CDC study shows urgent need for improved prescribing practices

Original title: “Clues to opioid abuse from state prescription drug monitoring programs - Press Release”

CDC welcomes today's announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) of new Early Release HIV Treatment and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) guidelines that will significantly increase the number of people eligible for life-saving anti-retroviral treatment (ART) and expand access to a powerful tool for preventing HIV among those at greatest risk.

Original title: “CDC Supports New WHO Early Release HIV Treatment and PrEP Guidelines - Media Statement”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today it has awarded a total of $22,800,000 to 24 state health departments, as well as six universities, and one American Indian tribe to increase colorectal screening. The grants, awarded in a competitive process, are designed to increase colorectal (colon) cancer screening rates among men and women aged 50 to 75 years.

Original title: “CDC awards $22,800,000 to increase colorectal cancer screening - Press Release”

On September 21, 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will remove Liberia from the list of nations affected by Ebola that are subject to enhanced visa and port-of-entry screening.

Original title: “Enhanced Airport Entry Screening To End for Travelers from Liberia to the United States - Media Statement”

New recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advise all nursing homes to improve antibiotic prescribing practices and reduce their inappropriate use to protect residents from the consequences of antibiotic-resistant infections, such as C. difficile.

Original title: “CDC Recommends All Nursing Homes Implement Core Elements to Improve Antibiotic Use - Press Release”

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the launch of Prescription Drug Overdose: Prevention for States, a new program to help states end the ongoing prescription drug overdose epidemic.

Original title: “CDC funding helps states combat prescription drug overdose epidemic - Press Release”

Smoke-free environments are crucial for protecting the public from the harms of secondhand smoke, and there is very strong public support for making public places smoke-free in China. Strong laws are needed - and where they exist and are rigorously enforced, they work. These are the key findings from the results of the China City Adult Tobacco Survey, released in Beijing today.

Original title: “Make all Public Places 100% Smoke-free to Protect Public Health - Press Release”

The United States government is modifying its enhanced Ebola entry screening and monitoring program for travelers from Liberia.

Original title: “New Entry Screening and Monitoring Guidelines for Travelers Entering the United States from Liberia - Media Statement”

CDC has downgraded the travel notice for Ebola in Liberia to an Alert, Level 2, which means that CDC no longer recommends U.S. residents avoid nonessential travel to Liberia.

Original title: “Liberia Travel Alert Revised from Level 3 to Level 2: "Practice Enhanced Precautions" - Media Statement”

Allowing more basic emergency medical service (EMS) staff to administer naloxone could reduce drug overdose deaths that involve opioids, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study, "Disparity in Naloxone Administration by Emergency Medical Service Providers and the Burden of Drug Overdose in Rural Communities," published in the American Journal of Public Health.

Original title: “Expanding Naloxone use could reduce drug overdose deaths and save lives - Press Release”

Washington, DC -A Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) signed today by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, M.B. Ch.B., chairperson of the African Union Commission, formalizes a collaboration between the African Union Commission and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in creating the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (African CDC).

Original title: “African Union and U.S. CDC Partner to Launch African CDC - Press Release”

Today the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted on its annual influenza vaccine recommendations for 2015-2016. ACIP voted to continue to recommend that all persons 6 months and older be vaccinated annually against influenza.

Original title: “Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) reaffirms recommendation for annual influenza vaccination - Media Statement”

On Tuesday, January 6, 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will remove Mali from the list of Ebola-affected nations subject to enhanced visa and port-of-entry screening.

Original title: “Enhanced Airport Entry Screening To End for Travelers from Mali to the United States - Press Release”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting today that a small amount of material from an Ebola virus experiment that was securely transported from a Select-Agent-approved BSL-4 lab to a Select-Agent-approved BSL-2 lab may have contained live virus.

Original title: “Lab Safety Report on Ebola Virus Transfer - Media Statement”

Forty states have enacted laws prohibiting the sale of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), including e-cigarettes, to minors, but 10 states and the District of Columbia still permit such sales, according to a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Original title: “More than 16 million children live in states where they can buy e-cigarettes legally - Press Release”

Today, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and more than 35 development partners, released its second report of the National Health Security Preparedness Index (NHSPI(TM)). The NHSPI(TM) graded the nation's preparedness for natural disasters, terrorism, and disease pandemics at 7.4 out of 10.

Original title: “Results from the second annual National Health Security Preparedness Index - Media Advisory”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) added Mali to the list of Ebola-affected nations for which enhanced screening and monitoring measures will be taken.

Original title: “Enhanced Airport Entry Screening to Begin for Travelers to the United States from Mali - Press Release”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ordered $2.7 million in personal protective equipment (PPE) to increase Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) supplies to assist U.S. hospitals caring for Ebola patients.

Original title: “CDC Increasing Supply of Ebola-specific Personal Protective Equipment for U.S. Hospitals - Press Release”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued today revised Interim U.S. Guidance for Monitoring and Movement of Persons with Ebola Virus Exposure

Original title: “CDC Issues Revised Interim U.S. Guidance for Monitoring and Movement of Persons with Potential Ebola Virus Exposure - Media Statement”

This fact sheet explains CDC's updated guidance to protect America from Ebola. This updated guidance focuses on strengthening how we monitor people who may have been exposed to Ebola and how medical professionals will oversee their care and, when warranted to protect the public health or our communities, limit their movement or activities.

Original title: “Monitoring Symptoms and Controlling Movement to Stop Spread of Ebola - Fact Sheet”