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CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response: What's New
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Public Health Matters Blog: HANDI - A Handy App for Public Health
Using commonly available mobile devices (e.g., iPhone, iPod touch), HANDI is a prime example of how we can use mobile technology in public health and emergency preparedness.
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NEW: Winter Weather Cool Tip of the Week - Hypothermia
When exposed to cold temperatures, your body begins to lose heat faster than it can be produced. Prolonged exposure to cold will eventually use up your body’s stored energy.
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NEW: CDC Ramps up Support for Final Push in Global Polio Eradication Effort
On Wednesday, December 14, CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., charged the entire CDC community to become active participants in an intensified strategy to eradicate polio, worldwide. CDC’s Emergency Operations Center has been activated for the agency’s partnership engagement through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). GPEI is committed to eradicating polio by the end of 2012.
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NEW: CDC Situation Awareness - CDC Polio Response
Polio is a crippling and potentially fatal infectious disease. There is no cure, but there are safe and effective vaccines.
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NEW: Public Health Matters Blog - New Year's Resolution: Be Ready
New Year's Resolution: Be Ready
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NEW: Public Health Matters Blog - Real-life Contagion: Part 2
Ticket for Two – Real-life Contagion: Part 2 - by Tyler M. Sharp, PhD
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NEW: Winter Weather Cool Tip of the Week - Protect Infants During the Winter
Infants less than one year old should never sleep in a cold room because they lose body heat more easily than adults. Unlike adults, infants are unable to make enough body heat by shivering.
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NEW: CDC Polio website
Polio is a crippling and potentially fatal infectious disease. There is no cure, but there are safe and effective vaccines. Therefore, the strategy to eradicate polio is based on preventing infection by immunizing every child to stop transmission and ultimately make the world polio free.
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NEW: Public Health Matters Blog - Ticket for Two – International travel during pregnancy
Ticket for Two – International travel during pregnancy - by Stacie Dunkle
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NEW: Winter Weather Cool Tip of the Week - Stay Warm This Winter
Shivering is an important first sign that the body is losing heat. Keep warm by dressing in wool, silk, or polypropylene inner layers – these fabrics hold in more body heat than cotton.
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