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Spring Into Action

Physical inactivity is one factor that contributes to the steady rise in rates of obesity, diabetes, and other chronic conditions. This podcast gives information and resources to help make your community a place that makes healthy living easier.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 12 Mar 2013 | 12:30 pm

Our Cultures Are Our Source of Health

Wes Studi, Hollywood actor, highlights the wisdom of cultural knowledge to promote health and prevent type 2 diabetes.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 4 Mar 2013 | 11:10 am

Hidden Sodium

In this podcast, learn about reducing sodium intake by knowing what to eat and the main sources of sodium in the diet. It's important for a healthy lifestyle.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 4 Mar 2013 | 10:40 am

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, causes cold-like symptoms but can be serious for infants and older adults. In this podcast, CDC’s Dr. Eileen Schneider discusses this common virus and offers tips to prevent its spread.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 13 Feb 2013 | 12:03 pm

Epi Info™ 7

In this podcast, Brad Myers, Director of the Division of Communication Services, talks with Asad Islam, who leads the Epi Info™ team at CDC, about Epi Info's new tools.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 17 Jan 2013 | 2:00 pm

Dangerous Creatures - A Visit to the CDC Insectary

Tour CDC’s insectary with Sofi, a young host, and learn from CDC researchers about mosquitoes and insecticide resistance.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 20 Dec 2012 | 11:10 am

Protecting Patients from Unsafe Injections: What Every Provider Needs to Know

In this podcast, CDC’s Dr. Joyanna Wendt and Janice Izlar, President of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, discuss safe injection practices and how critical they are to patient safety. The discussion includes clarification of myths, guidelines for safely giving injections, and a website for additional resources, including a checklist, toolkits, and brochures.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 15 Nov 2012 | 2:30 pm

The In-Between People: Community Health Workers in the Circle of Care

Community Health Workers in Native American and Latino communities help bridge the gap between communities and the health care system.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 7 Nov 2012 | 10:00 am

FoodCORE: A New Strategy in Foodborne Outbreak Response

In this podcast, Gwen Biggerstaff, CDC's FoodCORE Coordinator, gives a general overview of the program, including successes.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 6 Nov 2012 | 1:10 pm

Care for Your Contacts: Keeping Eyes Safe

In this podcast, CDC’s Dr. Allison Brown explains how contact lens wearers can reduce their risk of eye infections.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 29 Oct 2012 | 10:15 am

Meningitis

This podcast gives a general overview of meningitis, including what it is, the five types, and the causes.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 24 Oct 2012 | 4:00 pm

October 2012 Multistate Fungal Meningitis Outbreak

This podcast gives an overview of the October 2012 multistate fungal meningitis outbreak, including symptoms to watch for and a website for up-to-date information.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 17 Oct 2012 | 11:00 am

Facilitando la salud: haciendo cambios saludables en guarderías infantiles (Making Health Easier: Healthy Changes Start in Preschool)

Vea cómo enseñar a los niños hábitos saludables incorporando pequeños cambios que pueden realizarse en cualquier aula.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 4 Oct 2012 | 1:00 pm

Making Health Easier: Healthy Changes Start in Preschool

This podcast highlights the efforts of one educational organization, Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP), to keep kids healthy at an early age. Childhood obesity now affects about one in six kids and disproportionately affects low-income and minority populations. LAUP teaches kids healthy habits and is incorporating small, healthy changes that can be made in any classroom—like teaching fun dances and providing nutritious snacks.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 1 Oct 2012 | 3:50 pm

CDC Recommendations to Reduce the Risk of H3N2v Flu Virus Infection for Fairgoers and Swine Exhibitors

In this podcast, Dr. Lyn Finelli discusses CDC’s recommendations for reducing the risk of infection with H3N2v flu viruses for fairgoers and swine exhibitors.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 10 Sep 2012 | 3:10 pm

How to Make a Healthy Change in Your Community Today

In this podcast, the speakers will discuss how to create healthy changes that benefit residents and businesses in local communities, as well as provide inspiration for other communities to make healthy living a priority.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 28 Aug 2012 | 8:15 am

Virus del Nilo Occidental: Lo que debe saber - Agosto de 2012 (West Nile Virus: What You Need to Know Now - August 2012)

Este podcast nombra los estados en donde se han notificado la mayoría de casos del virus del Nilo Occidental y explica la manera en que las personas se pueden proteger contra ese virus.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 22 Aug 2012 | 11:00 am

West Nile Virus: What You Need to Know Now - August 2012

This podcast lists the states where most of the 2012 West Nile viruses have been reported and explains how people can protect themselves from West Nile virus.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 21 Aug 2012 | 5:01 pm

CDC 24/7: Saving Lives, Protecting People

24/7, CDC provides health information, responds to public health emergencies and natural disasters, and monitors disease.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 4 Jun 2012 | 9:11 am

Prevent Pneumonia

This podcast explains what pneumonia is, its symptoms, and how to prevent it.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 23 May 2012 | 2:45 pm

Earth Day 2012: Greening Government

This podcast describes sustainability efforts at CDC in relation to Earth Day celebrations and details agency greenhouse gas reduction strategies and successes.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 23 Apr 2012 | 10:00 am

Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2012

This podcast discusses the impact and prevalence of sexual violence and the importance of prevention.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 2 Apr 2012 | 11:00 am

CDC’s Second Nutrition Report At-A-Glance

CDC’s Second Nutrition Report is the most comprehensive biochemical assessment of the U.S. population’s nutrition status. In this podcast, research chemist Dr. Christine Pfeiffer highlights this report which provides data on nutrition indicators in the general population as well as in select groups such as children, women of childbearing age, and minorities.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 2 Apr 2012 | 9:00 am

Adults Need Immunizations, Too!

In this podcast, Dr. Andrew Kroger from CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases discusses simple, safe, and effective ways adults can help protect themselves, their family, and their community from serious and deadly diseases.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 19 Mar 2012 | 4:00 pm

Stop TB in My Lifetime: A Call for a World Free of TB - World TB Day 2013

In this podcast Dr. Kenneth Castro, Director of the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, discusses World TB Day, the 2013 slogan and theme.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 13 Mar 2012 | 2:06 pm

Alto a la tuberculosis en mi generación: Un llamado a un mundo libre de tuberculosis. Podcast del Día Mundial de la Tuberculosis del 2013 (Stop TB in My Lifetime: A Call for a World Free of TBWorld TB Day 2013)

En este podcast el doctor Kenneth Castro, Director de la División de Eliminación de la Tuberculosis, habla sobre el Día Mundial de la Tuberculosis, así como del tema y eslogan de este año.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 13 Mar 2012 | 2:05 pm

Datos básicos sobre la tuberculosis (Basic Tuberculosis Facts)

En este podcast el doctor Kenneth Castro, Director de la División de Eliminación de la Tuberculosis, presenta información básica sobre la prevención, las pruebas y el tratamiento de la tuberculosis.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 13 Mar 2012 | 10:00 am

Medidas que puede tomar para prevenir el cáncer (Steps You Can Take to Prevent Cancer)

Este podcast habla de las principales medidas que las personas pueden tomar para reducir su riesgo de contraer cáncer.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 13 Mar 2012 | 9:01 am

La carga global del cáncer (The Global Cancer Burden)

Este podcast describe la carga global del cáncer y los esfuerzos de los CDC y otras entidades para reducir esa carga.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 13 Mar 2012 | 9:00 am

Basic Tuberculosis Facts

In this podcast, Dr. Kenneth Castro, Director of the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, discusses basic TB prevention, testing, and treatment information.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 12 Mar 2012 | 11:00 am

Steps You Can Take to Prevent Cancer

This podcast discusses the main steps people can take to reduce their risk of getting cancer.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 2 Feb 2012 | 3:01 pm

The Global Cancer Burden

This podcast describes the global burden of cancer and efforts by CDC and others to reduce that burden.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 2 Feb 2012 | 3:00 pm

Bullying Prevention for the Public

This is the first podcast of a series to discuss the severity of bullying and provide resources for prevention efforts. CDC shares the most recent statistics and trends, provides valuable tips to implement in communities, and teaches individuals how to take action against bullying.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 19 Jan 2012 | 8:10 am

Bullying Prevention for Public Health Practitioners

This podcast discusses bullying as a public health problem, and provides information and resources for public health practitioners.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 19 Jan 2012 | 8:09 am

Bullying Prevention for Educators

This podcast discusses the crucial role educators play in bullying prevention.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 19 Jan 2012 | 8:08 am

Bullying Prevention for Parents

This podcast discusses the crucial role parents play in bullying prevention.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 19 Jan 2012 | 8:07 am

Bullying Prevention for Kids

This podcast discusses what victims of bullying may experience and provides recommendations for coping with it.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 19 Jan 2012 | 8:06 am

Get Healthy This Year

In this podcast, learn how the CDC can help you and your family stay safe and healthy this year!

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 5 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pm

Arthritis Pain Reliever

Learn more about the benefits of physical activity and the types and amounts of exercise helpful for people with arthritis.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 27 Dec 2011 | 2:30 pm

Learn More Breathe Better

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a serious lung disease that makes breathing very difficult and can affect your quality of life. Learn the causes of COPD and what you can do to prevent it.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 16 Nov 2011 | 10:00 am

Prevent Infections During Chemotherapy

This podcast discusses the importance of preventing infections in cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy. Dr. Lisa Richardson, CDC oncologist, talks about a new Web site for cancer patients and their caregivers.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 24 Oct 2011 | 2:00 pm

Melanoma Surveillance in the US: Collecting Melanoma Data

This podcast accompanies the publication of a series of articles on melanoma surveillance in the United States, available in the November supplement edition of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Dr. Suephy Chen, a dermatologist from Emory University, discusses why the articles are important, as well as the need to increase dermatologists’ awareness of cancer registries and reporting requirements.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 19 Oct 2011 | 9:22 am

Melanoma Surveillance in the US: The Economic Burden of Melanoma

This podcast accompanies the publication of a series of articles on melanoma surveillance in the United States, available in the November supplement edition of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Dr. Gery Guy, from the CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, discusses the economic burden of melanoma.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 19 Oct 2011 | 9:21 am

Melanoma Surveillance in the US: Melanoma, Ultraviolet Radiation, and Socioeconomic Status

This podcast accompanies the publication of a series of articles on melanoma surveillance in the United States, available in the November supplement edition of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Chris Johnson, from the Cancer Data Registry of Idaho, discusses analyses examining the relationship between melanoma and two variables at the county level, ultraviolet radiation and socioeconomic status.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 19 Oct 2011 | 9:20 am

The High Price of Excessive Alcohol Consumption

This podcast is based on the October 2011 release of a report estimating the economic cost of excessive drinking. Excessive alcohol consumption cost the U. S. $223.5 billion in 2006, or about $1.90 per drink. Over three-quarters (76%) of these costs were due to binge drinking, defined as consuming 4 or more alcoholic beverages per occasion for women or 5 or more drinks per occasion for men.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 17 Oct 2011 | 1:00 pm

A Message to Health Care Professionals

This podcast features teens who urge US health care professionals to talk to teen patients about pregnancy and contraception.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 11 Oct 2011 | 8:10 am

A Change for Life

This podcastdemonstrates how lifestyle change classes can help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by nearly 60 percent in people at high risk.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 5 Oct 2011 | 3:00 pm

Chickenpox – What You Need to Know

This podcast discusses chickenpox, its symptoms, how it spreads, and how to protect you and your family from getting it.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 29 Sep 2011 | 12:00 pm

Contagion: Facts Behind the Fiction

This podcast discusses the Hollywood movie Contagion and the facts behind the fiction.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 22 Sep 2011 | 3:00 pm

Business/Employers Influenza Toolkit

This podcast promotes the "Make It Your Business To Fight The Flu" toolkit for Businesses and Employers. The toolkit provides information and recommended strategies to help businesses and employers promote the seasonal flu vaccine. Additionally, employers will find flyers, posters, and other materials to post and distribute in the workplace.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 7 Sep 2011 | 9:00 am

ATSDR Marines Health Survey

This podcast gives an overview of the health survey ATSDR is conducting of more than 300,000 people who lived or worked at Camp Lejeune or Camp Pendleton in the 1970s and 1980s.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 30 Aug 2011 | 1:19 pm

Be Brave

In this 60-second podcast, gynecologic cancer survivor, Jenny Allen, urges women to see a doctor if symptoms last two weeks or more.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 4 Aug 2011 | 10:00 am

The Obesity Epidemic

Learn about obesity and the community initiatives taking place to prevent and reduce this epidemic.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 18 Jul 2011 | 11:04 am

Scarlet Fever

Katherine Fleming-Dutra, pediatrician, discusses scarlet fever, its cause, how to treat it, and how to prevent its spread.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 9 Jun 2011 | 6:00 pm

Prion Disease: Learn the Facts. Avoid Exposure.

This podcast discusses prion diseases and the risk of exposure associated with some common activities.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 23 May 2011 | 1:00 pm

Protect Your Baby from Group B Strep

In this podcast, Tarayn Fairlie, a pediatrician and mom, talks about group B strep in pregnant women, the serious effects it can have on newborns, how you can find out if you have group B strep bacteria in your body and what to do to prevent spreading it to your infant.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 12 May 2011 | 11:00 am

Supporting a Healthy Planet

In this podcast, Liz York, CDC's Chief Sustainability Officer, discusses tips for environmental stewardship and CDC's plans for Earth Day.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 20 Apr 2011 | 12:00 pm

Salt Matters: Preserving Choice, Protecting Health (Long Version)

This video presents information about salt as a major contributor to high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 20 Apr 2011 | 10:00 am

Sexual Violence

This podcast discusses sexual violence - what it is, the long-term health problems it can contribute to, and tips to stop it before it begins.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 4 Apr 2011 | 4:07 pm

Put Your Hands Together

In this podcast, learn how to help stop the spread of infection and stay healthy. It's easy when you 'Put Your Hands Together.'

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 24 Mar 2011 | 5:30 pm

Fighting the Flu

Wes Studi, Hollywood actor, urges Native peoples to know the facts about the flu.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 8 Mar 2011 | 2:25 pm

National Toxic Substance Incidents Program (NTSIP)

This podcast gives an overview of the three components of the National Toxic Substance Incidents Program: state surveillance, national database, and response teams.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 3 Feb 2011 | 3:00 pm

Salt Matters: Preserving Choice, Protecting Health (Short Version)

This video presents information about salt as a major contributor to high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 1 Feb 2011 | 11:58 am

VSI – Vaccine Scene Investigation

Watch this short, fun video that will remind everyone why it's so important for adults to get vaccinated.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 20 Dec 2010 | 7:15 am

Hablemos de la Influenza

En la charla, un médico responde a las preguntas frecuentes sobre la vacuna contra la influenza (gripe).

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 8 Dec 2010 | 2:00 pm

Global Disease Detectives in Kibera

In partnership with our disease detectives, urban poor open their homes to the world to prevent and control emerging diseases.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 6 Dec 2010 | 4:00 pm

Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

In this podcast, CDC's Adam Cohen, MD, a pediatrician and dad, talks about hand, foot, and mouth disease; its symptoms; and practical tips to prevent your family from getting sick with the virus.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 30 Nov 2010 | 6:40 am

Homeless and Policy – Part I

Homelessness in the 21st century is an ongoing problem, increasing due to the country's recent economic downturn, especially in urban areas. This podcast discusses how homelessness impacts policy and what public health professionals can do about it.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 19 Nov 2010 | 3:05 pm

Homeless and Policy – Part II

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 19 Nov 2010 | 3:04 pm

Homelessness and Health – Part I

Homelessness in the 21st century is an ongoing problem, increasing due to the country's recent economic downturn, especially in urban areas. This podcast discusses how homelessness impacts health and what public health professionals can do about it.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 19 Nov 2010 | 3:03 pm

Homelessness and Health – Part II

Homelessness in the 21st century is an ongoing problem, increasing due to the country's recent economic downturn, especially in urban areas. This podcast discusses how homelessness impacts health and what public health professionals can do about it.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 19 Nov 2010 | 3:02 pm

Pregnant Women Need a Flu Shot

This podcast explains why pregnant women need a flu shot.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 17 Nov 2010 | 6:00 am

Pregnant Women: Know the Signs and Symptoms of Flu

This podcast is targeted to pregnant women and explains 1) the signs and symptoms of the flu, and 2) what to do if you experience and signs and symptoms. This podcast is NOT a substitute for the advice of your doctor or health care provider. It is intended for educational purposes only.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 17 Nov 2010 | 6:00 am

Parents Are the Key to Safe Teen Drivers

This podcast offers information to help parents keep their teen drivers safer on the road.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 18 Oct 2010 | 8:25 am

Pink Eye: What To Do

In this podcast, CDC's Adam Cohen, MD, a pediatrician and parent, discusses conjunctivitis (pink eye), a common eye condition in children and adults. He reviews pink eye causes and treatment, suggestions on when to call or visit a doctor, and practical tips to prevent pink eye from spreading.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 13 Oct 2010 | 7:00 am

Talking to Your Patients: A Clinician’s Guide to Treating Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

This podcast describes how to talk to your patients and provide health information about mild traumatic brain injury (mild TBI) that may help ease their concerns and can give them tools to help speed their recovery.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 5 Oct 2010 | 5:00 pm

Warning Signs: Seasonal Flu

In this podcast, Dr. Joe Bresee describes the main symptoms of seasonal flu and when it is serious enough to seek medical help.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 29 Sep 2010 | 11:03 am

Take Three: Seasonal Flu

In this podcast, Dr. Joe Bresee describes how to keep from getting seasonal flu and spreading it to others by taking these three steps.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 29 Sep 2010 | 11:03 am

Don't Get, Don't Spread: Seasonal Flu

In this podcast, Dr. Joe Bresee describes how to keep from getting the seasonal flu and spreading it to others.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 29 Sep 2010 | 11:01 am

Antiviral Drugs: Seasonal Flu

In this podcast, Dr. Joe Bresee explains the nature of antiviral drugs and how they are used for seasonal flu.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 29 Sep 2010 | 11:00 am

Influenza 2010-2011: ACIP Vaccination Recommendations

In this podcast targeted to clinicians, Dr. Joe Bresee discusses who should be vaccinated against seasonal flu during the 2010-2011 season. He explains who is at risk for severe illness from the flu and discusses the benefits of vaccination.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 23 Sep 2010 | 9:45 am

Global Disease Detectives

This podcast documents U.S. efforts to prevent, detect, and control emerging infectious diseases, such as SARS and pandemic influenza.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 21 Sep 2010 | 9:00 am

Recognizing and Preventing Whooping Cough 2 (Pertussis)

This podcast encourages everyone to get vaccinated against whooping cough (pertussis), especially those who will have close contact with an infant.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 16 Sep 2010 | 4:00 pm

Recognizing and Preventing Whooping Cough (Pertussis)

In this podcast, Tami Skoff, a mother of two and epidemiologist with CDC, discusses the symptoms of whooping cough (pertussis) and how to prevent it. She discusses the importance of getting everyone vaccinated, especially those who will have close contact with an infant.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 15 Sep 2010 | 9:01 am

Reconocimiento y prevención de la tos ferina (Pertussis) (Recognizing and Preventing Whooping Cough)

En este podcast, Tami Skoff, epidemióloga de los CDC y madre de dos hijos, habla de los síntomas de la tos ferina (pertussis) y la forma en que puede ser prevenida. Skoff resalta la importancia de que todas las personas se vacunen, en especial aquellas que están en contacto cercano con bebés.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 9 Sep 2010 | 3:02 pm

Reconocimiento y prevención de la tos ferina (Pertussis) 2 (Recognizing and Preventing Whooping Cough)

Este podcast insta a que todas las personas se vacunen contra la tos ferina, especialmente aquellas que estén en contacto cercano con bebés.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 9 Sep 2010 | 3:01 pm

Tips to Reduce Your Risk of Getting a Salmonella Infection from Dry Pet Food

Salmonella is a germ, or type of bacteria, that's commonly spread through contaminated food, water, or contact with infected animals. This includes pets like dogs and cats who can appear healthy, even when carrying these germs.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 24 Aug 2010 | 11:02 am

Tips to Reduce Your Risk of Salmonella from Eggs

Eggs are one of nature's most nutritious and economical foods, but you must take special care when handling and preparing fresh eggs and egg products to avoid food poisoning.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 19 Aug 2010 | 11:02 am

CDC Disease Detective Camp

The CDC Disease Detective Camp gives rising high school juniors and seniors exposure to key aspects of the CDC, including basic epidemiology, infectious and chronic disease tracking, public health law, and outbreak investigations. The camp also helps students explore careers in public health.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 2 Aug 2010 | 11:00 am

Hepatitis in the United States

In this podcast, Dr. John Ward, Director of CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis, discusses the different types of viral hepatitis and how they can be prevented. He also describes how hepatitis is transmitted and treated.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 18 May 2010 | 8:00 pm

Institute of Medicine's Report on Viral Hepatitis

In this podcast, Dr. John Ward, Director of CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis, discusses the 2010 report, Hepatitis and Liver Cancer: A National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C, from the Institute of Medicine.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 18 May 2010 | 8:00 pm

Get Tested. Make it Contagious.

This podcast is part of the "Get Tested. Make it Contagious" campaign, which is designed to raise awareness of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and increase testing among college students.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 13 May 2010 | 11:25 am

Mental Health of Survivors of the 2010 Haitian Earthquake Living in the United States

Thousands of survivors of the 2010 Haitian Earthquake are currently living in the United States. This podcast features a brief non-disease-specific interview with Dr. Marc Safran, CDC's longest serving psychiatrist, about a few of the mental health challenges such survivors may face.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 6 May 2010 | 8:30 am

Hand Hygiene Saves Lives: Patient Admission Video (Short Version)

This podcast is for hospital patients and visitors. It emphasizes two key points to help prevent infections: the importance of practicing hand hygiene while in the hospital, and that it's appropriate to ask or remind healthcare providers to practice hand hygiene.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 26 Apr 2010 | 2:00 pm

Feeding Health: Thoughts on Healthy Food for a Healthy Planet

In this podcast, Food Rules author Michael Pollan discusses American food culture and gives his thoughts on how food can impact human and environmental health.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:01 pm

Feeding Health: Michael Pollan on Improving Public Health through the Food Systems

In this podcast, author Michael Pollan discusses his March 2009 visit to CDC and offers his thoughts on the intersection between the government, the food systems, and public health.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:00 pm

Binge Drinking

This podcast explores the health risks of binge drinking and discusses effective community strategies to prevent it.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 13 Apr 2010 | 9:00 am

Know the Facts: Understand Concussion

This podcast discusses concussions and provides information to help people better understand concussion.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 17 Mar 2010 | 1:02 pm

What You Need to Know About Concussion

This podcast provides the essential facts about concussions and describes symptoms, danger signs, and ways to recover and heal after a concussion.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 17 Mar 2010 | 1:01 pm

Taking Care After A Concussion

This podcast describes how to take care of yourself after a concussion, including proper recognition and response recommendations.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 17 Mar 2010 | 1:00 pm

Overview - Be Smart. Be Well. STD Videos

This video, produced by Be Smart. Be Well., raises awareness of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs): 1) What are they? 2) Why they matter? and, 3) What can I do about them? Footage courtesy of Be Smart. Be Well., featuring CDC's Dr. John Douglas, Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 15 Mar 2010 | 11:25 am

Street Stories - Be Smart. Be Well. STD Videos

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 15 Mar 2010 | 11:24 am

What Is It? - Be Smart. Be Well. STD Videos

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 15 Mar 2010 | 11:23 am

Molly's Story - Be Smart. Be Well. STD Videos

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 15 Mar 2010 | 11:21 am

Ida's Story - Be Smart. Be Well. STD Videos

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 15 Mar 2010 | 11:20 am

Happy Handwashing Song

This song (sung to the tune of Happy Birthday) encourages kids to wash their hands with soap and water to keep germs away. The song is sung twice through, the recommended length of time to wash hands. Sing along!

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:25 am

Take Care of Yourself After an Amputation or Other Surgery

This podcast provides health information for amputees on how to take care of yourself after an amputation or other surgery.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 18 Feb 2010 | 8:01 am

Taking Care of Your New Arm or Leg After an Amputation

This podcast provides health information on taking care of a new arm or leg after an amputation.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 18 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am

Salmonella Infection and Water Frogs

This podcast, featuring lead investigator Shauna Mettee, discusses the first known outbreak of Salmonella in people due to contact with water frogs.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 12 Jan 2010 | 12:00 pm

Deck Yourself with Flu Protection Song

This song (sung to the tune of Deck the Halls) describes actions you can take to protect yourself and others from the flu. Sing along!

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 22 Dec 2009 | 6:50 am

Mixing Tamiflu with Sweet Liquids

If your doctor prescribes Tamiflu® capsules for your child and your child cannot swallow them, this podcast describes how to mix the contents of the capsules with a sweet thick liquid so they can be given that way.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 16 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm

Coping with Traumatic Events

Tragedies affect all of us in different ways. Some people might react to the stress immediately, while others may not experience stress until later.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 10 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

Influenza Round Table: Antiviral Drugs

In this podcast, Dr. Joe Bresee explains the nature of antiviral drugs and how they are used.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 4 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am

Influenza Round Table: Don't Get, Don't Spread

In this podcast, Dr. Joe Bresee describes how to keep from getting the flu and spreading it to others.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 3 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

Influenza Round Table: Warning Signs

In this podcast, Dr. Joe Bresee describes the main symptoms of flu, including the new H1N1 flu, and when it is serious enough to seek medical help.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 3 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

Influenza Round Table: Take Three

In this podcast, Dr. Joe Bresee describes how to keep from getting the flu and spreading it to others by taking these three steps.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 3 Nov 2009 | 8:01 am

Stay Healthy With Elmo

In this podcast, Elmo teaches kids the basics of staying healthy.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 19 Oct 2009 | 5:04 pm

Learn How to Sneeze With Elmo

In this podcast, Elmo teaches kids how to sneeze to avoid spreading germs.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 19 Oct 2009 | 5:03 pm

Wash Your Hands With Elmo

In this podcast, Elmo encourages kids to wash their hands to stay healthy.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 19 Oct 2009 | 5:02 pm

Learn to Cough or Sneeze With Elmo

In this podcast, Elmo teaches kids how to cough or sneeze to avoid spreading germs.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 19 Oct 2009 | 5:01 pm

Five Tips for a Safer and Healthier Life

This podcast focuses on five simple steps you can take to live a safer, healthier life.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 8 Oct 2009 | 1:00 pm

Take Three Actions to Fight Flu

This podcast explains how vaccination, everyday preventive actions, and the correct use of antiviral drugs can help you fight both seasonal flu and 2009 H1N1 flu.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 7 Oct 2009 | 5:10 pm

A Time To Act

This podcast reviews the steps you can take to keep your family safe in case of a home fire.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 5 Oct 2009 | 11:15 am

Snort Sniffle Sneeze: No Antibiotics Please

Antibiotics aren't always the answer for sneezes or sore throats. This podcast discusses ways to feel better without antibiotics.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 29 Sep 2009 | 9:00 am

Shepard Award Winners, Part 3: Dr. Larissa Roux

This podcast highlights the accomplishments of Dr. Larissa Roux, recipient of the prestigious 2009 CDC Charles C. Shepard Award.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 22 Sep 2009 | 11:40 am

CDC Tracking Network: Working Towards a Healthier Planet for Healthy People

This is an engaging video podcast geared to raise awareness of environmental public health and our nation's need for the Tracking Network.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 14 Sep 2009 | 1:10 pm

National Cholesterol Education Month

Do you know your cholesterol numbers? Your doctor can do a simple test to check your cholesterol levels and help you make choices that lower your risk for heart disease and stroke.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 9 Sep 2009 | 3:00 pm

World Heart Day

For World Heart Day, learn more about what heart-healthy steps you can take in the workplace.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 9 Sep 2009 | 3:00 pm

Pharmacists Can Make the Difference

In this podcast, a pharmacist counsels a frustrated mother about appropriate antibiotic use and symptomatic relief options for her son's cold.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 2 Sep 2009 | 9:00 am

Injury Prevention Research

Research provides the knowledge that we need to understand what is possible, what is not, and the best way to proceed in our intervention efforts.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 1 Sep 2009 | 1:00 pm

The Story of Iyal

In this podcast, a mother tells her compelling story about a family living with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 24 Aug 2009 | 12:55 pm

Consejos para los adolescentes latinos que adoptan ambas culturas (Tips for Latino teens)

Podcast para los adolescentes latinos: Este podcast ofrece consejos útiles a los adolescentes latinos sobre cómo encontrar un equilibrio entre su cultura de origen y la cultura estadounidense, con el fin de disfrutar de una vida más feliz y saludable.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 19 Aug 2009 | 3:15 pm

Los adolescentes latinos son más felices y saludables si sus familias adoptan ambas culturas (Latino teens happier, healthier)

Podcast para los padres latinos: Este podcast proporciona sugerencias a los padres de adolescentes latinos sobre lo que pueden hacer para ayudar a sus hijos a tener una vida más feliz y saludable.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 19 Aug 2009 | 3:14 pm

Have You Heard?

Pre-teens, adolescents, and college freshmen who live in dorms are at an increased risk for meningococcal disease. This podcast discusses routine vaccination recommendations for 11-18 year olds.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 12 Aug 2009 | 9:00 am

Parents, School Success, and Health

In this podcast, Dr. William Jeynes, CDC Parenting Speaker Series guest, discusses the importance of parental involvement in children's academic success and lifelong health.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 3 Aug 2009 | 11:25 am

Shepard Award Winners, Part 2: Dr. Tracie Williams

This podcast highlights the accomplishments of Dr. Tracie Williams, recipient of the prestigious 2009 CDC Charles C. Shepard Award.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 29 Jul 2009 | 9:25 am

Shepard Award Winners, Part 1: Dr. Stephen Thacker

This podcast highlights the accomplishments of Dr. Stephen Thacker, recipient of the prestigious 2009 CDC Charles C. Shepard Award.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 22 Jul 2009 | 1:35 pm

Novel H1N1 Flu and Camp

This podcast gives tips to stay healthy and help prevent infection with novel H1N1 flu if your child or someone you know is going to camp.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 30 Jun 2009 | 3:00 pm

Advances in Crash Response

In this podcast, Dr. Richard C. Hunt, Director of CDC's Division of Injury Response, provides an overview on the benefits of using an Advanced Automatic Collision Notification system, or AACN, to help with emergency triage of people injured in vehicle crashes.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 29 Jun 2009 | 1:10 pm

Novel H1N1 Flu - Creating a Safe and Healthy Workplace

This podcast helps businesses understand how novel H1N1 flu can affect their business and how to keep their workers and worksites safe.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 20 May 2009 | 7:00 pm

In the Swim of Things

In this podcast, CDC's Dr. Michael Beach discusses the superbug, Cryptosporidium, a common cause of recreational water illness.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 18 May 2009 | 8:00 am

H1N1 Message from the Acting Surgeon General

In this podcast, Acting Surgeon General Dr. Steven Galson discusses what you can do to protect yourself from H1N1 flu.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 13 May 2009 | 5:00 pm

How to Prevent Getting and Spreading Novel H1N1 Flu

In this podcast, CDC's Dr. Joe Bresee describes how to prevent giving and getting novel H1N1 flu.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 11 May 2009 | 2:20 pm

Novel H1N1 Flu Awareness: Community

This podcast briefly discusses community planning related to a novel H1N1 flu outbreak.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 6 May 2009 | 1:11 pm

Mensajes importantes sobre la influenza H1N1: Comunidad (H1N1 Flu Awareness: Community)

Este podcast aborda brevemente los planes de la comunidad frente al brote del virus nuevo de la influenza H1N1.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 6 May 2009 | 1:10 pm

H1N1 Flu Awareness: Hygiene

This podcast briefly discusses ways you can protect yourself from novel H1N1 flu.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 6 May 2009 | 1:09 pm

Mensajes importantes sobre la influenza H1N1: Higiene (H1N1 Flu Awareness: Hygiene)

Este podcast aborda brevemente las formas de protegerse contra el virus nuevo de la influenza H1N1.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 6 May 2009 | 1:08 pm

Clean Hands Help Prevent the Flu

Clean hands can help prevent the spread of infectious diseases, such as flu. This podcast explains the proper way to wash your hands.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 6 May 2009 | 1:06 pm

Las manos limpias ayudan a prevenir la influenza (Clean Hands Help Prevent the Flu)

Las manos limpias ayudan a prevenir la propagación de enfermedades infecciosas, como la influenza. Este podcast explica la manera correcta de lavarse las manos.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 6 May 2009 | 1:05 pm

Stay Informed About Novel H1N1 Influenza

This podcast discusses things you can do everyday to avoid getting sick from infectious diseases, such as the novel H1N1 flu.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 4 May 2009 | 3:00 pm

Manténgase Informado Sobre la Influenza H1N1

Este podcast habla sobre las medidas básicas que usted puede tomar para protegerse de cualquier enfermedad infecciosa, incluido el nuevo virus de la influenza H1N1.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 3 May 2009 | 5:00 pm

H1N1 Flu and Antiviral Drugs

This podcast discusses the use of antiviral drugs for treating and preventing the H1N1 flu virus.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 2 May 2009 | 1:00 pm

General Instructions for Disposable Respirators

This podcast, intended for the general public, demonstrates how to put on and take off disposable respirators that are to be used in areas affected by the influenza outbreak.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 29 Apr 2009 | 5:00 pm

Responding to Outbreaks

In this podcast, a team of CDC specialists travels to Uganda and tracks the source of a recent Ebola outbreak where CDC scientists are studying bats for clues to the Ebola mystery.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 27 Apr 2009 | 8:00 am

Health Begins at Home

Clean and well-maintained homes can prevent many illnesses and injuries. This podcast discusses how good health begins at home.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 30 Mar 2009 | 9:25 am

Field Triage Decision Scheme: The National Trauma Triage Protocol

In this podcast, Dr. Richard C. Hunt, Director of CDC's Division of Injury Response, provides an overview on the development process and scientific basis for the revised field triage guidelines published in the MMWR Recommendations and Report: Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients, Recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 22 Jan 2009 | 12:20 pm

Go With the Flow

This podcast discusses the importance of water fluoridation and it's role in oral health.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 20 Jan 2009 | 7:05 am

Reflections on Public Health: Captain Hart and Malaria

This podcast consists of segments of an interview conducted by Capt. Kathleen McDuffie, CDC, with Capt. Russell Hart, a 100 year old retired sanitary engineer of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps as he reflects on his work in malaria control. The interview was conducted in 2006.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 7 Jan 2009 | 2:04 pm

Reflections on Public Health: Captain Hart and Sanitation

This podcast consists of segments of an interview conducted by Capt. Kathleen McDuffie, CDC, with Capt. Russell Hart, a 100 year old retired sanitary engineer of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps as he reflects on his work in environmental sanitation and the development of local health departments. The interview was conducted in 2006.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 7 Jan 2009 | 2:03 pm

Personal Stories: Why Flu Vaccination Matters

In this podcast, moving personal stories help inform parents about the dangers of flu to children and the benefits of vaccination.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 8 Dec 2008 | 6:35 am

Blast Injuries: What Clinicians Need to Know

In this podcast, Dr. Richard C. Hunt, Director of the CDC’s Division of Injury Response, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control provides a brief overview for health care providers on how to respond and care for persons injured by an explosion or blast event.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 6 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

The Quiet Killer

Each year, nearly 500 die, while as many as 20,000 visit emergency rooms for exposure to carbon monoxide.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 3 Nov 2008 | 8:00 am

Is Your Child Safe from Lead Poisoning?

In this podcast, Dr. Mary Jean Brown, chief of CDC's Lead Poisoning and Prevention Program, discusses the importance of testing children for lead poisoning, who should be tested, and what parents can do to prevent lead poisoning.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 2 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am

Renovate Right: Prevent Lead Poisoning in Children

In this podcast, Dr. Maria Doa, Director of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Program Chemicals Division, discusses EPA's new rule for renovations, repairs, and painting activities. The new rule includes information on lead-safe work practices when conducting renovations, repairs, and painting in pre-1978 homes and schools to prevent the spread of lead dust.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 2 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am

Baby Steps: Learn the Signs. Act Early.

CDC recognized the impact of developmental disabilities and invested in a campaign to help parents measure their children's progress by monitoring how they play, learn, speak, and act.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 23 Sep 2008 | 5:19 pm

Antibiotics: One of the Greatest Discoveries of the 20th Century

This podcast provides a brief background about antibiotics and quick tips to help prevent antibiotic resistance.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 15 Sep 2008 | 9:01 pm

Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work

This podcast answers questions from the public about appropriate antibiotic use.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 15 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm

Sickle Cell Disease: What You Should Know

This podcast is for a general audience and gives information about sickle cell disease.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 15 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am

Welcome to Parenthood

This short video podcast offers a lighter look at the trials of being a new parent.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am

Tips for College Health and Safety

This podcast discusses steps you can take to be safer and healthier at college.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 13 Aug 2008 | 8:30 am

Traumatic Events and Suicide

This podcast includes the phone number for a national hotline resource.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 11 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am

Meningitis Immunization for Adolescents

In this podcast, adolescent vaccine recommendations for meningococcal disease, also known as meningitis, are discussed.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 7 Aug 2008 | 3:00 pm

Pertussis or Whooping Cough Vaccine Recommendation for Adolescents

This podcast provides information on pertussis and the Tdap vaccine recommendations for adolescents.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 7 Aug 2008 | 3:00 pm

Break the Silence: Stop the Violence

In this podcast, parents talk with real teens before dating, stay involved in their lives, and role model to help young people develop healthy, respectful relationships.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 5 Aug 2008 | 8:45 am

Talk About Nitpicking! Back-to-School and Head Lice

Head lice are a fairly common problem, especially in preschool and elementary school children. This podcast will help you understand how people get head lice, and how to get rid of them!

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 4 Aug 2008 | 1:00 pm

La higiene de las manos salva vidas: Video para el ingreso de pacientes

Este podcast está dirigido a los pacientes y visitantes del hospital. El video pone énfasis en dos puntos cruciales para ayudar a prevenir infecciones: la importancia de practicar la higiene de las manos durante la estancia en el hospital y el hecho de que es apropiado recordar a los profesionales de la salud que practiquen esta higiene.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 9 Jul 2008 | 11:00 am

Hand Hygiene Saves Lives: Patient Admission Video

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 19 Jun 2008 | 11:00 am

Creating an Asthma-Friendly School

This podcast features real-life success stories of students with asthma who, thanks to their schools' implementation of asthma-friendly policies and programs, now have their asthma under control.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 20 May 2008 | 8:30 am

Walkable Communities

This podcast is for a general audience and discusses the benefits of walkable communities, as they relate to health, the environment, and social interaction.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 8 May 2008 | 11:45 am

Going Green

This podcast is for a general audience and provides information on how to recycle, re-use, and restore. It also covers the benefits of “Going Green" on the environment, health, and social interaction.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 8 May 2008 | 11:45 am

Stopping the Silent Killer: Hepatitis B Among Asian Americans

This podcast discusses an underappreciated health threat to many Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States: chronic infection with the hepatitis B virus. Dr. John Ward, director of CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis, and Dr. Sam So, founder of the Asian Liver Center at Stanford University, address the importance of testing, vaccination, and care to prevent serious health consequences from this "silent" disease.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 1 May 2008 | 7:00 pm

Safe Drinking Water

Listen to this podcast to learn more about the steps that are taken to bring you clean tap water.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 1 May 2008 | 9:00 am

Malaria Matters

This podcast gives an overview of malaria, including prevention and treatment, and what CDC is doing to help control and prevent malaria globally.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 18 Apr 2008 | 5:40 pm

Prom Health and Safety Tips

Follow these tips to make sure your prom is safe and healthy!

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 9 Apr 2008 | 7:00 pm

La enfermedad de Chagas ya no es tan exótica

Este podcast tiene el propósito de informar a los profesionales de la salud sobre la enfermedad de Chagas, su diagnóstico y tratamiento, así como orientar en la identificación de pacientes infectados.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 9 Apr 2008 | 10:00 am

Chagas Disease: No Longer Exotic

This podcast is designed to inform health care providers about Chagas disease, diagnosis, and treatment and to assist in identifying infected patients.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 8 Apr 2008 | 5:10 pm

Learn More About Cerebral Palsy

This podcast describes the causes, preventions, types, and signs and symptoms of cerebral palsy.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 21 Mar 2008 | 4:00 pm

Living in a Clean and Healthy World

This podcast is about the importance of effective sanitation programs and steps people can take to stay healthy, including proper hand washing.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 17 Mar 2008 | 9:00 am

Ground Water Awareness

Protecting our water resources from contamination is a major concern. This podcast emphasizes the importance of private well maintenance and water testing.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 10 Mar 2008 | 5:00 pm

The 12 Ways to Health Holiday Song

This song (sung to the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas) describes how to stay safe and healthy during the holidays and all year long.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 23 Dec 2007 | 4:00 pm

Twelve Holiday Health and Safety Tips

Give the gift of health and safety to yourself and others by following these holiday tips.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 17 Dec 2007 | 10:10 am

Protect Yourself from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Learn about carbon monoxide - a colorless, odorless gas - and how to protect yourself and your family.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 4 Dec 2007 | 12:05 pm

Family History - An Early Warning for Your Child

Collecting family history information could save your child's life. Listen to learn more about how knowing your family history information could benefit your entire family.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 28 Nov 2007 | 3:00 pm

Electronic Aggression

Aggression is no longer limited to the school yard. New forms of electronic media, such as blogs, instant messaging, chat rooms, email, text messaging, and the internet are providing new arenas for youth violence to occur.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 28 Nov 2007 | 12:00 pm

Staphylococcus aureus resistente a la meticilina (SARM)

Datos importantes sobre las infecciones por SARM en Estados Unidos, en las escuelas y los entornos médicos. (Title: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)Created: 10/2007)

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 9 Nov 2007 | 9:00 am

¡Atención! Tenga precaución con alguien que haya sufrido una conmoción cerebral

Todos los años, en los Estados Unidos se registran hasta 3.8 millones de casos de conmoción cerebral en actividades deportivas o recreativas. Este Podcast es una entrevista por radio con la Dra. Ileana Arias sobre la iniciativa titulada "Atención: conmoción cerebral en el deporte juvenil" de CDC que ofrece información a los entrenadores, los padres y los atletas sobre prevención, reconocimiento y reacción frente a una conmoción.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 1 Nov 2007 | 4:30 pm

Heads Up! Play it Safe When it Comes to Concussions

As many as 3.8 million sports- and recreation-related concussions are estimated to occur in the United States each year. This podcast is a radio interview with CDC's Dr. Julie Gilchrist on the newly available “Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports" tool kit, which was developed to provide information to coaches, parents, and athletes involved in youth sports on preventing, recognizing, and responding to a concussion.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 31 Oct 2007 | 5:00 pm

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Key facts about MRSA infections in the United States, including schools and healthcare settings.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 23 Oct 2007 | 3:01 pm

Roadmap to Maintaining Cognitive Health

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Alzheimer's Association released The National Public Health Road Map to Maintaining Cognitive Health at the International Conference on the Prevention of Dementia in Washington, DC on June 10, 2007. The Road Map lays out a shared vision for a work in progress, one that builds on the foundation of the work done to date, establishes a framework within which to view the findings of that work, links related and complementary activities, and shapes the work of the future.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 7 Aug 2007 | 3:01 pm

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention: Can Your Baby Hear?

This podcast discusses how important it is that every child receives a hearing screening as soon as possible after birth. It also gives specific ways that parents and health providers can find out if a child has a possible hearing loss and where to get further information. (Created 6/5/2007 by the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program, NCBDDD).

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 25 Jun 2007 | 7:15 pm

Detección auditiva e intervención tempranas: ¿puede oír su bebé?

Este podcast es una traducción fiel de la conversación original en inglés con la doctora June Holstrum y la audióloga Pam Mason, y habla sobre la importancia de hacer una prueba exploratoria de la audición a todos los bebés tan pronto como sea posible después del nacimiento. También proporciona información que puede ayudar a los padres y proveedores de salud a determinar si un niño tiene pérdida auditiva, y a encontrar recursos adicionales. (Creado el 6/5/2007 por el Programa de Detección Auditiva e Intervención Tempranas del Centro Nacional de Defectos Congénitos y Deficiencias del Desarrollo, NCBDDD).

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 15 Jun 2007 | 7:00 pm

Use of Facemasks and Respirators

This program demonstrates the differences of facemasks and respirators that are to be used in public settings during an influenza pandemic.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 25 May 2007 | 3:14 pm

Cervical Cancer

Did you know that cervical cancer rates differ by race/ethnicity and region? Or that cervical cancer can usually be prevented if precancerous cervical lesions are found by a Pap test and treated? Find out how getting regular Pap tests can save a woman's life.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 25 Apr 2007 | 12:32 pm

Climate Change: Science, Health and the Environment

Climate Change: Science, Health and the Environment Howard Frumkin, MD, DrPH, Director of CDC's National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, discusses the science of climate change, the potential for shifts in the natural world to affect our wellbeing, and the challenges of emerging issues in environmental health.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 13 Apr 2007 | 10:10 am

Healthy Places

Every person has a stake in environmental public health. As the environment deteriorates, so does the physical and mental health of the people within it. Healthy places are those designed and built to improve the quality of life for all people who live, work, worship, learn, and play within their borders -- where every person is free to make choices amid a variety of healthy, available, accessible, and affordable options. The CDC recognizes significant health issues and places that are vital in developing the Healthy Places program and provides examples in this report.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 13 Apr 2007 | 10:08 am

Hazardous Chemicals

Chemicals are a part of our daily lives, providing many products and modern conveniences. With more than three decades of experience, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been in the forefront of efforts to protect and assess people's exposure to environmental and hazardous chemicals. This report provides information about hazardous chemicals and useful tips on how to protect you and your family from harmful exposure.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 13 Apr 2007 | 10:06 am

Clean Air and Water

The air we breathe and the water we drink are both vital components of our health. Nevertheless, bacteria, pollutants, and other contaminates can alter life-giving air and water into health-threatening hazards. Learn about how scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention work to protect the public from air and water-related health risks.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 13 Apr 2007 | 10:00 am

Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test

Learn how to evaluate people for latent TB infection with the Mantoux tuberculin skin test. This podcast includes sections on administering and reading the Mantoux tuberculin skin test, the standard method for detecting latent TB infection since the 1930s.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 12 Dec 2006 | 10:38 am

New Information About Premature Births (For Healthcare Providers)

Dr. William Callaghan describes the findings from a CDC study which sought to understand how preterm birth contributes to infant mortality rates in the United States.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 6 Oct 2006 | 11:15 am

New Information About Premature Births (For Consumers)

A new study finds that prematurity is the most frequent cause of infant death in the United States. Learn more.

Source: CDC Featured Podcasts | 6 Oct 2006 | 11:15 am

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