Daily Archives: April 20, 2012
QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged =18 Years Who Have a Usual Place for Health Care,* by Race and Hispanic Subpopulation† — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2010§
Announcements: National Infant Immunization Week — April 21–28, 2012
Announcements: World Malaria Day — April 25, 2012
Notes from the Field: Infections with Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- Linked to Exposure to Feeder Rodents — United States, August 2011–February 2012
Vital Signs: Unintentional Injury Deaths Among Persons Aged 0–19 Years — United States, 2000–2009
Tracking Progress Toward Global Polio Eradication, 2010–2011
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Respiratory Tract Infections Associated with Contaminated Ultrasound Gel Used for Transesophageal Echocardiography — Michigan, December 2011–January 2012
Human Papillomavirus–Associated Cancers — United States, 2004–2008
Measles — United States, 2011
National Influenza Vaccination Disparities Partnership, Influential News, April Newsletter, PDF
UPDATED: International Influenza Laboratory Capacity Review Tool
The CDC-APHL International Influenza Laboratory Capacity Review Tool (IILCRT) is a data gathering tool to assess laboratory capabilities and capacities, with an emphasis on influenza diagnostics.
Asleep?
Eight hours is supposed to be the sleep magic number. But researchers say there really is no magic number – that your body knows when it has enough sleep. At the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Daniel Chapman:
Join Us for an Online Minority Health Townhall
As part of our observation of National Minority Health month, we would like to invite you to participate online in a Minority Health Townhall on Tuesday, April 24th at 12:30 p.m., streamed live from The White House.
The event will be an interactive, open dialogue with stakeholder groups and the media to highlight what the health care law, the Affordable Care Act, is doing to improve the health of racial and ethnic minorities.