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4 Tips to Stay Healthy Around Your Pet

Father Reading Book With Son And Daughter And Pet Dog At Home

Pets, whether covered in fur, feathers, or scales, are an important part of our lives—most American households own at least one pet. Many people see their pet as a member of the family that brings joy and amusement to their life. But did you know that having a pet can even help improve your health? Read More >

May 7, 2018 by Casey Barton Behravesh, MS, DVM, DrPH, DACVPM, Director, One Health Office, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases12 Comments

General, prevention, Vectorborne

animals, handwashing, healthy pets, national pet week, pet week, pets, public health, zoonotic

Raising Awareness to Prevent Prescription Opioid Overdoses

In 2016, 115 Americans died every day from an opioid overdose – that is more than 42,000 drug overdose deaths that involved an opioid including prescription opioids, heroin, and/or illicitly manufactured fentanyl. Prescription opioids (like hydrocodone, oxycodone, and morphine) are prescribed by doctors to treat moderate to severe pain, but have serious risks and side Read More >

April 30, 2018 by Blog Administrator14 Comments

Injury, prevention

communication campaign, drug overdose, opioid, opioid epidemic, opioid overdose, overdose, prescription opioids, public health, RxAwareness, unintentional injury

Evaluating Communication Campaigns

Black man holding belly of his pregnant wife making heart. Pregnant woman and loving husband hugging tummy at home. Heart of hands by multiethnic couple on pregnant belly.

Health communication and marketing campaigns that promote positive behavior change are a cornerstone of public health and behavioral science. Designing and implementing quality campaigns on a tight budget and in an urgent timeframe is a challenge that most health communication professionals share. Research and evaluation are critical for a successful campaign. CDC is using leading research and Read More >

April 2, 2018 by Fred Fridinger, DrPH, Senior Health Communications Specialist, Office of the Associate Director for Communication11 Comments

Communication Research and Evaluation Series, prevention

communication, communication campaigns, Domestic Zika Campaign, evaluation, formative research, health communication, health marketing, message testing, monitoring, public health, research, Zika

7 Ways to ‘Be Gutsy’ this March!

Let’s face it: your colon isn’t exactly a dinner party topic. It takes a lot of guts to bring up colorectal cancer—to your parents, your spouse, your doctor, your friends. Don’t be afraid to pipe up about the second-leading cancer killer of both men and women, because it’s proven that simple steps save lives. Here’s Read More >

March 19, 2018 by Blog Administrator2 Comments

prevention

#BeGutsy, cancer, chronic disease, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, colorectal screening, public health, screening

Responding to Emergencies One Behavior at a Time

A group of Ebola response volunteers in Nigeria.

To improve the health and safety of people in the United States and around the world, we have to influence and change behaviors. It can be difficult to try new things, or stop old things as behaviors range from simple to complex, but one way to consider behavior change is to think of any change Read More >

February 26, 2018 by Dr. Stephen Redd, Director, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response11 Comments

Communication Research and Evaluation Series, preparedness, prevention, response

behavior, behavior change, behavioral science, ebola, epidemiology, polio, public health, social norms, Zika

6 Things You Need to Know About This Flu Season

Sick boy lying in bed having his temperature taken with a thermometer.

Seasonal flu activity has been intense this season. As of February 16, 2018 most of the United States continues to experience intense and widespread flu activity, with record-breaking levels of influenza-like-illness and hospitalization rates recorded. While H3N2 viruses are still most common, there is an increasing number of influenza B viruses being detected. It’s not uncommon for second Read More >

February 5, 2018 by Blog Administrator34 Comments

Flu, prevention

antivirals, children, flu, flu shot, H3N2, influenza, public health, vaccination

Category: prevention