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    Social Media Use and Subsequent E-Cigarette Susceptibility, Initiation, and Continued Use Among US Adolescents

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Juhan Lee, PhD1; Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, PhD1; Grace Kong, PhD1 (View author affiliations) Suggested citation for this article: Lee J, Krishnan-Sarin S, Kong...

    Progress Toward Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome Elimination — Worldwide, 2012–2022

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Results Immunization Activities In 2022, RCV had been introduced in 175 (90%) of 194 countries,††† a 33% increase compared with the 132 (68%)...

    Meningococcal Vaccination

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Teens and young adults are at increased risk for meningococcal disease. Source of original article: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

    Notes from the Field: Potential Outbreak of Extrapulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies massiliense Infections from...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Minh-Vu H. Nguyen, MD1; Nabeeh A. Hasan, PhD2; Vinicius Calado Nogueira De Moura, MSc, MBA1; L. Elaine Epperson, PhD2; Christopher A....

    FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Fully Cooked Summer Sausage Products Due to Possible...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2022 –...

    Communities Are Leading the Way to Prevent Youth Substance Use | Feature Topics

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (DFC).  Since its inception, the DFC program has been...

    FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ground Beef Due to Possible E. Coli O103...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). WASHINGTON, October 13, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing...

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    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Access Denied You don't have permission to access "http://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/nordic-naturals-issues-voluntary-recall-babys-vitamin-d3-liquid-due-elevated-levels-vitamin-d3?" on this server. Reference #18.c587645f.1711870380.9fa9ce2 https://errors.edgesuite.net/18.c587645f.1711870380.9fa9ce2 Source of original article: Centers for Disease Control...

    World Field Epidemiology Day – September 7 | Division of Global Health Protection |...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). World Field Epidemiologist Day highlights the crucial role of field epidemiologists and global health partners in responding to global health threats....

    Vol. 1 No. 7 | HIV Surveillance Data Tables | Reports | Resource Library...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America (EHE) initiative will leverage critical scientific advances in HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment,...

    Global Measles Threat

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Urgent global action is needed to protect children from measles. Source of original article: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...

    CDC Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Anthrax, 2023

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Summary of Key Findings In Vitro B. anthracis Antimicrobial Drug Susceptibility Testing A systematic review identified 105 sources describing in vitro B. anthracis...

    Notes from the Field: Diagnosis of Congenital Syphilis and Syphilis Among Females of Reproductive...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Investigation and Outcomes Data Collection and Analyses To evaluate missed prevention opportunities and whether they differed during the prepandemic era (2015–2019) compared with...

    CDC 2021-2022 Flu Vaccination Campaign Kickoff

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Thursday, October 7, 2021— Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID),...

    2021 Partner Services Annual Report

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). This report summarizes the 2021 client-level partner services data from 54 of the 60 CDC-funded state and local health departments in...

    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...

    Seasonal Flu

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Take preventative steps by taking time to get a flu vaccine. Source of original article: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

    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...

    New Living with HIV Video

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). This short video provides information about HIV treatment. Source of original article: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / HIV...

    Availability and Price of Low-Sodium Condiments and Instant Noodles in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Chanatip Chailek, MD1; Phanthanee Thitichai, MD, MPH1; Hirunwut Praekunatham, MD, DrPH2; Pantila Taweewigyakarn, MD, MPH1; Thanawadee Chantian, MD, MPH1 (View author...

    Characteristics of Alcohol, Marijuana, and Other Drug Use Among Persons Aged 13–18 Years Being...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Summary What is already known about this topic? Substance use, including drugs and alcohol, often begins during adolescence. What is added by this report? Among...

    Flu Vaccination During Pregnancy Decreases Flu Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits in Infants Younger...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). December 18, 2023 – A new study published in JAMA Pediatrics shows that infants younger than 6 months born to moms...

    CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update May 17, 2024

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).   May 17, 2024 – CDC continues to respond to the public health challenge posed by a multistate outbreak of avian influenza A(H5N1)...

    Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication — Worldwide, January 2022–December 2023

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Results Poliovirus Vaccination In 2022, WHO recommended that all children worldwide be vaccinated against all polio types with ≥3 IPV doses (for countries...