Spread the Word: It’s Brain Injury Awareness Month Help CDC and others continue to support Brain Injury Awareness Month this March on social media. CDC’s research and programs work to prevent traumatic brain injury (TBI) and help people recognize, respond, and recover if a TBI occurs. Those who survive a TBI can face effects that last a few days, or the rest of their lives. TBI not only affects individuals, it can have lasting effects on families and communities. Everyone is at risk for a TBI, especially children and older adults. Throughout the month of March there are targeted activities that can help amplify our voices in support of brain injury awareness. Join us in the following: Thunderclap: Use your Facebook or Twitter account to join our social media Thunderclap for #BIAMonth to spread concussion and TBI awareness further, louder, and together. Encourage others to join by sharing your post. Bring awareness to kids and communities that #BrainSafet...
Monitoring Emerging Diseases ProMED - the Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases - is an Internet-based reporting system dedicated to rapid global dissemination of information on outbreaks of infectious diseases and acute exposures to toxins that affect human health, including those in animals and in plants grown for food or animal feed. 26 Jul 2017 Porcine epidemic diarrhea - North America (06): Canada (MB), corr, PRRS 26 Jul 2017 Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (75): Asia (Yemen) 26 Jul 2017 African swine fever - Europe (16): Czech Republic (ZK) wild boar, Hungary, alert 26 Jul 2017 Hepatitis A - USA (15): (CA) fatal 26 Jul 2017 Vibrio vulnificus - USA (06): (WA, AL) 26 Jul 2017 Koi herpesvirus disease - UK: (England) 26 Jul 2017 Chikungunya (24): Asia (Pakistan) 26 Jul 2017 Eastern equine encephalitis - USA (04): equine 26 Jul 2017 Rabies (36): Malaysia (SK,PK) human, animal,...
The future in public health Seventy-first World Health Assembly Share Tweet Forward Share Health Ministers and representatives from many organizations working to improve health are gathered in Geneva this week for the World Health Assembly. Today, delegates agreed on WHO’s new strategic plan of work for the next five years. Other issues for discussion include influenza, cholera, tuberculosis, snakebite, physical activity, polio and access to essential medicines. Read more Watch live World Health +SocialGood During the WHA, we will be joining forces once again with the United Nations Foundation to bring you live interviews with public health experts on some of the most important health topics facing us today. Watch the interviews Working for better health for everyone, everywhere Good health is a precious thing. When we are healthy we can learn, wo...
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