New MMWR shows that vaccines save lives. Among children born between 1994 and 2023, routine vaccinations will have prevented about 500 million illnesses, 32 million hospitalizations, and 1.1 million deaths. Making sure children are up to date on vaccinations can save lives: https://bit.ly/mm7331a2
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September is Public Health Laboratory Appreciation month! Thanks to the teamwork from U.S. TB Elimination Champions from New Mexico Department of Health, PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, Rhode Island Department of Health, and Washington State Department of Health Public Health Labs, TB testing services continued, despite facility challenges. Thank you public health labs! https://bit.ly/4cuLhqc
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Healthcare providers: As the most trusted source of health information among your patients, the recommendations you make to your patients on how to prepare for this fall and winter virus season matter. Talk to your patients about a plan of action, like which preventive actions you recommend they take this fall. CDC’s latest respiratory season provider toolkit gives you the information you need to have these important conversations with your patients. Use these resources to make your recommendations: https://bit.ly/3z7Ql4W
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The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) featured CDC's Dr. Kelly Winter on their recent "Off the Bench" podcast. This podcast series “discusses scientific and not-so-scientific ideas in laboratory medicine with members of ASCLS, who are fellow scientists, educators, and researchers.” ? Dr. Winter shared a comprehensive overview of OneLab? and the exponential growth of this unique laboratory community, which currently has 32,500+ members and counting!?? ? “The only way to respond appropriately to a public health emergency is to be prepared before the emergency happens. Our entire focus in OneLab is about providing those training materials ahead of time so that the laboratory professionals are prepared for whatever comes their way." Listen here: https://bit.ly/4g1WjVH
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Health Educators and Public Health Professionals: Take time during the National Food Safety Education Month Day of Action to download and share CDC’s food safety resources. You can now search and filter to find the right graphics, videos, and infographics for your community. https://bit.ly/4dQFsUs
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Being prepared can help keep you and your community stay safe from disasters or other unexpected events. This National Preparedness Month, access CDC’s free trainings and tools to help public health professionals be ready in the event of a radiation emergency. https://bit.ly/3AUtV82
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School administrators and coaches: There may be ways to help protect students from too much sun exposure while they participate in outdoor physical activities: - Add shade to outdoor spaces. - Allow students to wear protective clothing. - Limit outdoor activities during peak sunlight. - Use sunscreen. Learn more about how common sunburn is among young people: https://bit.ly/4gpe2Xw
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Public health professionals: Want to know which evidence-based strategies the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommend to improve health outcomes? What Works fact sheets are easy-to-read summaries of multiple CPSTF recommendations for a health topic. Find out what works for public health on the Community Guide: bit.ly/3uMl0zA
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Public Health Professionals: Are you working with communities exposed to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)? Encourage concerned community members to use the recently updated PFAS Blood Level Estimation Tool. This free, online tool uses statistical methods to simulate how PFAS move throughout the body. Users can enter known drinking water concentrations from multiple dates to calculate an estimate of their individual PFAS blood levels. Discover more: https://bit.ly/3g7VVLq
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Public health laboratories protect our community’s health by working at all levels of the government to detect infectious agents, food and waterborne outbreaks, environmental exposures, genetic disorders in newborn babies, and much more. ?????? Know someone who works in a public health laboratory? Show your appreciation by tagging them below. ??
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