Tag Archives: Prevention

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.

COVID-19 disruptions in HIV testing and prevention highlight need for innovation and investment before the next public health emergency January 16th, 2023Leslie Galloway

COVID-19 disruptions in HIV testing and prevention highlight need for innovation and investment before the next public health emergency

January 16, 2023News & UpdatesBefore, COVID19, disruptions, Emergency, Health, Highlight, Innovation, Investment, Need, Next, Prevention, Public, testingLeslie Galloway

The nation’s ability to prevent HIV was dealt a hard blow early in the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new CDC analysis published today, on World AIDS Day: Putting Ourselves to the Test: Achieving Equity to End HIV. A rapid rebound in services, however, is a testament to quick, resourceful local innovations that, if scaled … Continue reading COVID-19 disruptions in HIV testing and prevention highlight need for innovation and investment before the next public health emergency →

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 Awards $215 Million in Funding to Advance National Cancer Prevention and Control toward Cancer Moonshot Goals June 9th, 2022Regina January

CDC Awards $215 Million in Funding to Advance National Cancer Prevention and Control toward Cancer Moonshot Goals

June 9, 2022News & Updates$215, Advance, Awards, Cancer, Control, Funding, Goals, Million, Moonshot, National, Prevention, towardRegina January

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced first-year funding awards of $215 million in a 5-year, $1.1 billion investment into three national programs to prevent and control cancer.

CDC data confirm: Progress in HIV prevention has stalled May 15th, 2022Mollie Richey

CDC data confirm: Progress in HIV prevention has stalled

May 15, 2022News & Updatesconfirm, Data, Prevention, Progress, stalledMollie Richey

The dramatic decline in annual HIV infections has stopped and new infections have stabilized in recent years, according to a CDC report published today.