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Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer death in the US, but you can help prevent it through regular screening, starting at 45. bit.ly/4imnXx6 #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth

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Health departments: An ongoing dengue epidemic in Puerto Rico is part of an ongoing global wave of dengue that has lasted more than a year. Find out more about CDC’s recommendations for case investigations and testing for dengue. bit.ly/4bY8Ho2

Health departments: An ongoing dengue epidemic in Puerto Rico is part of an ongoing global wave of dengue that has lasted more than a year. Find out more about CDC’s recommendations for case investigations and testing for dengue. bit.ly/4bY8Ho2
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Concussion safety starts with you! Complete the HEADS UP to Schools: Online Concussion Training for School Professionals: bit.ly/3D7F4nx #BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth

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CDC helps clinicians diagnose & link patients to treatment for rare parasitic infections. Learn how a medical team saved a U.S. traveler after a diagnosis of rhodesiense human African trypanosomiasis, or African sleeping sickness: bit.ly/4bBr7ei

CDC helps clinicians diagnose & link patients to treatment for rare parasitic infections. Learn how a medical team saved a U.S. traveler after a diagnosis of rhodesiense human African trypanosomiasis, or African sleeping sickness: bit.ly/4bBr7ei
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Survey data from Eswatini showed that girls with disabilities were twice as likely to experience physical, sexual, & emotional violence compared to those without. Read more to understand how we can support people with disabilities and prevent violence: bit.ly/3XTEMrd

Survey data from Eswatini showed that girls with disabilities were twice as likely to experience physical, sexual, & emotional violence compared to those without. Read more to understand how we can support people with disabilities and prevent violence: bit.ly/3XTEMrd
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Colorectal cancer can be prevented by staying up to date with your screenings. If you’re 45 or older, regular screening is your best protection. bit.ly/3ytQtuU #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth

Colorectal cancer can be prevented by staying up to date with your screenings. If you’re 45 or older, regular screening is your best protection. bit.ly/3ytQtuU #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth
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This week, I announced Operation Stork Speed to expand options for safe, reliable, and nutritious infant formula for American Families. The U.S. FDA will use all resources and authorities at its disposal to make sure infant formula products are safe and wholesome for the families

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Salmonella outbreak: 8 people sick in 8 states after contact with pet geckos. Geckos can carry germs, like Salmonella, that can spread to you and make you sick. Always take steps to keep yourself and your family healthy around geckos. bit.ly/4iQEDx7

Salmonella outbreak: 8 people sick in 8 states after contact with pet geckos. Geckos can carry germs, like Salmonella, that can spread to you and make you sick.  

Always take steps to keep yourself and your family healthy around geckos. 

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On this #WorldTBDay, discover how CDC is working to stop TB—the world’s leading infectious disease killer—and learn about our efforts to End TB around the 🌍: bit.ly/41MEAvm

On this #WorldTBDay, discover how CDC is working to stop TB—the world’s leading infectious disease killer—and learn about our efforts to End TB around the 🌍: bit.ly/41MEAvm
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The Drug-Free Communities Support Program funds coalitions to create the conditions for that help prevent youth substance use in local communities.    Apply for funding by May 5, 2025, to help prevent youth substance use in your community: bit.ly/4fByUZM

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Concussion symptoms can affect a student's ability to participate, learn, and perform well in school. Learn how to support students recovering from concussion with these tools for teachers, counselors, parents, and school nurses: bit.ly/4ktc2Q4

Concussion symptoms can affect a student's ability to participate, learn, and perform well in school. Learn how to support students recovering from concussion with these tools for teachers, counselors, parents, and school nurses: bit.ly/4ktc2Q4
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CDC’s Drug-Free Communities Support Program is the nation’s leading effort to mobilize communities to prevent youth substance use. Find out how your community can get involved: bit.ly/4fByUZM

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We are streamlining HHS to make our agency more efficient and more effective. We will eliminate an entire alphabet soup of departments, while preserving their core functions by merging them into a new organization called the Administration for a Healthy America or AHA. This

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Colorectal cancer screening is cancer prevention. If you’re 45 or older, it’s time to talk to your doctor about screening. Get to know your screening options at: bit.ly/3ytQtuU #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth

Colorectal cancer screening is cancer prevention. If you’re 45 or older, it’s time to talk to your doctor about screening. Get to know your screening options at: bit.ly/3ytQtuU #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth
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HCPs: Recent Arkansas case shows importance of considering Naegleria fowleri infection in patients w/ acute meningoencephalitis & recent exposure to fresh water, incl. water at splash pads. Prompt diagnosis & treatment critical to chances of survival: bit.ly/3XA8dPg

HCPs: Recent Arkansas case shows importance of considering Naegleria fowleri infection in patients w/ acute meningoencephalitis & recent exposure to fresh water, incl. water at splash pads. Prompt diagnosis & treatment critical to chances of survival: bit.ly/3XA8dPg
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Secretary Kennedy’s directive is for CDC to lead the nation in health readiness and response. His visit to Texas Sunday, to support the state’s efforts to control the measles outbreak, resulted in discussions with Texas state health officials to deploy another CDC response team

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The autism epidemic has now reached a scale unprecedented in human history because it affects the young. The risks and costs of this crisis are a thousand times more threatening to our country than COVID-19. Autism is preventable and it is unforgivable that we have not yet

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President Trump has tasked me with identifying the root causes of the childhood chronic disease epidemic -- including autism. At Wednesday’s press conference, I shared new data from CDC Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network survey. Autism prevalence in the

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.CBS News got it wrong. No CDC employee was terminated on Friday. A required notice was sent to NIOSH employees, following the agreed-upon standard process with the union. Firefighter health and safety programs remain a top priority for HHS, Secretary Kennedy and President Donald J. Trump. As the agency

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Overdose deaths continue to decline. Preliminary data from NCHS estimate a nearly 27% decline in overdose deaths from 2023 to 2024. Ongoing overdose prevention efforts are making a difference. Learn how CDC's Overdose Data to Action program funds communities to save lives:

Overdose deaths continue to decline.

Preliminary data from <a href="/NCHStats/">NCHS</a> estimate a nearly 27% decline in overdose deaths from 2023 to 2024. Ongoing overdose prevention efforts are making a difference.

Learn how CDC's Overdose Data to Action program funds communities to save lives: