Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Videos & Latest Coverage

Basic Molecular Biology: Basic Science – Bacterial Transcription

Title: Basic Molecular Biology: Basic Science – Bacterial Transcription
Runtime: 2:34
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: The creation of RNA is made possible by a process called bacterial transcription. Through transcription the information contained in a section of DNA is replicated to form a new piece of messenger RNA (mRNA). This video will cover the three steps to create mRNA. mRNA is used to manufacture proteins through a process called translation.

This video can also be viewed at
https://reach.cdc.gov/job-aids-resources

DIS Workforce Supplement Evaluation Reporting Webinar

Title: DIS Workforce Supplement Evaluation Reporting Webinar
Runtime: 1:00:47
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This webinar provided a summary of DIS Workforce Evaluation Reporting results for the data period July 1 – December 31, 2022.

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention: Information for the Community

Title: Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention: Information for the Community
Runtime: 16:24
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Lead is a naturally occurring metal that can cause health problems in children younger than 6 years of age. At high levels, lead poisoning can be fatal. No safe blood lead level has been identified. This video provides a brief overview of what lead is, where it is found and why it is important to protect young children from its exposure and is designed for general audiences. Knowledge and awareness about lead as a public health concern is essential to prevention. Audio Description Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9cPEk0_2sc

Title: CDC Coops: Episode 1: Doja Chick
Runtime: 3:32
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Check out an urban backyard coop in Georgia; learn tips to safely care for a backyard flock and stay healthy while doing it.

ASL version of this video is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f621liVhec

Title: CDC Coops: Episode 2: Chick Inn
Runtime: 2:45
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Check out an urban backyard coop in Georgia; learn tips to safely care for a backyard flock and stay healthy while doing it.

ASL version of this video is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7iM0ZI7AmY

Title: CDC ZOHU Call August 2, 2023
Runtime: 1:01:13
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: CDC ZOHU Call August 2, 2023

Title: ASL - Symptoms of Coronavirus
Runtime: 9:26
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Symptoms of coronavirus.

More COVID-19 information in ASL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvrp9iOILTQatwnqm61jqFrsfUB4RKh6J

More COVID-19 information in English text: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/

Development of these materials was supported by a grant from the CDC Foundation, using funding provided by its donors. The materials were created in partnership with the Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation at Georgia Tech.

Title: HantaNet Tool Demonstration Video
Runtime: 5:09
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Video demonstration on how to adapt MicrobeTrace to deploy pathogen-specific data visualization tools like HantaNet, a free web application that facilitates standardization, integration, analysis and sharing of hantavirus sequence and epidemiologic data for genomic surveillance and outbreak investigations.

Access the HantaNet tool wiki page for more information: https://github.com/CDCgov/HantaNet/wiki

Title: OneLab TEST Kickoff Meeting
Runtime: 1:00:03
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: The OneLab Webinar series kicks off with commentary on new OneLab information from Dr. Ren Salerno and Dr. Kelly Winter. This is followed by insights from testers with on-the-ground experiences, as well as a Q&A session.

This video can also be viewed at
https://reach.cdc.gov/event/cdc-onelab-test-kickoff-event

Fight the Bite: Prevent Mosquito and Tick Bites

Title: Fight the Bite: Prevent Mosquito and Tick Bites
Runtime: 0:43
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Bites from mosquitoes and ticks can make you sick! Using EPA-registered insect repellents is an easy way to protect you and your family. Take steps to Fight the Bite! Learn more: www.cdc.gov/fight-the-bite

Get Treatment for COVID-19 - Audio Description

Title: Get Treatment for COVID-19 - Audio Description
Runtime: 1:31
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: If you have COVID-19, medicine can help you feel better. Follow along with Alice as she takes medicine for COVID-19.

Transcript: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/videos/get-treatment/CDC-RTI-COVID-Get-Treatment-Video_Audio-Description_2023.04.03_508c_1.pdf

August 3, 2023 ACIP Meeting - Public comment

Title: August 3, 2023 ACIP Meeting - Public comment
Runtime: 26:46
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: public comment; VOTES : 1st season vote ; 2nd season vote
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August 3, 2023 ACIP Meeting - Welcome & Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines - Maternal/Pediatric

Title: August 3, 2023 ACIP Meeting - Welcome & Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines - Maternal/Pediatric
Runtime: 2:47:55
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Introduction; EtR summary for nirsevimab; Nirsevimab implementation considerations; Clinical considerations for nirsevimab; Workgroup considerations / proposed recommendations; Vaccines for Children Resolution

Take an At-Home Test – Audio Description

Title: Take an At-Home Test – Audio Description
Runtime: 3:00
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Learn how to take a COVID-19 test at home with Daniel.

Transcript: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/videos/take-an-at-home-test/audio-description/CDC-RTI-COVID-At-Home-Testing-Video_508c.pdf

Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes

Title: Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes
Runtime: 3:36
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Threats to nursing home residents’ health are changing and we must adapt to protect them. Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are a known threat to nursing home residents, these germs can cause serious infections and are often hard to treat. Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) are infection prevention and control practices that can help reduce the spread of MDROs in nursing homes. Learn more about why EBP are important and when to use these practices. Together, we can protect residents and stop the spread of germs.

Precauciones Mejoradas de Barrera en Residencias de Ancianos

Title: Precauciones Mejoradas de Barrera en Residencias de Ancianos
Runtime: 4:58
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Las amenazas a la salud de los residentes de las residencias de ancianos están cambiando y debemos adaptarnos para protegerlos. Los organismos multirresistentes a los medicamentos (MDRO, por sus siglas en inglés) son una amenaza conocida para los residentes de las residencias de ancianos, estos gérmenes pueden causar infecciones graves y a menudo son difíciles de tratar. Las Precauciones Mejoradas de Barrera (EBP, por sus siglas en inglés) son prácticas de prevención y control de infecciones que pueden ayudar a reducir la propagación de MDRO en las residencias de ancianos. Aprenda más sobre por qué son importantes las EBP y cuándo usar estas prácticas. Juntos, podemos proteger a los residentes y detener la propagación de los gérmenes.

Preparing Occupational Safety and Health for Future Disruptions

Title: Preparing Occupational Safety and Health for Future Disruptions
Runtime: 30:19
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This July 2023 webinar featured Dr. Jessica Streit, Deputy Director of the NIOSH Office of Research Integration, as our featured speaker for Foresight Friday @ NIOSH. Jessica discussed ways to better prepare the occupational safety and health (OSH) community to support worker safety, health, and well-being through large-scale threats and crises. She reviewed methods the NIOSH Office of Research Integration recently used to explore how future pandemics and other sudden disruptions might impact work and jobs and shape the practice of OSH. She summarized key findings from that inquiry and spotlight three critical issues that may influence OSH efficacy during future periods of disruption.

For more information on Strategic Foresight at NIOSH: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/foresight/default.html

CDC Yellow Book 2024: Your Trusted Travel Medicine Resource

Title: CDC Yellow Book 2024: Your Trusted Travel Medicine Resource
Runtime: 0:56
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: CDC Yellow Book: Health Information for International Travel is a resource for health professionals providing care to international travelers. It compiles the US government’s most current travel health guidelines, including pretravel vaccine recommendations, destination-specific health advice, and easy-to-reference maps, tables, and charts.

May 17, 2023, CDC’s 21st ME/CFS Stakeholder Engagement and Communication (SEC) Call

Title: May 17, 2023, CDC’s 21st ME/CFS Stakeholder Engagement and Communication (SEC) Call
Runtime: 1:06:58
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: A webinar recording featuring a presentation titled, “Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-like Illness Following COVID-19 in a Large Integrated Health System: Findings from the STOP ME/CFS Study” by Dr. Jacek Skarbinski, Department of Infectious Diseases, Kaiser Oakland/Richmond, California. Also featuring program updates from Dr. Jennifer Cope and a question-and-answer session with Drs. Skarbinski, Unger, and Cope.

The Importance of Childhood Blood Lead Testing – Audio Description

Title: The Importance of Childhood Blood Lead Testing – Audio Description
Runtime: 4:09
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Lead is a naturally occurring metal that can cause health problems in children younger than 6 years of age. At high levels, lead poisoning can be fatal. No safe blood lead level has been identified. This video provides a brief overview of why it is important to protect young children from lead exposure and the importance of blood lead testing. For primary video (without audio description): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPePSbzV_kg

The Importance of Childhood Blood Lead Testing

Title: The Importance of Childhood Blood Lead Testing
Runtime: 3:44
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Lead is a naturally occurring metal that can cause health problems in children younger than 6 years of age. At high levels, lead poisoning can be fatal. No safe blood lead level has been identified. This video provides a brief overview of why it is important to protect young children from lead exposure and the importance of blood lead testing. Audio Description Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGHifTB0Bic

Diagnosing/Managing Susp Fungal Meningitis from Epidural Anesthesia, MX

Title: Diagnosing/Managing Susp Fungal Meningitis from Epidural Anesthesia, MX
Runtime: 58:55
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Mexico Ministry of Health, and U.S. state and local health departments are responding to a multinational outbreak of fungal meningitis among patients who underwent surgical procedures under epidural anesthesia in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, since January 1, 2023. During this COCA Call, presenters will discuss how to evaluate and treat people under investigation and those with suspected and confirmed fungal meningitis.

Title: Training Needs Assessment and Response
Runtime: 56:22
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This webinar will focus on an overview of a training needs assessment in the sense of determining the current urgent education and training needs experienced on the ground that can quickly be addressed, either by leveraging existing resources or creating new ones.

This video can also be viewed at
https://reach.cdc.gov/node/354

Life of a Test Method: Validation, Verification, and Managing Quality

Title: Life of a Test Method: Validation, Verification, and Managing Quality
Runtime: 58:46
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This webinar reviews the life of a test, including establishment and implementation. The video also aids in understanding what gets modified, left out, or abbreviated in emergency situations during public health emergencies.

This video can also be viewed at
https://reach.cdc.gov/node/353

Title: COVID-19: Leading in Times of Crisis
Runtime: 55:45
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This webinar will provide an overview of guidance around crisis leadership and demonstrate a crisis leadership toolkit. The webinar offers a description of training tools and resources to help health communicators, emergency responders, and leaders of organizations communicate effectively during emergencies.

This video can also be viewed at
https://reach.cdc.gov/node/352

Life of a Test Method Part 2: Emergency Use Authorizations

Title: Life of a Test Method Part 2: Emergency Use Authorizations
Runtime: 58:46
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This webinar discusses the differences experienced in test method models when emergency use authorizations are in place.

This video can also be viewed at
https://reach.cdc.gov/node/350

Title: Supply Chain Lessons Learned and Q&A
Runtime: 57:52
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This webinar focuses on lessons learned early in the pandemic, developing a COVID assay, supply chain issues, why advocacy matters, and how organizations and individuals can reach out to government agencies to try to make a difference both now and for future emergency preparedness responses.

This video can also be viewed at
https://reach.cdc.gov/node/349

Introducing OneLab REACH: CDC’s New Laboratory Learning Management System

Title: Introducing OneLab REACH: CDC’s New Laboratory Learning Management System
Runtime: 34:44
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This webinar will provide an overview of new OneLab resources, including the Laboratory Communications Toolkit and Sensitivity and Specificity Job Aid. Following this, Dr. Winter conducts a 15-minute demonstration of OneLab REACH, CDC’s new learning management system (LMS) for clinical and public health laboratory professionals. The demonstration showcases a screen recording of all user functions of OneLab REACH and briefly explains each function in the site.

This video can also be viewed at
https://reach.cdc.gov/node/345

Reducing the Risks of Clinical Laboratory Infectious Diseases

Title: Reducing the Risks of Clinical Laboratory Infectious Diseases
Runtime: 59:10
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This webinar focuses on cultivating a culture of safety within a laboratory or an organization by highlighting the important role leadership has in empowering everyone in an organization to think about safety first as they’re going through various processes.

This video can also be viewed at
https://reach.cdc.gov/node/344

Packing and Shipping Suspected Ebola Specimens

Title: Packing and Shipping Suspected Ebola Specimens
Runtime: 54:40
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This webinar reviews CDC response efforts in the 2022 Uganda Ebola Outbreak and discusses testing, packaging, and shipping considerations for submission of those specimens to the CDC or other reference laboratories.

This video can also be viewed at
https://reach.cdc.gov/node/341

When Receiving Samples from Patients Suspected to be Infected with Ebola: What’s the Plan?

Title: When Receiving Samples from Patients Suspected to be Infected with Ebola: What’s the Plan?
Runtime: 1:00:55
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This webinar helps laboratory professionals submitting specimens for reference testing, and those who manage them, recognize the factors associated with the risk of handling specimens from patients under investigation for suspected Ebola infection.

This video can also be viewed at
https://reach.cdc.gov/node/340

I’m a Frontline Facility – How Can I Safely Test Clinical Specimens From a Suspected Ebola Patient?

Title: I’m a Frontline Facility – How Can I Safely Test Clinical Specimens From a Suspected Ebola Patient?
Runtime: 59:36
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This webinar reviews domestic considerations for Ebola virus laboratory testing as it pertains to clinical testing options, identifying potential hazards in laboratory processes, and risk mitigation strategies for frontline facilities.

This video can also be viewed at
https://reach.cdc.gov/node/339

Title: Shipping Hazmat such as Cat A
Runtime: 0:00
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This webinar focuses on hazardous material regulations and training program requirements that are meant to guide the process of shipping hazardous materials. Specifically, hazmat that falls under Category A, such as Ebola, will be highlighted.

This video can also be viewed at
https://reach.cdc.gov/node/336

Laboratory Training: Virtual Reality (VR)

Title: Laboratory Training: Virtual Reality (VR)
Runtime: 36:01
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This webinar reviews how CDC's training branch uses virtual reality to offer consistent, on-demand learning and training that doesn't require prepping a physical training area. It overviews their first laboratory course, LabTrainingVR: Biosafety Cabinet Edition, the follow up, LabTrainingVR: PPE Edition, and their current project OneLab VR.

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For more information on OneLab VR, please visit https://reach.cdc.gov/onelabvr

The Survey Process: What You Need to Know for Your CLIA Survey

Title: The Survey Process: What You Need to Know for Your CLIA Survey
Runtime: 58:58
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This webinar focuses on the CLIA survey process and is intended to provide information about how to prepare for a CLIA Survey. This includes what surveyors will expect when they arrive on site, as well as how to interpret the outcome of the survey. This presentation provides information from the point of view of a recertification survey conducted for a laboratory that already has a certificate of compliance.

This video can also be viewed at
https://reach.cdc.gov/node/321

Waived Point-of-Care (POC) Testing Basics Virtual Training

Title: Waived Point-of-Care (POC) Testing Basics Virtual Training
Runtime: 57:54
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This webinar shares basic safety procedures and quality management practices to assist non-traditional testing personnel with ensuring testing is performed safely and results are accurate at point-of-care testing sites that perform respiratory tests.

This video can also be viewed at
https://reach.cdc.gov/node/346

Title: Web-based PHAGM
Runtime: 56:46
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Introduces the web-based PHAGM and shows how to navigate through the site’s layout and use its features.

What is a Vaccine Beyond-Use Date or Time?

Title: What is a Vaccine Beyond-Use Date or Time?
Runtime: 3:56
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: In this educational video developed with the Public Health Foundation, you’ll learn what a vaccine beyond-use date or time (BUD) is and how to calculate it.

For additional information on proper vaccine storage and handling practices, visit https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/admin/storage-handling.html.

Title: Use Resources to Cope
Runtime: 0:23
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This animated public service announcement shares information about how to protect your mental health after a disaster.

Title: Use a Space Heater Safely
Runtime: 0:16
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This animated public service announcement shares information about safe use of space heaters. When using a space heater to stay warm, never cover it up or put it near something that could catch on fire.

Title: Use a Generator Safely
Runtime: 0:16
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This animated public service announcement shares how to use generators safely to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.

Title: Talk to Someone After a Disaster
Runtime: 0:16
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This animated public service announcement shares information about protecting your mental health after disasters. After a disaster, it's important to think about your mental health. Talk about how you are feeling with a friend or family member.

Title: Stay Alert for Hypothermia
Runtime: 0:16
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This animated public service announcement shares information about staying alert for signs of hypothermia during cold weather.

Title: Protect Your Pet
Runtime: 0:16
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This animated public service announcement shares information about how to keep your pet safe during an emergency.

Title: Protect Your Kids When Its Hot Outside
Runtime: 0:16
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This animated public service announcement shares information about how to keep your kids safe in hot weather. Protect your kids when it's hot outside. Never leave your kids in a parked car.

Title: Protect Your Heart When Its Hot
Runtime: 0:16
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This animated public service announcement shares information about how to stay safe in heat if you have a chronic illness.

Title: Prevent Sweat in Cold Weather
Runtime: 0:16
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This animated public service announcement shares information about preventing sweating during colder temperatures. Sweating causes your body to lose heat faster.

Title: Pack Extra Medicine
Runtime: 0:16
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This animated public service announcement shares the importance of packing extra medicine if you have to evacuate.

Title: Never Drive Through Flooded Areas
Runtime: 0:16
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This animated public service announcement shares the importance of never driving through a flooded area.

Title: Managing Mental Health
Runtime: 0:18
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This animated public service announcement shares information about managing your stress after a disaster.

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