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Excessive alcohol use causes a large economic burden to states and the District of Columbia, according to a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Original title: “CDC state data shows high costs due to excessive alcohol use - Press Release”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released the online version of the 2014 edition of CDC Health Information for International Travel, commonly known as the "Yellow Book." Nicknamed for its yellow cover, this is the ultimate guide for healthy international travel.
Original title: “CDC Releases 2014 Edition of "Yellow Book" - Press Release”
Nineteen states and territories reported decreases in obesity among low-income preschoolers. Twenty states and Puerto Rico held steady at their current rate, and obesity increased slightly in three states.
Original title: “Obesity Declines Among Low-Income Preschoolers - Digital Press Kit”
After decades of rising rates, obesity among low-income preschoolers declined slightly in 19 states and U.S. territories from 2008 through 2011, according to the latest Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Original title: “Obesity among low-income preschoolers declines in many states - Press Release”
After decades of rising rates, there are signs of progress in the fight against childhood obesity. CDC will discuss state-by-state obesity rates among low-income preschoolers, where progress is being made, and what can be done to continue this progress.
Original title: “CDC Telebriefing on Obesity Among Low-Income Preschool-Aged Children - Transcript”
After decades of rising rates, there are signs of progress in the fight against childhood obesity. CDC will discuss state-by-state obesity rates among low-income preschoolers, where progress is being made, and what can be done to continue this progress.
Original title: “CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Obesity among low-income preschoolers declines in many states - Media Advisory”
No one spends more time in the pool than elite swimmers, including seven-time Olympic medalist and mom Amanda Beard. CDC and Beard are teaming up to encourage everyone to take steps to protect themselves and their family and friends while swimming.
Original title: “CDC and Olympic Champion Amanda Beard team up for healthy swimming - Press Release”
In a press conference held today, top officials from CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics announced that HPV vaccination rates in girls aged 13-17 years failed to increase between 2011 and 2012, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Original title: “U.S. breastfeeding rates continue to rise - Press Release”
CDC will host a telebriefing to discuss human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage among adolescent girls and postlicensure vaccine safety monitoring in the United States, 2007-2012.
Original title: “CDC Telebriefing on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage and vaccine safety monitoring - Transcript”
Breastfeeding rates have continued to rise over the past decade, according to data released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The percent of babies breastfeeding at six months increased from 35 percent in 2000 to 49 percent in 2010.
Original title: “HPV vaccine: Safe, effective, and grossly underutilized - Press Release”
CDC will host a telebriefing to discuss human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage among adolescent girls and postlicensure vaccine safety monitoring in the United States, 2007-2012.
Original title: “CDC officials to discuss Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage and vaccine safety monitoring - Media Advisory”
Residents of the South regardless of race, and blacks throughout the United States, have lower healthy life expectancy at age 65, according to a report in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Original title: “Healthy life expectancies at age 65 highest in Hawaii, lowest in Mississippi - Press Release”
The homicide rate for youth aged 10 to 24 years in the United States reached a 30-year low in 2010.
Original title: “CDC releases report on 30-year low in youth homicide rates - Press Release”
The number of prescription painkiller overdose deaths increased five fold among women between 1999 and 2010, according to a Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Original title: “New CDC Vital Signs: Deaths from Prescription Painkiller Overdoses Rise Sharply Among Women - Press Release”
The prescription painkiller epidemic is killing more women than ever before. New data shows prescription painkiller overdose deaths among women have skyrocketed.
Original title: “CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report How has the prescription painkiller overdose epidemic grown in women? - Media Advisory”
The Journal of Adolescent Health released a special issue focusing for the first time on the relationship between bullying and suicide. The special issue was assembled by an expert panel brought together by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Original title: “CDC findings show higher suicide-related behaviors among youth involved in bullying - Media Advisory”
CDC will host a telebriefing to discuss a new study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases that looks at the prevalence of vaccine-type human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in females since the vaccine was introduced in 2006.
Original title: “CDC officials to discuss decline in Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in females since vaccination started in 2006 - Media Advisory”
CDC cancer survivors are featured in the new exhibit, CANCER: Survivors in Focus, which highlights the public health impact of living with, through, and beyond cancer. The exhibit will be open June 17 through September 10, 2013. Several survivors will be available for pictures and interviews on Thursday, June 20.
Original title: “David J. Sencer CDC Museum unveils cancer survivors' photo exhibit - Media Advisory”
Haiti's public health experts are one step closer to completely ridding its population of a disease that has long plagued the country. For the first time, millions of Haitians are now protected from the infectious, parasitic disease called lymphatic filariasis (LF).
Original title: “Haiti close to eliminating lymphatic filariasis - Press Release”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, through its partner Viridian Health Management, has identified 104 employers in eight counties across the nation that have voluntarily chosen to participate in the National Healthy Worksite Program, a new initiative aimed at reducing chronic disease and building a healthier, more productive U.S. workforce. The initiative primarily focuses on small and mid-sized employers.
Original title: “CDC partners with 104 employers for National Healthy Worksite Program - Press Release”