Category: prevention
Making a Norovirus Vaccine a Reality
Have you ever experienced severe diarrhea or vomiting? If you have, it’s likely you had norovirus. If you haven’t, chances are you will sometime in your life. Norovirus is a very contagious virus that anyone can get from contaminated food or surfaces, or from an infected person. It is the most common cause of diarrhea Read More >
Posted on by 64 CommentsBusiness Pulse: 2014-2015 Flu Season
By Charles Stokes For me, flu prevention is personal. I recently spent time with my two-year-old granddaughter in New York City, and it got me thinking about how important it is for her to get a flu vaccine—and for our entire extended family to get vaccinated as well. Read More >
Posted on by 6 CommentsPrep Check! Lockheed Martin
Have you ever considered what you would do if you were out and about and severe weather struck? Where would you find shelter? Would it be safe to try to go home? Read More >
Posted on by 1 CommentGoooal! How to Stay Safe When Traveling to the World Cup
Gol! That’s Portuguese for goal, and it’s a word you’ll be hearing more often starting Thursday, June 12th, when the FIFA World Cup begins in Brazil. The competition, which will take place in 12 cities across Brazil, will last for a month and bring together 32 teams from around the world to compete for the Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentNeighbors Helping Neighbors
When the Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD) in Virginia put out a call for volunteers to help conduct a tuberculosis (TB) contact investigation, Rosalia Parada, a long time Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) volunteer, jumped at the chance to serve her community. The investigation was sparked when news of three students from Robert E. Lee High School Read More >
Posted on by 1 Commentl’heure du spectacle: Film-based monkeypox outreach in the Democratic Republic of Congo
By Benjamin Monroe The glow of the dell projector was the only source of light for miles except the blanket of stars in the African sky. In a life without lights, the chance to watch a movie can be a really big deal. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise when an entire village shows Read More >
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