CDC's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is now activated to bring together CDC staff to work efficiently in responding to public health needs in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and to deploy resources and personnel as requested.
As millions of students across the United States head back to school, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released new data confirming the close connection between student health and academic performance.
After decades of decline, progress has slowed in preventing stroke deaths. Almost 800,000 people have a stroke each year, more than 140,000 die and many survivors face disability.
As students go back to school, it is important that parents and students recognize key health and safety information that will help ensure a great start to the school year.
After more than four decades of decline, progress has slowed in preventing stroke deaths, according to the latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
After decades of decline, progress has slowed in preventing stroke deaths. Not only has progress in preventing deaths slowed, but there has also been an increase in stroke death rates among Hispanics and among people living in the South, while blacks continue to be the hardest hit by stroke.
Progress has slowed in preventing stroke deaths. According to the latest CDC Vital Signs report, progress in stroke death rates has stalled in 3 out of 4 states. In recent years, there has been an increase in stroke death rates among Hispanics and people living in the South.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding more than $28.6 million in additional funding to 44 states and the District of Columbia to support their responses to the opioid overdose epidemic.
The 2016 maps show that the proportion of adults with obesity in the United States remains high.
This initiative emphasizes the importance of early recognition and timely treatment of sepsis, as well as the importance of preventing infections that could lead to sepsis.
This Forum will be an opportunity to convene experts to review emerging evidence and collect individual expert input regarding the diagnosis, evaluation and management of infants with possible congenital Zika virus infection.
About 1 in 500 infants are born with CCHD, which includes the more severe forms of congenital heart disease (CHD).
Six out of 10 U.S. parents are choosing to get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for their children, according to a report published in this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
More than 6 in 7 adolescents (85 percent) who wear contact lenses report at least one habit that increases the chance of an eye infection, according to a report published today in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
The number of U.S. adults and children with epilepsy is increasing, with at least 3.4 million people living with the disorder, according to data released today in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
CDC organized the first Fungal Disease Awareness Week to highlight the importance of recognizing serious fungal diseases early enough to provide life-saving treatment.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded more than $200 million through the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) cooperative agreement to help states, cities, counties, and territories prevent, detect, respond to, and control the growing threats posed by emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.
American Diabetes Association, American Medical Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ad Council launch new creative awareness effort aimed at reducing the incidence of type 2 diabetes
New findings from Swaziland, supported by the Swazi Ministry of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), reveal remarkable progress in controlling the country's HIV epidemic and are the latest to show that global HIV efforts are helping to curb the HIV epidemic and saving lives.
With the peak summer travel season under way, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reminding travelers to Europe and other global destinations to take steps to protect themselves against measles amid outbreaks of the disease.
More than 100 million U.S. adults are now living with diabetes or prediabetes, according to a new report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be awarding this week more than $12 million to 23 states and the District of Columbia to support their responses to the opioid overdose epidemic.
Trends and opioid prescribing and how the amount of opioids prescribed to patients varies widely from county to county in the United States
Despite decreases in cancer death rates nationwide, a new report shows slower reduction in cancer death rates in rural America (a decrease of 1.0 percent per year) compared with urban America (a decrease of 1.6 percent per year),
The amount of opioids prescribed in the United States peaked in 2010 and then decreased each year through 2015, but remains at high levels and varies from county to county in the U.S.,
There has been an overall decline in the amount of opioids prescribed in the United States. But the amount is still extremely high, with the amount of prescribed opioids in 2015 approximately three times higher than the amount in 1999.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) commends the dedicated efforts of those in the DRC whose hard work and commitment stopped the most recent Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Africa in less than 2 months.
CDC today released Health, United States, 2016, the 40th annual report on the health of the nation from the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the President and Congress.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, has filed a petition for its Edward R. Roybal Campus on Clifton Road to be annexed by the City of Atlanta.
What was it like at ground zero of the worst outbreak of Ebola in history? This month, CDC's David J. Sencer Museum will be the first U.S. museum to offer an overview of the devastating viral outbreak that killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa.
CDC will host a media availability on June 28, 2017, for reporters who want to tour the new exhibition, EBOLA: People + Public Health + Political Will.
The Southern United States shows a substantial increase in the number of counties that reported evidence of the mosquitoes that can spread chikungunya, dengue, and Zika viruses, according to new research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in the Journal of Medical Entomology June 19.
The number of middle and high school students who say they are current tobacco users - defined as having used a tobacco product in the past 30 days - dropped from 4.7 million in 2015 to 3.9 million in 2016, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products.
CDC's 2018 Yellow Book, the definitive guide for healthy international travel, is now available for free online and for order in hard copy.
Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Update on Zika pregnancy outcomes in U.S. Territories
In the U.S. territories, 5 percent of women who had confirmed Zika virus infection during pregnancy had a baby or fetus with Zika virus-associated birth defects
Transcript from the June 6th, 2017 Vital Signs - Legionnaires' Disease telebriefing
CDC is hosting a telebriefing to discuss recent findings about birth defects associated with Zika virus infection in the U.S. territories
Salmonella infections don't just come from contaminated food-they can come from contact with animals, too. Many Salmonella infections occur in people who have contact with certain types of animals.
Legionnaires' disease is a risk in health care facilities across the United States, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report. Unfortunately, this serious bacterial lung infection is deadly for 1 in 4 people who get it from a health care facility.
A new CDC analysis finds that among the 21 U.S. jurisdictions studied, 76 percent reported health care-associated cases of Legionnaires' disease, a concerning finding since Legionnaires' disease acquired from health care facilities can be particularly severe.
On April 20, 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated pre-pandemic planning guidelines entitled Community Mitigation Guidelines to Prevent Pandemic Influenza - United States, 2017.
An updated app for smart phones and other mobile devices can help workers stay safe when working outdoors in hot weather.
A new CDC analysis finds that among 21 jurisdictions studied, 76 percent reported cases of Legionnaires' disease associated with healthcare facilities - a concerning finding because the disease is particularly severe when acquired from such facilities.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated guidance for people who travel to or live in Miami-Dade County to lift the Zika cautionary (yellow) area designation.
Death rates from Alzheimer's disease (AD) increased 55 percent between 1999 and 2014, according to data released today in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Outbreaks of a parasitic infection linked to swimming pools and water playgrounds are increasingly being reported to CDC, with twice as many outbreaks in 2016 as in 2014.
Deadly virus concentrated among baby boomers and increasing rapidly among new generations of Americans
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendation for the use of a cholera vaccine in adults traveling to areas with cholera is now final.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued a Health Alert Notice with updated guidance for healthcare professionals to interpret Zika test results for women who live in, or frequently travel (daily or weekly) to areas with a CDC Zika travel notice.
Tickborne diseases are on the rise and prevention should be on everyone's mind, particularly during the spring, summer, and early-fall when ticks are most active.
New Vital Signs Report - African Americans are living longer. The death rate for African Americans has declined about 25% over 17 years, primarily for those aged 65 years and older
The death rate for African-Americans (blacks) declined 25 percent from 1999 to 2015, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report released today.
The death rate for African Americans dropped 25% from 1999-2015, but they are still more likely to die at a young age than white Americans.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines a plan to ensure a continuous yellow fever vaccine supply in the United States following the anticipated depletion of the U.S.-licensed YF-VAX® yellow fever vaccine in mid-2017,
Death rates for African-Americans have declined about 25 percent over 17 years, primarily for those ages 65 years and older.
CDC releases NEW, interactive U.S. Cancer Statistics data displays that improve the access to and look of the official federal cancer statistics.
Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: EIS Conference
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will hold its 66th Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference April 24-27, 2017, in Atlanta. The event showcases recent groundbreaking and often life-saving investigations by EIS officers-better known as CDC's disease detectives.
Campylobacter and Salmonella caused the most reported bacterial foodborne illnesses in 2016, according to preliminary data published today in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.