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    CDC Tracks Ongoing Flu Activity in the Southern Hemisphere

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). As flu activity in the United States continues at low levels that are typical for this time of year, CDC also...

    Federal Retail Pharmacy Program Contributions to Bivalent mRNA COVID-19 Vaccinations Across Sociodemographic Characteristics —...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Discussion During September 1, 2022–September 30, 2023, FRPP partners administered 40.5 million bivalent COVID-19 doses, representing more than two thirds (67.7%) of...

    Healing page by page in earthquake-affected Türkiye

    Ahead of World Book and Copyright Day, marked annually on 23 April, Miko Alazas of IOM caught up with a bibliophile in Adiyaman, Türkiye,...

    Bleeding Disorders in Women | Features

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Bleeding disorders are conditions in which the blood does not clot normally because certain proteins in the blood are missing or...

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    New Funding Opportunity to Strengthen Outbreak Response through Data, Forecasting, and Analytics | CDC...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) through the Center for Forecasting...

    Cannabis Use Among Students in Grades 8, 10, and 12, by Sex — King...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Discussion During 2008–2021, in addition to overall decreases in cannabis use among students in grades 8, 10, and 12 in King County,...

    CDC Awaits Clinical Specimen from Fatal Variant Flu Case in Brazil

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). June 23, 2023 – On June 7, 2023, the Brazilian Ministry of Health (MoH) reported to the World Health Organization (WHO)...

    Shared Decision-Making and Emergency Department Use Among People With High Blood Pressure

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). R. Aver Yakubu, MHA, MPH1; Alyssa Coleman, MPH1; Alina Ainyette, MPH1; Anisha Katyayan, BS1; Kimberly R. Enard, PhD, MSHA, MBA1 (View...

    2023 NIVW Digital Media Toolkit

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). About National Influenza Vaccination Week National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) is an annual observance in December to remind everyone 6 months and...

    State Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Cessation Treatments and Barriers to Accessing Treatments — United...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Discussion During 2018–2022, states continued to add coverage of tobacco cessation treatments and to remove treatment access barriers for standard Medicaid enrollees....

    HIV Declines Among Young People and Drives Overall Decrease in New HIV Infections |...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Estimated annual new HIV infections were 12% lower in 2021 compared to 2017—dropping from about 36,500 infections to about 32,100—according to...

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    2023-2024 CDC Flu Vaccination Recommendations Adopted

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). June 29, 2023 – CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H. adopted the 2023-2024 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendations on...

    QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Diagnosed Diabetes, by Urbanization Level and...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the CDC website. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot...

    Celebrate National DNA Day on April 25th!

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). What to know This National DNA Day, CDC is sharing resources to help people learn more about how their DNA can affect...

    A Safety Net Tobacco Use Cessation Resource: Quitline Service Usage, 2019

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Sonia M. Tetlow, MPH1; Lei Zhang, PhD1; Mateusz Borowiecki, BS2; Yoonsang Kim, PhD2; Andrea S. Gentzke, PhD1; Teresa W. Wang, PhD1;...

    CDC Announces Important Advances in Protecting Americans from Heat | CDC Online Newsroom

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Today, CDC, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS), launched a new Heat and...

    Assessment of Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death Among Adolescents and Young Adults After Receipt...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Discussion Electronic health record data from 40 U.S. health care systems during January 2021–January 2022, showed that the risk for cardiac complications...

    Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Viruses

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Human cases of A(H5N1) While HPAI A(H5N1) viruses are currently circulating widely in wild birds and poultry in many geographic regions, relatively...

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    National Infant Immunization Week

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). NIIW highlights protecting children from vaccine-preventable diseases. Source of original article: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / CDC Features...

    Mpox Outbreak — Los Angeles County, California, May 4–August 17, 2023

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Epidemiologic Investigation and Findings During May 4–August 17, 2023, a total of 56 laboratory-confirmed mpox cases occurred in Los Angeles County (LAC),...

    Update on Rapid Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission at 2023 EIS Conference | CDC Online...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). CDC’s 2023 Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference brought together approximately 1,800 in-person and 400 virtual attendees during April 24–27, 2023, in...