Federal Government Resources
Links to federal government agency and organization websites.
Vaping Information for the Public
Vaping Information for the PublicSymptoms of Lung Injury Reported by Some Patients in This Outbreak: Patients in this investigation have reported the following symptoms: cough, shortness of breath, or chest pain; nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea; fatigue, fever, or abdominal pain. Some patients have reported that their symptoms developed over a few days, while others have reported that their symptoms developed over several weeks. A lung infection does not appear to be causing the symptoms. |
Vaping-Related Lung Injury Interim Guidelines
Vaping-Related Lung Injury Interim GuidelinesThis is an update: Interim Guidance for Health Care Providers Evaluating and Caring for Patients with Suspected E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use Associated Lung Injury — United States, October 2019. |
Veterans Crisis Line
Veterans Crisis LineThe Veterans Crisis Line connects Veterans in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text. |
VFC Vaccine Storage and Handling Guidelines
VFC Vaccine Storage and Handling GuidelinesProper vaccine storage and handling practices play a very important role in protecting individuals and communities from vaccine-preventable diseases. |
Video: How to Use your Asthma Inhaler
Video: How to Use your Asthma InhalerVideo: How to Use your Asthma Inhaler |
Viral Hepatitis
Viral HepatitisViral hepatitis is the leading cause of liver cancer and the most common reason for liver transplantation. |
Vital Records Reference by State
Vital Records Reference by StateProvides a reference of where to obtain birth, death, marriage, or divorce records by state. |
Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System
Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting SystemAn interactive, online database that provides fatal and nonfatal injury, violent death, and cost of injury data from a variety of trusted sources. Researchers, the media, public health professionals, and the public can use Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System data to learn more about the public health and economic burden associated with unintentional and violence-related injury in the United States. |
Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard | COVIDVaxView | CDC
Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard | COVIDVaxView | CDCWeekly COVID-19 Vaccination dashboard and statistics |
West Nile Virus
West Nile VirusWest Nile virus is most commonly transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. You can reduce your risk of being infected by using insect repellent and wearing protective clothing to prevent mosquito bites. |
What Are the Different Types of Asthma Medications?
What Are the Different Types of Asthma Medications?What Are the Different Types of Asthma Medications? |
What CDC Does About Novel Flu: Outbreak Investigations
What CDC Does About Novel Flu: Outbreak InvestigationsWhat CDC Does About Novel Flu: Outbreak Investigations |
What is Syndromic Surveillance?
What is Syndromic Surveillance?Overview of Syndromic Surveillance |
What Vaccines are Recommended for You
What Vaccines are Recommended for YouExplains what vaccines you need based on your age, gender, profession, and other factors. |
What’s the Air Quality Where I live?
What’s the Air Quality Where I live?EPA Air Quality Data |
White House Report on Mental Health Research Priorities (2023)
White House Report on Mental Health Research Priorities (2023)White House Report on Mental Health Research Priorities (2023) |
Why Are Valved-Holding Chambers Important?
Why Are Valved-Holding Chambers Important?Why Are Valved-Holding Chambers Important? |
Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research
Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic ResearchAn easy-to-use, menu-driven system that makes the information resources of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention available to public health professionals and the public at large. It provides access to a wide array of public health information. |
Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19
Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19 |
Work-Related Health & Safety Issues
Work-Related Health & Safety IssuesProvides information, resources and links to help clinicians provide care for workers. Topics include evaluating occupational exposures, requirements for record keeping and medical records, and setting up a safe outpatient office. |
World Health Organization (WHO) Frequently Asked Questions
World Health Organization (WHO) Frequently Asked QuestionsQuestion and Answers about coronavirus |
World Health Organization Mpox proclamation
World Health Organization Mpox proclamationWorld Health Organization Mpox proclamation |
World Tuberculosis Day
World Tuberculosis DayEach year, we recognize World Tuberculosis Day on March 24. This annual event commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis. |
Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Youth Risk Behavior SurveyThe Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System monitors six types of health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults. |
Zika Virus Information
Zika Virus InformationZika virus is spread to people through mosquito bites. The most common symptoms of Zika virus disease are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red eyes). The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting from several days to a week. Severe disease requiring hospitalization is uncommon. |
Zika Virus Information for Healthcare Providers
Zika Virus Information for Healthcare ProvidersThis page contains a variety of resources on Zika virus for healthcare providers. |
Zika Virus Information for Pregnant Women
Zika Virus Information for Pregnant WomenZika virus can be spread from a pregnant woman to her fetus and has been linked to a serious birth defect of the brain called microcephaly in babies of mothers who had Zika virus while pregnant. Other problems have been detected among fetuses and infants infected with Zika virus before birth, such as absent or poorly developed brain structures, defects of the eye, hearing deficits, and impaired growth. |
Zika Virus Travel Information
Zika Virus Travel InformationThis resource contains the latest Zika virus travel information. |