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Colorectal (Colon) Cancer

Colorectal (Colon) Cancer

Colorectal (Colon) Cancer

This page on the Centers for Disease Control website helps states and tribes across the United States increase colorectal cancer screening rates among men and women aged 50 years and older.

Community Water Fluoridation

Community Water Fluoridation

Community Water Fluoridation

For 65 years, community water fluoridation has been a safe and healthy way to effectively prevent tooth decay. CDC has recognized water fluoridation as one of 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century.

Congenital Syphilis - CDC Fact Sheet

Congenital Syphilis - CDC Fact Sheet

Congenital Syphilis - CDC Fact Sheet

Centers for Diesase Control and Prevention information on sexually transmitted diseases.

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.

Contact Lens, Lens Care Systems, & Solution Types

Contact Lens, Lens Care Systems, & Solution Types

Contact Lens, Lens Care Systems, & Solution Types

This web page provides links for more information on the different types of contact lenses and solutions used to disinfect, store, and clean contact lenses.

Contamination in Fish and Shellfish

Contamination in Fish and Shellfish

Contamination in Fish and Shellfish

This page on the United States Environmental Protection Agency website focuses on Mercury in fish and shellfish (details include health effects, advice for women & young children, factsheets, and links to related information).

Contradictions and Precautions to Commonly Used Vaccines in Adults

Contradictions and Precautions to Commonly Used Vaccines in Adults

Contradictions and Precautions to Commonly Used Vaccines in Adults

Provides comprehensive information about vaccine safety for adults.

Control Mosquitoes at Home

Control Mosquitoes at Home

Control Mosquitoes at Home

This page on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website focuses on Controlling Mosquitoes at Home and the Zika virus.

Coughing & Sneezing Etiquette

Coughing & Sneezing Etiquette

Coughing & Sneezing Etiquette

Hygiene etiquette involves practices that prevent the spread of illness and disease. A critical time to practice good hygiene etiquette is when you are sick, especially when coughing or sneezing. This website describes coughing & sneezing etiquette.

Cover Your Cough Poster

Cover Your Cough Poster

Cover Your Cough Poster

Cover Your Cough Poster

COVID-19

COVID-19

COVID-19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is closely monitoring an outbreak caused by a novel (new) coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.

COVID-19 and Cooling Centers

COVID-19 and Cooling Centers

COVID-19 and Cooling Centers

Interim guidance to reduce the risk of introducing and transmitting SARS COV-2 (the agent responsible for causing COVID-19 disease) in cooling centers.

COVID-19 Symptoms

COVID-19 Symptoms

COVID-19 Symptoms

Symptoms of Corona Virus

COVIDtests.gov

COVIDtests.gov

COVIDtests.gov

Get free at-⁠home COVID-⁠19 tests

Cryptosporidium

Cryptosporidium

Cryptosporidium

Cryptosporidium is one of the leading causes of waterborne disease, or disease caused by contaminated drinking water or recreational water.

Dengue

Dengue

Dengue

With more than one-third of the world’s population living in areas at risk for infection, dengue virus is a leading cause of illness and death in the tropics and subtropics. As many as 400 million people are infected yearly.

Desencadenantes del Asma

Desencadenantes del Asma

Desencadenantes del Asma

Desencadenantes del Asma

Developmental Milestones

Developmental Milestones

Developmental Milestones

Skills such as taking a first step, smiling for the first time, and waving "bye bye" are called developmental milestones. Children reach milestones in how they play, learn, speak, act, and move (crawling, walking, etc.).

Division of Global Migration and Quarantine

Division of Global Migration and Quarantine

Division of Global Migration and Quarantine

Our mission is to reduce morbidity and mortality among immigrants, refugees, travelers, expatriates, and other globally mobile populations, and to prevent the introduction, transmission, and spread of communicable diseases through regulation, science, research, preparedness, and response.

Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention

Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention

Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention

As a part of its overall public health mission, CDC provides leadership in helping control the HIV/AIDS epidemic by working with community, state, national, and international partners in surveillance, research, and prevention and evaluation activities. These activities are critically important because CDC estimates that about 1.2 million Americans are living with HIV, and that 12.8% of these persons do not know they are infected.

Downloadable Asthma Medication Chart: Controller Versus Reliever

Downloadable Asthma Medication Chart: Controller Versus Reliever

Downloadable Asthma Medication Chart: Controller Versus Reliever

Downloadable Asthma Medication Chart: Controller Versus Reliever

Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999–2016

Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999–2016

Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999–2016

This page on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention site has information provides data from the National Vital Statistics System regarding Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999–2016.

Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999–2017

Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999–2017

Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999–2017

This page on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention site has information provides data from the National Vital Statistics System regarding Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999–2016.

Easy-to-Read Immunization Schedules for Infants and Children Age 0-6 Years

Easy-to-Read Immunization Schedules for Infants and Children Age 0-6 Years

Easy-to-Read Immunization Schedules for Infants and Children Age 0-6 Years

The recommended immunization schedule is designed to protect infants and children early in life, when they are most vulnerable and before they are exposed to potentially life-threatening diseases.

Easy-to-Read Immunization Schedules for Preteens and Teens Age 7-18 Years

Easy-to-Read Immunization Schedules for Preteens and Teens Age 7-18 Years

Easy-to-Read Immunization Schedules for Preteens and Teens Age 7-18 Years

The recommended immunization schedules list the age or age range when each vaccine or series of shots is recommended.

Emergency Communication Plan

Emergency Communication Plan

Emergency Communication Plan

This page explains what an emergency communication plan is and why you should make one. It also provides tips and templates on how to make a plan.

Emergency Kit and Family Communications Plan Video

Emergency Kit and Family Communications Plan Video

Emergency Kit and Family Communications Plan Video

This video teaches youth about making a family communications plan and emergency kit. The video covers what questions to ask when making a plan, what to put in an emergency kit, and ideas for getting families together to make a plan or kit.

Emergency Preparedness for Individuals with Disabilities

Emergency Preparedness for Individuals with Disabilities

Emergency Preparedness for Individuals with Disabilities

How might a disaster affect me? What are my personal needs during a disaster? By evaluating your own individual needs and making an emergency plan that fits those needs, you and your loved ones can be better prepared.

Emergency Preparedness for Kids

Emergency Preparedness for Kids

Emergency Preparedness for Kids

Launched in February 2003, Ready is a national public service advertising campaign designed to educate and empower Americans to prepare for and respond to emergencies including natural and man-made disasters. The goal of the campaign is to get the public involved and ultimately to increase the level of basic preparedness across the nation.

Emergency Preparedness for Seniors

Emergency Preparedness for Seniors

Emergency Preparedness for Seniors

The likelihood that you and your family will recover from an emergency tomorrow often depends on the planning and preparation done today. While each person’s abilities and needs are unique, every individual can take steps to prepare for all kinds of emergencies. By evaluating your own personal needs and making an emergency plan that fits those needs, you and your loved ones can be better prepared. There are commonsense measures older Americans can take to start preparing for emergencies before they happen.

Emergency Supply Kit Construction

Emergency Supply Kit Construction

Emergency Supply Kit Construction

A disaster supplies kit is simply a collection of basic items your household may need in the event of an emergency. Try to assemble your kit well in advance of an emergency. You may have to evacuate at a moment’s notice and take essentials with you. You will probably not have time to search for the supplies you need or shop for them.

Emerging Infections Program Healthcare Associated Infections Community Interface

Emerging Infections Program Healthcare Associated Infections Community Interface

Emerging Infections Program Healthcare Associated Infections Community Interface

Emerging Infections Program Healthcare Associated Infections Community Interface

Emerging Infections Programs

Emerging Infections Programs

Emerging Infections Programs

A network of state health departments and their collaborators in local health departments, academic institutions, other federal agencies, public health and clinical laboratories, infection preventionists, and healthcare providers.

Enteric Diseases

Enteric Diseases

Enteric Diseases

Enteric infections enter the body through the mouth and intestinal tract and are usually spread through contaminated food and water or by contact with vomit or feces. Every year, millions of cases of foodborne illness and thousands of associated deaths occur in the United States.

Enterovirus D68 Information

Enterovirus D68 Information

Enterovirus D68 Information

One of many non-polio enteroviruses. This virus was first identified in California in 1962, but it has not been commonly reported in the United States.

Escherichia coli O157:H7

Escherichia coli O157:H7

Escherichia coli O157:H7

One of the hundreds of strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli. Most strains are harmless and live in the intestines of healthy humans and animals.

Exploring Asthma

Exploring Asthma

Exploring Asthma

Asthma (AZ-ma) is a chronic (long-term) lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. Asthma causes recurring periods of wheezing (a whistling sound when you breathe), chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing.

Fact Sheet: The Biden Administration to Begin Distributing At-Home, Rapid COVID-⁠19 Tests to Americans for Free

Fact Sheet: The Biden Administration to Begin Distributing At-Home, Rapid COVID-⁠19 Tests to Americans for Free

Fact Sheet: The Biden Administration to Begin Distributing At-Home, Rapid COVID-⁠19 Tests to Americans for Free

Fact Sheet: The Biden Administration to Begin Distributing At-Home, Rapid COVID-⁠19 Tests to Americans for Free

Facts About Cataract

Facts About Cataract

Facts About Cataract

The National Institutes of Health is the nation’s medical research agency. This webpage on the National Eye Institute website focuses on facts about cataract.

Fair Labor Standards Act

Fair Labor Standards Act

Fair Labor Standards Act

Fair Labor Standards Act

FDA Hepatitis A

FDA Hepatitis A

FDA Hepatitis A

This page provides information about Hepatitis A

FDA Recall due to Elevated Lead in Spices

FDA Recall due to Elevated Lead in Spices

FDA Recall due to Elevated Lead in Spices

This page provides information about a FDA recall due to elevated lead in spices.

FEMA Emergency Management Institute Online Training

FEMA Emergency Management Institute Online Training

FEMA Emergency Management Institute Online Training

Online training offered by FEMA Emergency Management Institute

Fentanyl Drug Facts

Fentanyl Drug Facts

Fentanyl Drug Facts

Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid analgesic that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent. It is a schedule II prescription drug, and it is typically used to treat patients with severe pain or to manage pain after surgery. It is also sometimes used to treat patients with chronic pain who are physically tolerant to other opioids. In its prescription form, fentanyl is known by such names as Actiq®, Duragesic®, and Sublimaze®. Street names for fentanyl or for fentanyl-laced heroin include Apache, China Girl, China White, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfella, Jackpot, Murder 8, TNT, and Tango and Cash.

Find Shortage Areas

Find Shortage Areas

Find Shortage Areas

This is the Find Shortage Areas page on the Health Resources & Services Administration.

Find the Insect Repellent that is Right for You

Find the Insect Repellent that is Right for You

Find the Insect Repellent that is Right for You

This search tool will help you choose the repellent product that is right for you. You can specify the insect, protection time, active ingredient, or other product-specific information.

Find the right repellant for you.

Find the right repellant for you.

Find the right repellant for you.

Use this search tool to help you choose the repellent product that is right for you.

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