to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. Do you have a family history of diabetes? Do It for Them! But for You, Too. Read the fotonovela this Hispanic Heritage Month. http://1.usa.gov/1wpO8X8
Train their taste buds for health! #Kids establish a taste for #sodium at a young age. Introduce a lower-sodium diet early. Learn more: http://1.usa.gov/1rAIKSp. #VitalSigns
Meet Ruth, a thirty-year veteran of health communications who has been behind influential health communications campaigns in several African nations. Her latest deployment for #Ebola may be her most important to date. #CDCintheField http://go.usa.gov/pXdx
September is National Preparedness Month. Learn about the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), a repository of medicines and supplies for use during a public health crisis, by taking the SNS overview course. http://go.usa.gov/p8jh
Flu season is around the corner. It's time to get vaccinated! What do you need to know about this flu season? Why is vaccination recommended every flu season? Find these answers and more right here: http://go.usa.gov/p8NG.
CDC Principal Deputy Director Dr. Ileana Arias discusses how to reduce sodium in children’s diets in a new #VitalSigns video. Small changes make a big impact on children’s daily #sodium intake; choosing lower sodium options can help. http://bit.ly/1pMu8rP
CDC hosted President Barack Obama & U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell yesterday to discuss the U.S. response to the #Ebola epidemic. CDC will continue working alongside multiple U.S. agencies, domestic and international partners to help West Africa stop Ebola. Read a summary of the U.S. response: http://1.usa.gov/1te6k6h
Learn how you can lower #sodium in a child’s diet at every meal and help prevent high #bloodpressure tomorrow: http://1.usa.gov/1rAIKSp. #VitalSigns
The President will speak from CDC at 4 PM EDT today on how the U.S. continues to combat the #Ebola outbreak. Watch Live: http://go.usa.gov/pbBF.
#CDCintheField Photo: CDC's communication director Dr. Katherine Lyon Daniel (left) learns about plans to reopen Island Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia, from the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Dr. Attai. The Ugandan physician is leading the drive to reopen the former private hospital as a 120-bed #Ebola Treatment Unit.
SODIUM SWAP: Choose these SALTernatives to reduce your child’s #sodium intake: http://1.usa.gov/1rAIKSp. #VitalSigns
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Don’t miss today’s LIVE #CDCGrandRounds webcast at 1:00pm on what you can do to help prevent heart attacks and strokes. Follow @MillionHeartsUS on Twitter and use the hashtag #CDCGrandRounds for live tweeting during the event. http://www.cdc.gov/cdcgrandrounds/index.htm
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