Press Releases

December

• December 4, 2006: CDC Awards $11.4 Million to Develop New Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Avian Influenza
• December 11, 2006: Training for Terrorism-Related Conditions in Hospitals: United States, 2003-2004
• December 12, 2006: State of Childhood Asthma, United States: 1980-2005
• December 28, 2006: CDC Reports Binge Drinking Common Among High School Students

November

• November 3, 2006: CDC Launches "Get Informed. Get Diagnosed. Get Help." Campaign
• November 8, 2006: CDC Child Development Campaign Expands to Target More Than 400,000 Child Care Facilities Nationwide
• November 13, 2006: CDC Announces Weeklong Event to Focus on the Importance of Influenza Vaccination
• November 14, 2006: CDC Names New Director for Health Promotion
• November 15, 2006: New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans
• November 16, 2006: Falls Have Become the Leading Cause of Injury Deaths for Seniors
• November 21, 2006: New Report Shows Teen Births Drop To Lowest Level Ever

October

• October 6, 2006: CDC Launches Multi-state Study on Autism; $5.9 Million Awarded to Five Sites.
• October 10, 2006: CDC Awards $5.2 Million to Evaluate Community Strategies to Reduce Impact of Pandemic Influenza
• October 19, 2006: CDC Urges Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities to Increase Efforts to Reduce Drug-Resistant Infections
• October 26, 2006: CDC’s Advisory Committee Recommends "Shingles" Vaccination
• October 26, 2006: Decline in Adult Smoking Rates Stall

September

• September 6, 2006: Annual Report to the Nation Finds Cancer Death Rates Continue to Drop; Lower Cancer Rates Observed in U.S. Latino Populations
• September 6, 2006: More than 100 Million Doses of Influenza Vaccine Expected To Be Available This Year
• September 12, 2006: People with Disabilities Are Less Healthy than those without Disabilities
• September 14, 2006: Racial Disparities in Childhood Immunization Coverage Rates Closing
• September 18, 2006: Family and Friends can Help Manage or Prevent Diabetes in Hispanic Communities
• September 21, 2006: CDC Recommends Routine, Voluntary HIV Screening in Health Care Settings
• September 27, 2006: CDC Influenza Expert Selected as Federal Employee of the Year
• September 27, 2006: Almost Half of Hospitals Experience Crowded Emergency Departments

August

• August 22, 2006: CDC and APHL Make Influenza Virus Sequence Data Publicly Accessible
• August 28, 2006: Quick Diagnosis of Flu Strains Possible with New Microchip Test

July

• July 31, 2006: Researchers develop new way to assess pandemic potential of influenza viruses

June

• June 8, 2006: Fewer High School Students Engage in Health Risk Behaviors; Racial and Ethnic Differences Persist
• June 21, 2006: Health Insurance for Children Improved in 2005; Overall Coverage Varies by State
• June 29, 2006: CDC’s Advisory Committee Recommends Human Papillomavirus Virus Vaccination
• June 29, 2006: CDC’s Advisory Committee Recommends Changes in Varicella Vaccinations
• June 30, 2006: Down Syndrome Survival Rate Increasing; Racial Disparities Exist in a Large Metropolitan Area

May

• May 4, 2006: CDC Invests $10 million for Research to Reduce Infections in Healthcare Settings
• May 5, 2006: CDC Update On Fusarium Keratitis
• May 10, 2006: Thirteen Month Delay Between Evaluation and Autism Diagnosis in Children
• May 12, 2006: CDC Update On Fusarium Keratitis
• May 17, 2006: New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Initiative seeks to reduce youth dating violence

March

• March 1, 2006: CDC Releases Tool to Aid Infant Death Scene Investigation

April

• April 18, 2006: New Study Finds Lifetime Costs of Injuries in Billions; Costs Associated with a Year Top $406 billion
• April 19, 2006: CDC′s National Center for Health Statistics is issuing a new Health E-Stat today, "Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2004."
• April 20, 2006: Genetic and Environmental Factors Impact CFS Patients
• April 20, 2006: CDC Releases National Recommendations to Improve Health of Babies and Moms

February

• February 9, 2006: CDC Advisory Committees Recommend Comprehensive Approach to Improve Healthcare Worker Vaccination Rates
  • Influenza Vaccination of Health-Care Personnel (PDF)
• February 21, 2006: CDC’s Advisory Committee Recommends New Vaccine to Prevent Rotavirus
• February 23, 2006: CDC’s Advisory Committee Recommends Expanded Influenza Vaccinations for Children
• February 28, 2006: More Work Needed to Ensure U.S. Hospitals Equipped and Staffed to Handle Pediatric Emergency Patients

January

• January 5, 2006: Progress Made in Estimating Frequency of Birth Defects: New Numbers Provide Improved National Estimates for 18 Birth Defects
• January 5, 2006: More children in the United States will be protected, and be protected from more diseases
• January 12, 2006: Children Four and Younger More Likely to be Hospitalized after Unintentionally Swallowing Medicines than all Other Unintentional Injuries
• January 14, 2006: CDC Announces Change in Recommendations for use of Antivirals; Clinicians Should Not Prescribe Two Common Antivirals
• January 20, 2006: Dr. Julie Gerberding to Address National Influenza Vaccine Summit Annual Meeting in Atlanta to Address 2005 - 2006 Influenza Vaccine Issues

Media Advisories

December

• December 1, 2006: World AIDS Day: Statement from Dr. Gerberding
• December 4, 2006: CDC Conference Spotlights Environmental Health Effects of Hurricane Katrina
• December 7, 2006: CDC Meeting Explores Community Strategies to Reduce Impact of Pandemic Influenza
• December 18, 2006: New Studies Shed Light on Circumstances Associated with Violent Deaths

November

• November 1, 2006: CDC's Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Public Education and Awareness Campaign
• November 9, 2006: Update on Influenza Vaccine Supplies and Vaccination Efforts

October

• October 23, 2006: Meeting of the CDC′s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
• October 26, 2006: CDC and Consumer Product Safety Commission Warn of Winter Home Heating Hazards

July

• July 21, 2006: More Physicians Using Electrical Medical Records

June

• June 22, 2006: New Surgeon General′s Report on Secondhand Smoke to be Released
• June 22, 2006: Outpatient U.S. Medical Care Exceeds 1 Billion Visits
• June 26, 2006: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Summer Meeting Being Held at CDC

May

• May 9, 2006: Birth and Fertility Rates for States by Hispanic Origin Subgroups: United States, 1990 and 2000

April

• April 10, 2006: Carmona to Address First International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health
• April 20, 2006: CDC Disease Detectives Highlight Findings from Recent Investigations
• April 20, 2006: CDC to Host First Diabetes and Obesity Conference

March

• March 1, 2006: Physical and mental health characteristics of U.S. and foreign-born adults, 1998-2003
• March 1, 2006: National Immunization Conference Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt and CDC Director Dr. Julie Gerberding will address Immunization Professionals
• March 13, 2006: CDC Media Advisory - US Surgeon General Carmona to Address First International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health

February

• February 17, 2006: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Winter Meeting Being Held at CDC

Statements

• November 20, 2006: Public Health Thank You Day: Statement from Dr. Gerberding
• April 6, 2006: CDC Statement regarding autism-related advertisement in USA Today
• March 23, 2006: U.S. Tuberculosis cases at an all-time low in 2005, but drug resistance increasing

Transcripts

November

• November 13, 2006: Update on Influenza Vaccine Supplies and Vaccination Efforts
• November 3, 2006: CDC's Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Public Education and Awareness Campaign

October

• October 26, 2006: CDC and Consumer Product Safety Commission Warn of Winter Home Heating Hazards
• October 19, 2006: Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings
• October 18, 2006: CDC Telebriefing on Influenza Vaccine Supply and Distribution

September

• September 14, 2006: CDC Media Briefing: CDC Update on Immunization Coverage Rates

July

• July 28, 2006: CDC Media Briefing: Study on Transmissibility of Avian Flu H5N1 in an Animal Model

June

• June 29, 2006: CDC Press Briefing: ACIP Recommends HPV Vaccination
• June 8, 2006: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - United State, 2005

May

• May 4, 2006: CDC Media Briefing: CDC Releases Parent-Reported Estimates of Autism Prevalence

April

• April 20, 2006: CDC Media Briefing: New Research on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Transcript
• April 19, 2006: CDC Media Briefing: Update on Mumps Outbreak

February

• February 22, 2006: Update on Inhalational Anthrax Investigation

January

• January 14, 2006: CDC Announces Change in Recommendations for use of Antivirals; Clinicians Should Not Prescribe Two Common Antivirals