CDC Around the World: September 29 is World Heart Day

CDC Around the World: September 29 is World Heart Day

IN THIS MESSAGE:	PHOTO OF THE WEEK September 19 is World Heart Day. CDC is working around the world to reduce deaths from heart disease. View full-sized photo
Spotlighted Topic of the Week: Cardiovascular Disease
CDC Ebola Updates
In the News
On the Calendar

Blog of the Week TWO INITIATIVES WORTH THEIR SALT: REDUCING SODIUM INTAKE IN PHILADELPHIA AND SHANDONG, CHINA CDC’s 2013 Vital Signs publication reported that more than 200,000 deaths among Americans younger than age 75 are preventable. These deaths from heart disease and stroke, both primary contributors to cardiovascular disease (CVD), could be prevented through better lifestyle practices and better care. Heart disease and stroke are two of our nation’s leading causes of death, responsible for nearly 1 in 3 deaths in the US each year. Globally, hypertension accounts for almost one-half of heart attacks and strokes. In China alone, CVD caused an estimated 3.5 million deaths in 2008…read blog Infographic of the Week WOMEN AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE View full-sized infographic Video of the Week HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE BASICS When left untreated, hypertension can cause life-threatening consequences like stroke or heart attack. Watch this week's featured video to find out what's really happening in your body when your heart is working overtime due to high blood pressure…watch video Story of the Week SWEETNESS IN THE SOUTH, SALTINESS IN THE NORTH, FRESHNESS IN THE EAST, AND HOTNESS IN THE WEST Gao Yujuan doesn’t suffer from hypertension but it does affect her life. Yujuan’s parents are among the 160 million people in China with hypertension. Hypertension is a major contributor to heart disease and stroke, both of which are leading causes of death in China. Approximately 25% of the adult population in China has hypertension; however, only 36% of those know they have it, and approximately 5% of them control their hypertension with medication. Read this week’s story to see how the US-China collaboration in noncommunicable disease focuses its efforts on reducing one of the major risk factors for hypertension: salt intake…read story

CDC Ebola Updates

Latest Outbreak Info The World Health Organization, in partnership with Ministries of Health in West Africa, has reported 6,574 cases of Ebola and 3,091 deaths…read more Q & A on Ebola Checklist for U.S. Healthcare Coalitions for Ebola Preparedness More resources on the CDC Ebola website >>

In the News

Obama Urges Global Effort to Help Prevent Epidemics New York Times September 26, 2014 Global leaders ‘answer call’ against deadly outbreaks such as Ebola Washington Post September 26, 2014 How the CDC uses social media to inform Americans about Ebola outbreak Humanosphere September 24, 2014 Ebola outbreak shocked unprepared developed countries, says CDC health agency The Guardian September 23, 2014 WHO, CDC publish grim new Ebola projections Science September 23, 2014 Powering The Ebola Response: Monrovia’s Island Clinic USAID September 23, 2014 How Nigeria has succeeded in containing Ebola PBS NewsHour September 22, 2014

On the Calendar

September 29: World Heart Day October 1: International Day of Older Persons October 10: World Mental Health Day October 11: International Day of the Girl Child October 12: World Arthritis Day October 13: World Sight Day October 13: International Day for Disaster Reduction October 15: Global Handwashing Day October 16: World Food Day October 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty October 20: World Osteoporosis Day October 24: World Polio Day October 29: World Stroke Day