Category: response
Prep Your Health: Chronic Kidney Disease Care in an Emergency
There are different forms of chronic kidney disease and many receive different types of treatment for it. In observance of March being National Kidney Month, Public Health Matters looks at how people who need dialysis can prepare for disasters and emergencies. For being so small (each is about the size of a computer mouse), the Read More >
Posted on by 2 CommentsNCEZID Labs, Programs Mark 2019 Milestones
The National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) faced challenges in 2019, but the year also marked a number of milestones for the center. NCEZID’s annual Accomplishments report recaps those achievements and lays out some of the future challenges. Milestones in Laboratory Science CDC’s high-containment laboratories (HCL), which study some of the world’s Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentPrep Your Health by Reviewing Important Paperwork
The importance of proofreading everything you write before you turn it in is a lesson many people learn in elementary school. For much of our early lives, the lesson applies almost exclusively to things like book reports and term papers. The need to check personal paperwork for errors and omissions becomes even more important in Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentWhen the Weather Outside is Frightful
It is understandable if in all the hubbub of the holidays you didn’t notice the season changed. The official start of winter was December 21. But for people living in many parts of the country it’s felt like winter since before Thanksgiving. Bundle up because winter is here to stay—at least until March, regardless of Read More >
Posted on by 2 CommentsPreparing Children with Special Healthcare Needs for an Emergency
In my home both of my children have special health care needs. My daughter Charlotte is 4 years-old, and my son, Zachary, is 2 years-old. Both were diagnosed with asthma at an early age. Having children with special health care needs means that my husband and I must think ahead, plan ahead, and prepare our Read More >
Posted on by 2 CommentsPrepare Your Health: Falling Into Asthma
Fall is a busy time. It marks peak hurricane season and the start of cold and flu season. Fall is also one of the busiest months for asthma attacks. Throughout autumn, our home is on high alert because of our children’s history of asthma, and the likelihood of them having an increased number of asthma Read More >
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