2010 Press Releases

December

• December 21, 2010: U.S. Teen Birth Rate Hits Record Low in 2009, CDC Report Finds
• December 20, 2010: CDC Recommends Precautions during Holiday Travel to Haiti
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• December 15, 2010: CDC Reports 1 in 6 Get Sick from Foodborne Illnesses Each Year
• December 9, 2010: Stroke Drops to Fourth Leading Cause of Death in 2008
• December 3, 2010: National Influenza Vaccination Week to be held December 5-11, 2010

November

• November 30, 2010: 11 Million More Adults Tested for HIV for the First Time in 2006-2009
• November 24, 2010: Cancers Diagnosed at Late-Stages Despite Available Screening Tests
• November 18, 2010: 1 in 4 of the Largest U.S. Airports Still Allows Smoking Indoors
• November 18, 2010: CDC Names Dr. Linda C. Degutis New Injury Center Director
• November 15, 2010: CDC Spotlights Global Efforts to Address Antibiotic Resistance
• November 4, 2010: CDC Releases Data on Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Smokers
• November 1, 2010: Laboratory Test Results of Cholera Outbreak Strain in Haiti Announced

October

• October 29, 2010: Outbreak of Cholera in Haiti: Family and Friends Traveling to Haiti Should Take Precautions While Celebrating All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day This Year
• October 22, 2010: Number of Americans with Diabetes Projected to Double or Triple by 2050
• October 21, 2010: Number of Teen Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes Drops, CDC Study Finds
• October 20, 2010: ATSDR Launches National ALS Registry
• October 15, 2010: CDC Announces Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women
• October 12, 2010: CDC Awards $5.25 Million for State and Local Climate Change Programs
• October 5, 2010: 1 in 4 High School Students and Young Adults Report Binge Drinking
• October 1, 2010: CDC Awards $1.9 Million for State and Local Sodium Reduction Initiatives

September

• September 24, 2010: HHS Announces $30 Million in New Resources to Support the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
• September 24, 2010: HHS Awards Nearly $100 Million in Grants for Public Health and Prevention Priorities
• September 23, 2010: 1 in 5 Men Who Have Sex With Men in 21 U.S. Cities Has HIV; Nearly Half Unaware
• September 21, 2010: New Data Show Gains in Public Health Preparedness
• September 20, 2010: Sebelius Announces $42.5 Million for Public Health Improvement Programs through the Affordable Care Act
• September 16, 2010: CDC Survey Finds Childhood Immunization Rates Remain High
• September 14, 2010: CDC Awards $13 Million for Preparedness and Response Learning Centers
• September 13, 2010: Three out of Four New Moms Initiate Breastfeeding
• September 7, 2010: Decline in US Adult Smoking Rate Stalled

August

• August 25, 2010: CDC Study Finds Annual Cost of Motor Vehicle Crashes Exceeds $99 Billion
• August 19, 2010: HHS/CDC Provides Additional Funding for All-Hazards State and Local Public Health Preparedness and Response
• August 19, 2010: Teen Vaccination Rates Increasing Across the US
• August 19, 2010: Study Examines Heat Related Illness in High School Athletes
• August 12, 2010: CDC Report looks at Foods and Foodborne agents associated with Outbreaks in the United States
• August 10, 2010: WHO Declares End to 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic
• August 5, 2010: New CDC Report Describes Multi-Product Tobacco Users
• August 3, 2010: CDC Awards $42 Million to Community-Based Organizations to Support HIV Prevention Efforts Across the Nation
• August 3, 2010: More U.S. Adults Report Being Obese

July

• July 19, 2010: Bad Cholesterol Common, But Screening Rates Low Among Young Adults
• July 15, 2010: CDC Continues Its Public Health Investment with Research Awards for Prevention
• July 14, 2010: Waterborne Diseases Could Cost over $500 Million Annually in U.S.
• July 13, 2010: Report Suggests Nearly 5 Percent Exposed to Dengue Virus in Key West
• July 12, 2010: Salsa and Guacamole Increasingly Important Causes of Foodborne Disease
• July 8, 2010: Little Progress Being Made in Reducing Smoking Among High School Students
• July 6, 2010: Although Most People Getting Screened for Two of the Nation's Deadliest Cancers, Thousands of People Died Last Year Because They Weren't Screened for Colon or Breast Cancer

June

• June 24, 2010: CDC Survey Finds Nine in 10 U.S. Adults Consume Too Much Sodium
• June 22, 2010: New CDC Test to Detect Human Infections with the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus Authorized for Use by FDA
• June 18, 2010: U.S. Government Support for Global Health Efforts
• June 17, 2010: Study Shows 111 Percent Increase in Emergency Department Visits Involving Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers in Five-Year Period
• June 3, 2010: CDC Survey Finds that 1 in 5 U.S. High School Students Have Abused Prescription Drugs
• June 2, 2010: CDC Report Looks at Trends in Teen Sexual Behavior; Attitudes Toward Pregnancy
• June 1, 2010: CDC Finds Higher Levels of Cancer Causing Chemicals from U.S. Brand Cigarettes

May

• May 27, 2010: CDC: Global Tobacco Marketing is Reaching Young Women
• May 25, 2010: CDC Report Highlights States' Abilities to Support Physical Activity
• May 20, 2010: Pool Inspection Data Show Need for Improvement
  CDC Urges People to Take an Active Role in Promoting Healthy Swimming

April

• April 29, 2010: More Americans Got Seasonal Flu Vaccination in 2009–10 than in Previous Years
• April 23, 2010: New CDC Report Says Increased Efforts, High-Impact Strategies Needed to Reduce Smoking and Save Lives
• April 15, 2010: CDC Report Shows Success in Fighting E. coli O157:H7e
• April 15, 2010: New CDC Study Finds Colorectal Cancer Screening Practices Need Improvement
• April 15, 2010: Arthritis Impacts African-Americans and Hispanics More than Whites
• April 6, 2010: Teen Birth Rates Drop in 2008 Following a Two-Year Increase

March

• March 23, 2010: CDC Releases Study on Children With Sickle Cell Disease
• March 17, 2010: Tracking the Impact of Traumatic Brain Injuries
• March 9, 2010: CDC Study Finds U.S. Herpes Rates Remain High
• March 1, 2010: CDC Releases First–Ever County–Level Report on Heart Disease Hospitalizations

February

• February 24, 2010: CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Recommends Universal Annual Influenza Vaccination
• February 18, 2010: CDC to Monitor Reactions and Errors Associated with Blood Transfusions
• February 17, 2010: Latest Report on Nation's Health Shows Growing Medical Technology Use
• February 12, 2010: CDC Director Announces Members of Executive Leadership Team
• February 2, 2010: Everyone Wins at the Olympic Winter Games with Healthy Travel Preparations

January

• January 29, 2010: New data on rotavirus vaccine from Mexico and Africa show lifesaving impact and effectiveness in the developing world
• January 21, 2010: CDC Study Finds One in Five American Youths Have Abnormal Lipid Levels
• January 7, 2010: CDC awards $2.7 million for two new Preparedness Research Centers

2010 Media Advisories

December

• December 15, 2010: CDC Media Telebriefing on the Burden of Foodborne Disease
• December 14, 2010: New Articles Highlight the Science Behind Government's Response to 2009 H1N1 Pandemic
• December 10, 2010: National Influenza Vaccination Week to Focus on Young Adults
• December 9, 2010: CDC Urges Older Adults 65 Years and Older to Get Vaccinated During National Influenza Vaccination Week
• December 8, 2010: CDC Designates Employee Health Day to Urge American Workforce to Get Flu Vaccine
• December 8, 2010: U.S. Surgeon General to Release New Report How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease
• December 7, 2010: CDC Urges People with Chronic Medical Conditions to Get Flu Vaccine
• December 6, 2010: Pregnant Women, Children and Caregivers Urged to Get Flu Vaccine
• December 3, 2010: CDC Announces National Influenza Vaccination Week – December 5-11
• December 2, 2010: Telebriefing Set for Updates on U.S. Influenza Activity and Flu Vaccination Rates for Current Season

November

• November 30, 2010: CDC Press Briefing on Vital Signs Report: HIV Testing and Diagnosis Among Adults — United States, 2001–2009
• November 10, 2010: CDC Releases Two Reports on Excessive Alcohol Use and Related Harms
• November 9, 2010: CDC Press Briefing on Vital Signs Report: Access to Health Care

October

• October 28, 2010: Linking Science & Action: Fifth Annual Meeting of the International Association of National Public Institutes (IANPHI)
• October 19, 2010: CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Meeting
• October 13, 2010: First Report on Hispanic Life Expectancy Released by CDC
• October 5, 2010: CDC Press Conference on Vital Signs Report: Binge Drinking Among High School Students and Adults

September

• September 28, 2010: National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) to Reveal New Research on Influenza Vaccination Behaviors
• September 7, 2010: CDC Press Conference on Vital Signs Report: Adult Smoking Prevalence and Secondhand Smoke

August

• August 3, 2010: CDC Vital Signs Report: State-Specific Obesity Prevalence for U.S. Adults

July

• July 7, 2010: CDC Hosts the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases

June

• June 21, 2010: CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Meeting

May

• May 28, 2010: CDC Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Mark Opening of New Laboratory Facility
  • Building 23 Fact Sheet ( PDF, 164 KB)
• May 27, 2010: CDC Media Telebriefing on State Healthcare-Associated Infection Data

April

• April 15, 2010: CDC Media Telebriefing on 2008 Preliminary FoodNet Data
• April 1, 2010: CDC 2009 H1N1 Flu Vaccination Update

March

• March 29, 2010: CDC 2009 H1N1 Flu Update
• March 17, 2010: 2010 Jeffrey P. Koplan Global Leadership in Public Health Lecture – "Public Health in an Interdependent World: Cash, Commodities, Capacities, and Conspiracies" – Margaret Chan, MD, MPH
• March 9, 2010: CDC to Co-Host Fifth Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections

February

• February 18, 2010: CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Meeting
• February 5, 2010: CDC 2009 H1N1 Flu Update

January

• January 18, 2010: NEWS BRIEFING: U.S. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO HAITI EARTHQUAKE
• January 7, 2010: Weekly CDC 2010 H1N1 Flu Update
• January 5, 2010: Frigid Temperatures Bring Health Risks

2010 Media Statements

November

• November 30, 2010: World AIDS Day 2010: Time for Optimism and Action
• November 10, 2010: Statement by Tim McAfee, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Office on Smoking and Health, CDC — Half of States are Protected from Secondhand Smoke: South Dakota Goes Smoke-Free in all Workplaces, Restaurants, and Bars
• November 9, 2010: Statement Regarding First Release of Global Adult Tobacco Survey Result by the Russian Federation

October

• October 27, 2010: Statement Regarding First Release of Global Adult Tobacco Survey Result by Vietnam
• October 19, 2010: Statement Regarding Release of Global Adult Tobacco Survey Results by India
• October 14, 2010: National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: October 15, 2010

September

• September 27, 2010: Statement Regarding First Release of Global Adult Tobacco Survey Result by Ukraine
• September 23, 2010: Statement Regarding First Release of Global Adult Tobacco Survey Result by Poland

August

• August 18, 2010: Statement Regarding First Release of Global Adult Tobacco Survey Result by China
• August 6, 2010: ACIP Recommendation for Use of CSL Influenza Vaccine

July

• July 19, 2010: Statement Regarding Release of Global Adult Tobacco Survey Results by Turkey

June

• June 22, 2010: Statement by CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., on the First Anniversary of the Tobacco Control Act
• June 21, 2010: National HIV Testing Day – June 27, 2010
• June 3, 2010: CDC Statement Regarding the Misuse of Prescription Drugs

May

• May 31, 2010: Statement Regarding Release of Global Adult Tobacco Survey Results by Mexico

April

• April 30, 2010: Statement by Dana Shelton, MPH, Acting Director, Office on Smoking & Health, CDC Regarding the 20th Anniversary of California's Tobacco Control Program
• April 30, 2010: States Make Progress in Implementing Proven Interventions to Address Tobacco Use Epidemic
• April 25, 2010: Statement Regarding The United States Helping to "Count Malaria Out" World Malaria Day

March

• March 31, 2010: Statement Regarding Release of Global Adult Tobacco Survey Results by Brazil
• March 18, 2010: Statement Regarding First Release of Global Adult Tobacco Survey Result by the Philippines

February

• February 9, 2010: Statement Regarding First Release of Global Adult Tobacco Survey Result by Uruguay
• February 2, 2010: CDC Statement: Public Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections

January

• January 28, 2010: Statement Regarding First Release of Global Adult Tobacco Survey Result by Egypt
• January 11, 2010: CDC Statement on Sodium Reduction in Manufactured and Restaurant Food

2010 Newsroom Transcripts

December

• December 15, 2010: CDC Briefing on the Burden of Foodborne Disease Illness Papers
  • Audio recording (MP3, 9.44MB)
• December 3, 2010: National Influenza Vaccination Week: Updates on U.S. Influenza Activity
  • Audio recording (MP3, 4.58MB)

November

• November 30, 2010: CDC Vital Signs: HIV Testing and Diagnosis Among Adults — United States, 2001-2009
  • Audio recording (MP3, 4.88MB)
• November 9, 2010: CDC Vital Signs: Health Insurance Coverage and Health Care Utilization — United States, 2006–2009 and January–March 2010
  • Audio recording (MP3, 2.41MB)

October

• October 5, 2010: CDC Vital Signs: Binge Drinking Among High School Students and Adults — United States, 2009
  • Audio recording (MP3, 3.63MB)

September

• September 16, 2010: Media telebriefing on National Immunization Survey results
  • Audio recording (MP3, 4.22MB)
• September 7, 2010: CDC Vital Signs: Adult Smoking Prevalence and Secondhand Smoke Exposure
  • Audio recording (MP3, 3.33MB)

August

• August 26, 2010: CDC Media Availability, Estimates of Deaths Associated with Seasonal Influenza — United States, 1976–2007
  • Audio recording (MP3, 4.55MB)
• August 23, 2010: Dr. Thomas Frieden's Remarks at the 2010 Influenza Workshop for Journalists
• August 3, 2010: Vital Signs Telebriefing: State-Specific Obesity Prevalence Among Adults – United States, 2009
  • Audio recording (MP3, 5.80MB)

July

• July 2, 2010: CDC Media Availability on Vital Signs Report on Cancer Screening
  • Audio recording (MP3, 3.97MB)

May

• May 27, 2010: Media Telebriefing on State Healthcare—Associated Infection Data
  • Audio recording (MP3)

April

• April 15, 2010: 2009 FoodNet Telebriefing Transcript, Thursday April 15, 2010
  • Audio recording (MP3)
• April 1, 2010: CDC 2009 H1N1 Flu Vaccination Update
  • Audio recording (MP3)

March

• March 29, 2010: CDC 2009 H1N1 Media Briefing
  • Audio recording (MP3)

February

• February 5, 2010: CDC 2010 H1N1 Flu Media Briefing
  • Audio recording (MP3)

January

• January 7, 2010: CDC 2010 H1N1 Flu Media Briefing (unedited)
  • Audio recording (MP3)
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