Notice to Health Care Providers: Updated Guidelines for Evaluation of Severe Respiratory Illness Associated with a Novel Coronavirus

Notice to Health Care Providers: Updated Guidelines for Evaluation of Severe Respiratory Illness Associated with a Novel Coronavirus

Coinciding with National Severe Weather Preparedness Week, the Do 1 Thing topic for March is "sheltering." What threats impact your area? Are you ready to take shelter in an emergency?

Notice to Clinicians: Continued Vigilance Urged for Fungal Infections among Patients Who Received Contaminated Steroid Injections

Notice to Clinicians: Continued Vigilance Urged for Fungal Infections among Patients Who Received Contaminated Steroid Injections

The popular Web resource, Communicating in the First Hours, and its Spanish counterpart, Primeras Horas [http://emergency.cdc.gov/es/primerashoras/index.asp], have been significantly refreshed.

The eradication of polio is an important priority for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The world is not on track to eradicate polio by the end of 2012. Yet, we are closer than we have ever been to eradicating polio and it is critical that we take advantage of this opportunity.

Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Email Updates for February 25, 2013

Find out what a Long Island couple learned about preparedness thanks to Hurricane Sandy.

Visit our winter weather FAQs to learn about hypothermia, frostbite, wind chill and more.

The eradication of polio is an important priority for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The world is not on track to eradicate polio by the end of 2012. Yet, we are closer than we have ever been to eradicating polio and it is critical that we take advantage of this opportunity.

Water is an essential element to survival and a necessary item in an emergency supplies kit. This February, we tackled "water" as part of the Do 1 Thing program, taking small steps to be prepared for an emergency.

Follow these tips to stay safe while cleaning up after a disaster.

The eradication of polio is an important priority for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The world is not on track to eradicate polio by the end of 2012. Yet, we are closer than we have ever been to eradicating polio and it is critical that we take advantage of this opportunity.

A field assignee from CDC's Division of State and Local Readiness, John Peterson, gives an inside look at how many ways public health was impacted by the New England blizzard last weekend.

Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Email Updates for February 11, 2013

New Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Warrant Additional Action by Healthcare Providers

New Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Warrant Additional Action by Healthcare Providers

What's an Evacuspot? Post-Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans enacted the City Assisted Evacuation Plan that designated 17 neighborhood pick-up points across the city. Find out how the Evacuteers are working to make these pick-up points more visible and memorable for the citizens of New Orleans.

Upcoming COCA Call for Feb 12, 2013: Emergency Preparedness: Understanding Physicians' Concerns and Readiness to Respond