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Findings from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study published in Preventing Chronic Disease show that CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®) campaign led more than 1 million U.S. adults to quit smoking and an estimated 16.4 million U.S. adults to attempt to quit smoking during 2012–2018. The 1 million quits (people who..

Today’s MMWR, which highlights the thoughtful and prudent public health practices used during overnight summer camps in Maine, reinforces how powerful everyday preventive actions are in reducing and keeping COVID-19 transmission low. Despite more than 1,000 campers and staff from nearly every state and 7 countries, only three people tested positive for COVID-19 during the..

WhatThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide an update to media on the COVID-19 response. WhoRobert Redfield, M.D., CDC Director When12:15 p.m. ET Friday, August 21, 2020 Dial-InMedia: 888-795-0855International: 1-210-234-0013PASSCODE: CDC MEDIA Non-Media: 800-988-9652International: 1-517-308-9161PASSCODE:  8366031 Important InstructionsDue to anticipated high volume, please plan to dial in to the telebriefing 15 minutes before..

CDC has posted a new food safety alert for a Salmonella illness outbreak linked to bagged peaches, and updated recall information and case counts for a Salmonella outbreak linked to onions. New Outbreak: Salmonella infections linked to bagged peaches (https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/enteritidis-08-20/index.html) CDC, FDA, and public health and regulatory officials in several states are investigating an outbreak..

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new study that specifically examines how COVID-19 is affecting American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) – one of the racial and ethnic minority groups at highest risk from the disease. CDC found that in 23 selected states, the cumulative incidence of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases among..

In carrying out our respective missions, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are committed to protecting the health and safety of those we serve and employ. This is particularly important during the current COVID-19 health crisis. Participation in 2020 Census interviews should present a low risk of transmission..

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is launching Hear Her, a national campaign that brings attention to pregnancy-related deaths and provides education and encouragement to pregnant and postpartum women (within one year of delivery). The campaign seeks to raise awareness of potentially life-threatening warning signs during and after a woman’s pregnancy. Hear Her..

A new active ingredient, discovered and developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has been registered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use in insecticides and insect repellents. The new ingredient, nootkatone, repels and kill ticks, mosquitoes, and a wide variety of other biting pests.  Nootkatone is responsible for the characteristic..