Tag Archives: Prevention

CDC updates interim guidance for pre-pregnancy counseling and prevention of sexual transmission of Zika – Media Statement May 9th, 2025Angela Lynch

CDC updates interim guidance for pre-pregnancy counseling and prevention of sexual transmission of Zika – Media Statement

May 9, 2025News & UpdatesCounseling, Guidance, interim, Media, prepregnancy, Prevention, Sexual, Statement, transmission, Updates, ZikaAngela Lynch

CDC today announced updates to its interim guidance for pre-pregnancy counseling and prevention of sexual transmission of Zika based on ongoing assessment of available data, primarily extending the timeframe for men with possible Zika exposure but no Zika symptoms to wait before attempting pregnancy with their partner and extending the time for use of condoms … Continue reading CDC updates interim guidance for pre-pregnancy counseling and prevention of sexual transmission of Zika – Media Statement →

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report How can expanded syringe services programs protect gains in HIV prevention? – Media Advisory April 1st, 2025Mary Lane

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report How can expanded syringe services programs protect gains in HIV prevention? – Media Advisory

April 1, 2025News & UpdatesAdvisory, Expanded, gains, Media, Prevention, Programs, protect, Report, Services, Signs, syringe, Telebriefing, VitalMary Lane

One consequence of the nation’s devastating opioid epidemic is the increased risk of HIV and hepatitis B and C transmission through unsafe injection drug use. Syringe services programs (SSPs) can greatly reduce that risk.

Use of syringe services programs increases, but access must improve for greater HIV prevention – Press Release March 11th, 2025Julianne Grant

Use of syringe services programs increases, but access must improve for greater HIV prevention – Press Release

March 11, 2025News & UpdatesAccess, Greater, Improve, Increases, Must, Press, Prevention, Programs, Release, Services, syringeJulianne Grant

Use of syringe services programs (SSPs) has increased substantially during the past decade, but most people who inject drugs still don’t always use sterile needles, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report published today.

NIOSH launches hearing loss prevention app – Media Advisory December 15th, 2024Lydia Dubois

NIOSH launches hearing loss prevention app – Media Advisory

December 15, 2024News & UpdatesAdvisory, Hearing, launches, Loss, Media, NIOSH, PreventionLydia Dubois

CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announces the availability of a new mobile application (app) for iOS devices that will measure sound levels in the workplace to help workers learn about their noise exposure and reduce the chances of hearing loss.

STDs at record high, indicating urgent need for prevention – Press Release December 23rd, 2023Arturo Bravo

STDs at record high, indicating urgent need for prevention – Press Release

December 23, 2023News & Updateshigh, indicating, Need, Press, Prevention, Record, Release, STDs, UrgentArturo Bravo

More than two million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were reported in the United States in 2016, the highest number ever, according to the annual Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Adult Obesity Prevalence Remains High; Support for Prevention and Treatment Needed October 7th, 2023Ashley Schick

Adult Obesity Prevalence Remains High; Support for Prevention and Treatment Needed

October 7, 2023News & Updatesadult, high, Needed, Obesity, Prevalence, Prevention, Remains, Support, TreatmentAshley Schick

New population data from 2022 show 22 states have an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%, compared to 19 states in 2021, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – Suicide Prevention May 12th, 2023Robert Ellingsworth

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – Suicide Prevention

May 12, 2023News & UpdatesPrevention, Report, Signs, Suicide, Telebriefing, VitalRobert Ellingsworth

According to the latest Vital Signs report, suicide increased in nearly every U.S. state from 1999 through 2016.

Transcript for VitalSigns Teleconference: Suicide Prevention – Transcript May 6th, 2023Mary Moore

Transcript for VitalSigns Teleconference: Suicide Prevention – Transcript

May 6, 2023News & UpdatesPrevention, Suicide, Teleconference, Transcript, VitalSignsMary Moore

CDC Vital Signs report on Trends in Suicide Rates and contributing circumstances to suicide.

New Funding Opportunities for States, Cities, and Territories to Strengthen Overdose Surveillance and Prevention Efforts March 10th, 2023Stephanie Delgadillo

New Funding Opportunities for States, Cities, and Territories to Strengthen Overdose Surveillance and Prevention Efforts

March 10, 2023News & UpdatesCities, Efforts, Funding, Opportunities, Overdose, Prevention, States, Strengthen, Surveillance, TerritoriesStephanie Delgadillo

The CDC is announcing two new Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) today under its Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program to advance the critical work that health departments and communities play in driving down overdose deaths.

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – Heart Attack Prevention February 5th, 2023Earnest Buckley

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – Heart Attack Prevention

February 5, 2023News & UpdatesAttack, Heart, Prevention, Report, Signs, Telebriefing, VitalEarnest Buckley

Heart attacks and strokes are catastrophic, life-changing events that are all too common. Over 800,000 cardiovascular events happened in adults ages 35-64 in 2016. The Million Hearts® initiative has a bold but attainable goal of preventing one million heart attacks and strokes by 2022.