Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC ZOHU Call August 6, 2025
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- CDC ZOHU Call August 6, 2025
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- 1:01:31
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- CDC ZOHU Call August 6, 2025
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- Faces of Black Lung
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- 13:21
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Each year, approximately 1,000 miners in the U.S. die from coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, or black lung disease, a preventable illness caused by exposure to coal mine dust. This is a video that features two miners who share their stories and provide insight on how their lives have changed due to this devastating disease.
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- Quality Assurance and Safety for Point-of-Care Testing in the Community Pharmacy Setting
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- 1:14:46
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- During this webinar, Dr. Meyer, a second-generation independent pharmacy owner, highlights how employee training, organizational policies, and procedures help improve Point-of-care (POC) testing services. This webinar also provides a basic understanding of the environmental and device documentation requirements that ensure accurate test results.
This video can also be viewed at
reach.cdc.gov
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- PFAS Multi-site Study (MSS) Virtual Open House
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- 1:04:46
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- This video discusses the recently published manuscript, Multi-site Study of Communities with PFAS-Contaminated Drinking Water: Methods, Demographics, and Serum PFAS Concentrations. Investigators from each of the PFAS Multi-site Study sites also provide early findings on PFAS exposure and health effects, including lipids, heart disease, blood pressure, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, thyroid, and obesity.
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- Guidelines for Examining Unusual Patterns of Cancer and Environmental Concerns
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- 16:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- This video covers some basic concepts, software and methods for analyzing spatial clusters, as originally discussed in the CDC/ATSDR Guidelines for Examining Unusual Patterns of Cancer and Environmental Concerns. The concept of spatial clustering (aka spatial autocorrelation) and a method of cluster detection are defined in the context of describing geographic patterns of cancer. Concepts and methods are demonstrated using freely available software, describing spatial patterns of prostate cancer and lung cancer. The presentation discusses further considerations of data and methods when studying geographic patterns of cancer.
Audio Description version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMbwfv7hIGk
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- Guidelines for Examining Unusual Patterns of Cancer and Environmental Concerns - Audio Description
- Runtime
- 26:38
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- This video covers some basic concepts, software and methods for analyzing spatial clusters, as originally discussed in the CDC/ATSDR Guidelines for Examining Unusual Patterns of Cancer and Environmental Concerns. The concept of spatial clustering (aka spatial autocorrelation) and a method of cluster detection are defined in the context of describing geographic patterns of cancer. Concepts and methods are demonstrated using freely available software, describing spatial patterns of prostate cancer and lung cancer. The presentation discusses further considerations of data and methods when studying geographic patterns of cancer.
Primary video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBowf2LWwaU
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- OneLab VR Practice Environment and Tutorial Update Promo Video
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- CDC is excited to announce updates to OneLab VR, including an enhanced tutorial scenario and a completely new practice environment for you to hone your VR skillsets. OneLab VR's enhanced tutorial now offers numerous mini-games and tasks that will help you to move around in the virtual laboratory environment more easily, grasp items using the new remote grabbing ability, and hone other VR-specific skills. The new practice environment resembles a high school science classroom and offers the time and space to develop new VR skillsets at your own pace.
For more information on the Practice Environment and Tutorial Update, please visit https://reach.cdc.gov/course/onelab-vr-enhanced-tutorial-scenario
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- Sick with a respiratory illness? Take precautions to help stop the spread. (X platform)
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Learn essential tips to take care of yourself and help stop the spread if you get sick with a respiratory virus.
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- Stay Well This Season: How to Avoid Respiratory Illnesses (Optimized for X platform)
- Runtime
- 0:54
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Learn about core prevention strategies you can use to help keep from getting sick with a respiratory virus this season.
This video is optimized for placement on X platform.
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- Sick with a respiratory illness? Take precautions to help stop the spread. (Meta platforms)
- Runtime
- 1:03
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Learn essential tips to take care of yourself and help stop the spread if you get sick with a respiratory virus.
This video is optimized for placement on Meta platforms (e.g., Facebook, Instagram).
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- Stay Well This Season: How to Avoid Respiratory Illnesses (Optimized for Meta platforms)
- Runtime
- 0:54
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Learn about core prevention strategies you can use to help keep from getting sick with a respiratory virus this season.
This video is optimized for placement on Meta platforms (e.g., Facebook, Instagram).
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- Regulatory Updates and Resources for Packing and Shipping Dangerous Goods Trainers
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- 53:52
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- This webinar describes Division 6.2 Infectious Substances and dry ice, emphasizing compliance, training qualifications, and the steps to access training materials. The webinar also reviews International Air Transport Association (IATA) 2025 regulatory updates. Division 6.2 Infectious Substances and dry ice is ideal for those who have participated in a CDC Packing and Shipping Training of Trainer cohort or laboratory safety officers, laboratory trainers, or those interested in becoming an instructor in packing and shipping Division 6.2 Infectious Substances and dry ice.
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- The Woman in the Black Coat by Alex Barger, MD, MPH EIS 2023
- Runtime
- 13:02
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- EIS 2023 alumna Alex Barger explores the challenges of trying to rapidly gain the trust of an initially skeptical community during a time-sensitive outbreak investigation. Join her as she walks through the challenges of reaching contacts when all you have is blurry video footage.
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- Public Health without Borders: The New Geography of Trust by Karlyn Beer, PhD, MS EIS 2023
- Runtime
- 12:37
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- EIS 2023 alumna Karlyn Beer explores how many Americans turned to trusted messengers outside the government during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing from her transition from EIS to a public health tech startup, she shares how this new “trust reality” offers both challenges and opportunities for public health practice. She also shares how public health practitioners can amplify their impact by acting as bridges to alternative trusted entities.
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- Learning the Ropes: Lessons from Mountaineering and Epidemiology by Michelle Holshue, PhD, BSN, RN
- Runtime
- 14:59
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- EIS 2019 alumna Michelle Holshue shares the parallels she’s observed as a public health practitioner and amateur mountaineer. Drawing from her experience investigating disease outbreaks and conquering her dizzying fear of heights, she shares her experience finding trusted partners and alternative measures of success. She also talks about the fine line between persevering when you can’t see a way forward and knowing when to care for yourself by turning back.
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- Notes from the Boat: Uncharted Waters in TB by Minal Ahson, MD, MSPH, DTMH EIS 2023
- Runtime
- 13:15
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- EIS 2023 alumna Minal Ahson shares the secrets of success when conducting active case finding for Tuberculosis (TB) in Micronesia: teamwork, communication, resilience, and adventurousness. In this talk, she emphasizes the human characteristics that are often not discussed in an abstract or manuscript.
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- Step-by-Step: My Mission to Make the Invisible Visible by Heather MacLeish, MPH, MS, BSN
- Runtime
- 12:50
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Class of 2024 EIS officer Heather MacLeish shares her stories as a person with epilepsy (an invisible disability) attempting to navigate unsafe streets and unreliable transit. She takes participants (virtually) on her daily commute, showing the hurdles she navigates to everyday destinations such as work, medical appointments, and the grocery store―making the case for a safe pedestrian infrastructure.
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- Fatherhood to Fieldwork by Jordan Prahl, PhD LLS Class of 2023
- Runtime
- 13:29
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- LLS 2023 alumnus Jordan Prahl shares his struggles and successes toggling between the hats he wears as a laboratory scientist and father of two young sons. During a Lab-Aid, Jordan realized his personal experience as a dad was equally as important when collecting blood samples from children and earning the trust of their parents.
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- What’s Art Got to Do with It? by Brooke Staley, PhD, MPH EIS Class of 2023
- Runtime
- 14:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- EIS 2023 alumna Brooke Staley highlights the importance of lived experience, taking viewers on a journey that blends science and art while tackling complex public health challenges. Listen in to hear how empowering those with lived experiences can create more realistic solutions.
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- Two Fun-Gals on Response: From Mycotics to Monkeypox by Ria Ghai EIS 24, Elizabeth Sajewski EIS 23
- Runtime
- 14:53
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Two Fun-Gals on Response: From Mycotics to Monkeypox by Ria Ghai, PhD (EIS 2024), and Elizabeth Sajewski, PhD, MS (EIS 2023). EIS 2023 alumna Elizabeth Sajewski and Class of 2024 EIS officer Ria Ghai share their insights from the Monkeypox response in Uganda. Although they were deployed at different stages of the outbreak, the experiences and lessons each learned were similar, including how difficult and lonely it can be to navigate the complexities of an emergency response.
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- Lessons from Mountaineering and Epidemiology by Michelle Holshue, PhD, BSN, RN - Audio Description
- Runtime
- 16:13
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Learning the Ropes: Lessons from Mountaineering and Epidemiology by Michelle Holshue, PhD, BSN, RN. EIS 2019 alumna Michelle Holshue shares the parallels she’s observed as a public health practitioner and amateur mountaineer. Drawing from her experience investigating disease outbreaks and conquering her dizzying fear of heights, she shares her experience finding trusted partners and alternative measures of success. She also talks about the fine line between persevering when you can’t see a way forward and knowing when to care for yourself by turning back.
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- Notes from the Boat: Uncharted Waters in TB by Minal Ahson EIS 2023 - Audio Description
- Runtime
- 14:10
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Notes from the Boat: Uncharted Waters in TB by Minal Ahson, MD, MSPH, DTMH EIS 2023. EIS 2023 alumna Minal Ahson shares the secrets of success when conducting active case finding for Tuberculosis (TB) in Micronesia: teamwork, communication, resilience, and adventurousness. In this talk, she emphasizes the human characteristics that are often not discussed in an abstract or manuscript.
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- Step-by-Step: My Mission to Make the Invisible Visible by Heather MacLeish - Audio Description
- Runtime
- 17:08
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Step-by-Step: My Mission to Make the Invisible Visible by Heather MacLeish, MPH, MS, BSN. Class of 2024 EIS officer Heather MacLeish shares her stories as a person with epilepsy (an invisible disability) attempting to navigate unsafe streets and unreliable transit. She takes participants (virtually) on her daily commute, showing the hurdles she navigates to everyday destinations such as work, medical appointments, and the grocery store―making the case for a safe pedestrian infrastructure.
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- Fatherhood to Fieldwork by Jordan Prahl, PhD LLS Class of 2023 - Audio Description
- Runtime
- 14:02
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- LLS 2023 alumnus Jordan Prahl shares his struggles and successes toggling between the hats he wears as a laboratory scientist and father of two young sons. During a Lab-Aid, Jordan realized his personal experience as a dad was equally as important when collecting blood samples from children and earning the trust of their parents.
- Title
- What’s Art Got to Do with It? by Brooke Staley, PhD, MPH EIS Class of 2023 - Audio Description
- Runtime
- 15:34
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- EIS 2023 alumna Brooke Staley highlights the importance of lived experience, taking viewers on a journey that blends science and art while tackling complex public health challenges. Listen in to hear how empowering those with lived experiences can create more realistic solutions.
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- Two Fun-Gals on Response: From Mycotics to Mpox by Ria Ghai, Elizabeth Sajewski - Audio Description
- Runtime
- 15:10
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- EIS 2023 alumna Elizabeth Sajewski and Class of 2024 EIS officer Ria Ghai share their insights from the mpox response in Uganda. Although they were deployed at different stages of the outbreak, the experiences and lessons each learned were similar, including how difficult and lonely it can be to navigate the complexities of an emergency response.
- Title
- Public Health without Borders: The New Geography of Trust by Karlyn Beer 2023 - Audio Description
- Runtime
- 13:41
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Public Health without Borders: The New Geography of Trust by Karlyn Beer, PhD, MS EIS 2023.
EIS 2023 alumna Karlyn Beer explores how many Americans turned to trusted messengers outside the government during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing from her transition from EIS to a public health tech startup, she shares how this new “trust reality” offers both challenges and opportunities for public health practice. She also shares how public health practitioners can amplify their impact by acting as bridges to alternative trusted entities.
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- The Woman in the Black Coat by Alex Barger, MD, MPH EIS 2023 - Audio Description
- Runtime
- 13:17
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- EIS 2023 alumna Alex Barger explores the challenges of trying to rapidly gain the trust of an initially skeptical community during a time-sensitive outbreak investigation. Join her as she walks through the challenges of reaching contacts when all you have is blurry video footage.
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- ENGAGE: Evidence-Based Strategies to Prevent Youth Substance Use
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Youth substance use is a significant public health problem, but it is preventable. CDC’s ENGAGE: Evidence-Based Strategies to Prevent Youth Substance Use contains effective strategies and approaches to help local, community, state, and other organizations plan for and implement a wide range of prevention activities. Visit cdc.gov/ENGAGE to learn about the programs, practices, and policies in ENGAGE that can help you address the specific needs of your community.
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- Protect Yourself from Ash during a Volcanic Eruption
- Runtime
- 0:19
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- This animated public service announcement shares information on how to protect yourself from ash during a volcanic eruption. Ash can harm your health, especially your breathing. Protect your lungs from volcanic ash and wear a NIOSH Approved N95 respirator.
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- Protect Yourself After a Volcanic Eruption
- Runtime
- 0:18
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- This animated public service announcement shares information on how to protect yourself after a volcanic eruption. The best way to protect yourself and your family is to follow the advice of local officials and stay tuned to local news updates for information on road safety and air and water quality.
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- Follow the Advice of Local Officials for Volcano Safety
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- 0:20
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- This animated public service announcement shares information on to stay safe and prepare for a volcanic eruption. The best way to protect yourself and your family is to follow the advice of local officials because they can give you information on how to prepare for a volcanic eruption, and if necessary, on how to leave the area or take shelter where you are.
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- Protect Yourself During a Volcanic Eruption
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- 0:16
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- YouTube Description: This animated public service announcement provides tips on staying safe during a volcanic eruption. If lava or other flows are approaching, the best way to protect yourself and your family is to leave the area immediately.
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- Achieving Targets from the 2024 UNGA HLM on AMR Political Declaration
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- 1:24:17
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- In late September 2024, global leaders met in New York City for the second United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-level Meeting (HLM) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). The political declaration from the HLM identified specific commitments and targets for all countries and AMR stakeholders.
The webinar featured experts from CDC, Gallup, The Global Fund, and Public Health Authority of Saudi Arabia. During the webinar the panel of experts spoke about:
o Actionable commitments and targets from the UNGA HLM political declaration.
o What governmental and non-governmental partners are doing to turn political commitment into public health action.
o Approaches to strengthen One Health collaboration across the globe.
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- CDC Medetomidine Webinar for Clinicians
- Runtime
- 1:04:48
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Medetomidine Webinar: Provides information about the clinical and public health implications of medetomidine involved opioid overdose and withdrawal.
AGENDA
Date: August 7th, 2025, 11am Time
- Introduction: Dr. Allison Arwady
- What we know about medetomidine’s involvement in overdoses in the United States: Dr. Allison Arwady
- Recognition, Evaluation and Treatment of Medetomidine-associated Withdrawal: Dr. Samantha Huo and Dr. Jeanmarie Perrone
Q&A: All speakers
OBJECTIVES
1. Recognize when medetomidine is involved in an overdose.
2. Describe how medetomidine involvement in overdose affects patient management.
3. Describe management of withdrawal when medetomidine involvement is suspected.
4. List how public health professionals and clinicians have collaborated to address overdoses involving medetomidine.
In support of improving patient care, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is join...
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- Sé tu propio defensor a la hora de prevenir una sobredosis
- Runtime
- 0:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- This video helps viewers understand the risks and dangers of mixing alcohol and other drugs and emphasizes that you may not know what’s in your drugs (Spanish translated).
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- No vale la pena arriesgarse a una sobredosis por mezclar drogas
- Runtime
- 0:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- This video helps viewers understand the risks and dangers of mixing alcohol and other drugs and emphasizes that you may not know what’s in your drugs (Spanish translated).
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- Ayuda a mantenerte a ti mismo y a otros a salvo de una sobredosis
- Runtime
- 0:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- This video helps viewers understand the risks and dangers of mixing alcohol and other drugs and emphasizes that you may not know what’s in your drugs (Spanish translated).
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- National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Awardee Highlight: Alabama
- Runtime
- 5:50
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Alabama Department of Public Health is on a mission to eliminate cervical cancer throughout the state.
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- Not Just Words PSA (:30)
- Runtime
- 0:31
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- This animated public service announcement discusses the importance of knowing the signs and symptoms of gynecologic cancer.
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- Not Just Words PSA (60 secs)
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- This animated public service announcement discusses the importance of knowing the signs and symptoms of gynecologic cancer.
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- ¿Qué es el Registro Nacional de Bomberos para el Cáncer?
- Runtime
- 1:41
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- El programa del Registro Nacional de Bomberos (NFR, por sus siglas en inglés) para el Cáncer, de NIOSH, tiene el agrado de compartir este video con información general sobre el NFR. Puede encontrar más información sobre el NFR en https://www.cdc.gov/nfr.
Este video también se puede ver en
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/video/lo-re...
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- Cómo funciona el Registro Nacional de Bomberos para el Cáncer
- Runtime
- 3:02
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- El programa del Registro Nacional de Bomberos (NFR, por sus siglas en inglés) para el Cáncer, de NIOSH, tiene el agrado de compartir este video sobre cómo funciona el NFR y cómo inscribirse. Hay más información sobre el NFR disponible en https://www.cdc.gov/nfr.
Este video también se puede ver en
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/video/lo-re..
- Title
- Consequential Epidemiology: An EIS Love Story
- Runtime
- 49:11
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Retired US Public Health Service Rear Admiral and former Assistant Surgeon General, Anne Schuchat, MD, delivered the 2025 Langmuir Lecture, titled "Consequential Epidemiology: An EIS Love Story." Dr. Schuchat fondly recounted the stories of several EIS officers whose dedication and hard work saved lives and protected the public's health. Importantly, she provided timely and practical advice for those working in public health. She even enchanted the crowd by singing not one, but two songs!
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- Consequential Epidemiology: An EIS Love Story - Audio Description
- Runtime
- 1:04:43
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Retired US Public Health Service Rear Admiral and former Assistant Surgeon General, Anne Schuchat, MD, delivered the 2025 Langmuir Lecture, titled "Consequential Epidemiology: An EIS Love Story." Dr. Schuchat fondly recounted the stories of several EIS officers whose dedication and hard work saved lives and protected the public's health. Importantly, she provided timely and practical advice for those working in public health. She even enchanted the crowd by singing not one, but two songs!
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- Pertussis and Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in the U.S., 2024
- Runtime
- 1:00:08
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- CDC experts provide updates on pertussis (whooping cough) and Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in the United States. A portion of the presentation is allotted to answer questions from our jurisdictional partners.
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- Drugs and your body have a toxic relationship (:6, widescreen)
- Runtime
- 0:06
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Teens like you might be struggling and look to drugs to find a way through. But fake pills may have hidden fentanyl which can lead to deadly results. Learn drugs’ toxic tricks at CDC.gov/FreeMind.
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- Drugs and mental health don’t mix (:10, widescreen)
- Runtime
- 0:10
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- It’s okay to not be okay. Teens like you might be struggling and look to drugs to find a way through. But drugs can make it worse. Drugs and mental health don’t mix. Find a better way to unwind at CDC.gov/FreeMind.
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- Drugs and mental health don’t mix (:15, widescreen)
- Runtime
- 0:15
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- It’s okay to not be okay. Teens like you might be struggling and look to drugs to find a way through. But drugs can make it worse. Drugs and mental health don’t mix. Find a better way to unwind at CDC.gov/FreeMind.
- Title
- Drugs and your body have a toxic relationship (:10, widescreen)
- Runtime
- 0:10
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Teens like you might be struggling and look to drugs to find a way through. But fake pills may have hidden fentanyl which can lead to deadly results. Learn drugs’ toxic tricks at CDC.gov/FreeMind.
