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Wash Your Hands

Learn when and how to wash your hands to stay healthy.

CDC 24/7: Saving Lives, Protecting People

HEALTH & SAFETY TOPICS

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COVID-19

Learn about updated COVID-19 vaccines.

How to Grill Safely

Follow these steps for a safe and enjoyable grilling season.

National Infant Immunization Week

NIIW highlights protecting children from vaccine-preventable diseases.

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Flood Safety Tips

Take steps to protect yourself, your family, and your home during and after a flood.

OUTBREAKS

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Outbreak Linked to Flour

Salmonella infections

Unknown Food Source

Listeria infections

Drug-resistant Infections Associated with Artificial Tears

Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections

Raw Oysters

Norovirus infections

NEWS

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CDC IN ACTION

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CDC Response

Learn how CDC is responding to COVID-19 pandemic.

Training & Education

Locate quality trainings and continuing education.

SDOH

CDC’s work addressing social determinants of health (SDOH).

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STEM at CDC

Science, technology, engineering, & math disciplines.

CDC Response

Learn how CDC is responding to COVID-19 pandemic.

Training & Education

Locate quality trainings and continuing education.

SDOH

CDC’s work addressing social determinants of health (SDOH).

STEM at CDC

Science, technology, engineering, & math disciplines.

RESEARCH & SCIENCE

MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT (MMWR)

QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Took Prescription Medication During the Past 1...

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Journal promoting the recognition of new and reemerging infections diseases around the world.

PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE

Surveillance of the Initiation of, Participation in, and Completion of Cardiac Rehabilitation in Minnesota, 20...

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ABOUT CDC

CDC DIRECTOR
Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH

CDC DIRECTOR
Rochelle P. Walensky
MD, MPH