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CDC's National Violent Death Reporting System now includes all 50 states February 12th, 2023Joyce Lawson

CDC's National Violent Death Reporting System now includes all 50 states

February 12, 2023News & UpdatesCDC&#039s, Death, includes, National, Reporting, States, System, ViolentJoyce Lawson

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today new state grants for the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS). A total of $3.2 million in FY 2018 funds will go to the 10 new states to become part of NVDRS: Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming. NVDRS … Continue reading CDC's National Violent Death Reporting System now includes all 50 states →

Statement from Deirdre Lawrence Kittner, PhD, MPH, Director, CDC's Office on Smoking and Health on the passing of Brian Hayden, <em>Tips From Former Smokers</em>® participant January 24th, 2023Douglas Hernandez

Statement from Deirdre Lawrence Kittner, PhD, MPH, Director, CDC's Office on Smoking and Health on the passing of Brian Hayden, <em>Tips From Former Smokers</em>® participant

January 24, 2023News & Updates&ltem&gtTips, Brian, CDC&#039s, Deirdre, Director, Former, from, Hayden, Health, Kittner, Lawrence, Office, participant, passing, Smokers&lt/em&gt, Smoking, StatementDouglas Hernandez

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Brian Hayden, a participant in CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®) campaign and a proud military veteran, husband to his beloved wife Denise, father, grandfather and friend.

Statement from Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, Director of CDC's NCCDPHP, on Extended Growth Charts for Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity January 6th, 2023Leo Holland

Statement from Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, Director of CDC's NCCDPHP, on Extended Growth Charts for Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity

January 6, 2023News & Updatesadolescents, CDC&#039s, Charts, children, Director, extended, from, Growth, Hacker, Karen, NCCDPHP, Obesity, severe, StatementLeo Holland

Statement from Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, Director CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion on Extended Growth Charts for Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity

Statement from Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, Director, CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion on the passing of Tonya Moore, Tips From Former Smokers® participant August 10th, 2022Angie Turner

Statement from Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, Director, CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion on the passing of Tonya Moore, Tips From Former Smokers® participant

August 10, 2022News & UpdatesCDC&#039s, Center, Chronic, Director, Disease, Former, from, Hacker, Health, Karen, Moore, National, participant, passing, Prevention, Promotion, Smokers, Statement, Tips, TonyaAngie Turner

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Tonya Moore. At age 38, Tonya was diagnosed with heart failure because of cigarette smoking.

CDC's Annual Gathering of Disease Detectives Showcases Findings from the Front Lines of Public Health April 29th, 2022Lawrence Gordon

CDC's Annual Gathering of Disease Detectives Showcases Findings from the Front Lines of Public Health

April 29, 2022News & UpdatesAnnual, CDC&#039s, Detectives, Disease, Findings, from, Front, Gathering, Health, Lines, Public, ShowcasesLawrence Gordon

CDC will hold its annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference May 2-5, 2022, via a virtual platform that is free and open to the public. This conference highlights CDC’s disease detectives’ outbreak investigations, innovative analyses, and unity in service.

CDC's Tips From Former Smokers® Returns With Powerful New Ads March 1st, 2022Julie Dreher

CDC's Tips From Former Smokers® Returns With Powerful New Ads

March 1, 2022News & UpdatesCDC&#039s, Former, from, Powerful, Returns, Smokers, TipsJulie Dreher

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®) campaign, now celebrating its 10th anniversary, returns today with new ads encouraging people who smoke to quit.

CDC's Framework for Conditional Sailing Order Temporarily Extended Through January 15, 2022 December 31st, 2021Jamie Sibley

CDC's Framework for Conditional Sailing Order Temporarily Extended Through January 15, 2022

December 31, 2021News & Updates2022, CDC&#039s, Conditional, extended, Framework, January, Order, Sailing, Temporarily, throughJamie Sibley

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a temporary extension of the Framework for Conditional Sailing Order (CSO) for cruise ships through January 15, 2022.

Autism Prevalence Higher in CDC's ADDM Network December 3rd, 2021James Ochoa

Autism Prevalence Higher in CDC's ADDM Network

December 3, 2021News & UpdatesADDM, Autism, CDC&#039s, Higher, Network, PrevalenceJames Ochoa

One in 44 (2.3%) 8-year-old children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder according to an analysis of 2018 data published today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Surveillance Summaries.

CDC's National Violent Death Reporting System Helps Tell the Story of Homicides of American Indian and Alaska Native People November 23rd, 2021Jeff Gould

CDC's National Violent Death Reporting System Helps Tell the Story of Homicides of American Indian and Alaska Native People

November 23, 2021News & UpdatesAlaska, American, CDC&#039s, Death, Helps, Homicides, Indian, National, native, People, Reporting, Story, System, Tell, ViolentJeff Gould

A recently published CDC report is helping uncover the characteristics of homicides of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people.

The CDC's Delta Variant Panic August 1st, 2021William Foley

The CDC's Delta Variant Panic

August 1, 2021News & UpdatesCDC&#039s, Delta, Panic, variantWilliam Foley

The agency spreads needless worry about vaccinations.