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February 20, 2015 CDC Ebola Response Update
A strategy to rapidly identify and respond to cases of Ebola in remote areas in Liberia led to a drastic reduction in Ebola cases and cut the duration of these cluster outbreaks in half. Learn how CDC responders and their partners trekked through the jungle in their efforts to quickly stop the spread of the virus. Created: 2/20/2015 by Office of the Associate Director for Communication (OADC). Date Released: 2/20/2015.
February 12, 2015 CDC Ebola Response Update
450 healthcare workers have taken CDC’s training course for responders heading to Ebola Treatment Units in West Africa. This podcast explores what they learned in the course, and how it was put to use as they treated infectious Ebola patients. Created: 2/12/2015 by Office of the Associate Director for Communication (OADC). Date Released: 2/12/2015.
CDC Lab Values
More than fifteen hundred scientists fill the lab benches at CDC, logging more than four million hours each year. CDC’s laboratories play a critical role in the agency’s ability to find, stop, and prevent disease outbreaks. This podcast provides a brief overview of what goes on inside CDC’s labs, and why this work makes a difference in American’s health. Created: 2/2/2015 by Office of the Associate Director for Communication (OADC). Date Released: 2/2/2015.
January 29, 2015 CDC Ebola Response Update
CDC’s lab work in countries affected by the Ebola epidemic has played a critical role in diagnosing cases early and quickly getting patients into Ebola treatment units. Learn how the lab team, deployed to Bo, Sierra Leone in November, helped response efforts as the country experienced a peak in cases. Created: 1/29/2015 by Office of the Associate Director for Communication (OADC). Date Released: 1/29/2015.
Recognizing and Preventing Whooping Cough
This podcast provides information about the symptoms of whooping cough and how vaccines can help prevent this serious disease for people of all ages. It is especially important for those who will have close contact with a baby to be up to date with their whooping cough vaccine. Created: 1/22/2015 by National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Division of Bacterial Diseases (DBD), Meningitis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch (MVPDB). Date Released: 1/22/2015.
Born with Protection against Whooping Cough
This podcast provides information about whooping cough, a disease that can be deadly for babies, and CDC’s recommendation that all women receive the Tdap vaccine during the third trimester of every pregnancy so their babies can be born with protection from this serious disease. Created: 1/22/2015 by National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Division of Bacterial Diseases (DBD), Meningitis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch (MVPDB). Date Released: 1/22/2015.
Whooping Cough Vaccine Recommendation for Preteens and Teens
This podcast provides information about whooping cough and the recommendation that all preteens receive the Tdap vaccine when they are 11 or 12 to help protect them from this serious disease. Created: 1/22/2015 by National Center for Infectious and Respiratory Disease (NCIRD), Division of Bacterial Disease (DBD), Meningitis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch (MVPD). Date Released: 1/22/2015.
Whooping Cough Vaccine Recommendation for Babies and Young Children
This podcast provides information about whooping cough and the recommendation that all children receive the DTaP vaccine, according to CDC’s recommended schedule, to help protect them from this serious disease. Created: 1/22/2015 by National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Division of Bacterial Diseases (DBD), Meningitis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch (MVPDB). Date Released: 1/22/2015.
Whooping Cough PSA (:30)
This 30 second PSA encourages pregnant women to get the whooping cough vaccine, called Tdap, during the third trimester of each pregnancy in order to pass antibodies to their babies so they are born with protection against this serious disease. Created: 1/22/2015 by National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Division of Bacterial Diseases (DBD), Meningitis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch (MVPDB). Date Released: 1/22/2015.
Vital Signs-Secondhand Smoke
This podcast is based on the February 2015 CDC Vital Signs report. Secondhand smoke kills more than 400 infants and 41,000 adult nonsmokers every year. Learn what can be done to prevent secondhand smoke exposure. Created: 2/3/2015 by National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP). Date Released: 2/3/2015.
Signos Vitales de los CDC-El humo de segunda mano (Secondhand Smoke)
Este podcast se basa en la edición de febrero del 2015 del informe de Signos Vitales de los CDC. El humo de segunda mano mata a más de 400 bebés y 41 000 adultos no fumadores al año. Sepa qué se puede hacer para prevenir la exposición al humo de segunda mano. Created: 2/3/2015 by National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP). Date Released: 2/3/2015.
Secondhand Smoke PSA (:60)
This 60 second public service announcement is based on the February 2015 CDC Vital Signs report. Secondhand smoke kills more than 400 infants and 41,000 adult nonsmokers every year. Learn what can be done to prevent secondhand smoke exposure. Created: 2/3/2015 by National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP). Date Released: 2/3/2015.
Avoiding Secondhand Smoke (A Minute of Health with CDC)
There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke. This podcast discusses protecting nonsmokers from exposure. Created: 2/19/2015 by MMWR. Date Released: 2/19/2015.
Avoiding Secondhand Smoke (A Cup of Health with CDC)
Exposure to secondhand smoke causes serious health problems in both children and adult nonsmokers. In this podcast, Dr. David Homa discusses health hazards posed by exposure to secondhand smoke. . Created: 2/19/2015 by MMWR. Date Released: 2/19/2015.
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