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In Case You Missed It: Top 10 Posts From 2017

In honor of the New Year, we are rounding up the blogs that were most viewed by you, our readers, in 2017. America’s Hidden Health Crisis: Hope for Those Who Suffer from ME/CFS Public Health Matters recognized the 25th anniversary of International Awareness Day for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia. Between 825,000 Read More >

January 8, 2018 by Blog Administrator2 Comments

Flu, Foodborne, Injury, natural disasters, preparedness, prevention, public health, Waterborne

chronic disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, college, contact lens, COPEWELL, diarrhea, disease detective, drug overdose, epidemiology, flu, healthy and safe swimming week, Heart disease, John Snow, kit, Norovirus, opioid, pets, preparedness, swimming

Avoid Food Poisoning During Summer Picnics

Post last updated: July 2018 When I think about summer picnics, I think about family. I think about my cousins, aunts, uncles, kids running around, a pavilion, and an enormous buffet table loaded with delicious food. The quantity of side dishes and desserts is exceeded only by the number of dad jokes we’re forced to endure. Read More >

July 10, 2017 by Brittany Behm, Public Affairs Specialist, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases4 Comments

Foodborne, preparedness, public health

Aunts, Avoid, Cousins, Desserts, Family, food, food poisoning, Kids Running Around, National Picnic Month, Picnics, Sick, Side Dishes, summer, Summer Picnics, Uncles

5 Holiday Tips for a Home Safe Home

Closeup photo of family feet in wool socks at fireplace

As the season of togetherness rolls in, regular routines roll out. You do things you don’t normally do: decorating, cooking, hosting guests (and their germs), or playing a pick-up game of football in the backyard. As you channel your inner Julia Child, Aaron Rodgers, or Martha Stewart in preparation for your holiday gatherings, here are Read More >

November 22, 2016 by Blog Administrator4 Comments

Foodborne, Injury, preparedness, prevention

fire safety, flu, food safety, handwashing, holiday, winter weather

How We Decide What to Say in Emergencies

A few years ago, there was an outbreak of Salmonella infections among people who ate peanut butter and products containing peanut paste, like crackers and cookies. People were scared. They needed to know which products were affected. Were they in their grocery store, or worse, already in their kitchen? They also needed facts about Salmonella Read More >

October 25, 2016 by Christine Prue, MSPH, Ph.D., Associate Director for Behavioral Science, National Center for Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Diseases6 Comments

Foodborne, preparedness, public health, response

communication, health literacy month, salmonella

Holiday Food Safety Tips

Holiday meals can be memorable, but it takes more than a great recipe to make those memories happy. Learn how to prepare your meal safely so that your holiday isn’t spent dealing with food poisoning. Below is a list of common food safety mistakes and tips for preventing them. Read More >

November 18, 2015 by Blog Administrator3 Comments

Foodborne, General, personal health, public health

food safety, Foodborne, holiday, illness, Norovirus, Thanksgiving

An Unsuspected Treat Contaminated with Listeria. How about them Caramel Apples?

By Mandip Kaur and Brendan Jackson Oh, how sweet it is to enjoy a caramel apple when autumn sweeps in! Maybe you like yours topped with nuts? Sprinkles? How about chocolate? But who knew that this past fall, certain caramel apples would be contaminated with the dangerous Listeria monocytogenes bacteria (here, Listeria for short), and Read More >

March 23, 2015 by Blog Administrator15 Comments

Disease Investigation, Disease Outbreak, Foodborne, General, public health

apples, epidemiology, investigation, Listeria, WGS

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