CDC Around the World: Today is World Heart Day

CDC Around the World: Today is World Heart Day

Spotlighted Topic of the Week: World Heart Day

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK

September 29 is World Heart Day. View Large Photo

Blog of the Week EXPERIENCES FROM THE FIELD: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO IMPROVING HEART HEALTH IN MALAWI As a Medical Program Specialist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Malawi, I provide HIV technical support at the national and site level. My public health practitioner work with the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) national HIV program and PEPFAR implementing partners has provided many opportunities to engage in implementation science and expand evidence-based comprehensive models for HIV care and treatment...read more

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Video of the Week

WORLD HEART DAY 2015 World Heart Day 2015 : HEART choices not HARD choices. Healthy heart environments everywhere for everyone. Take a Healthy Heart Selfie to raise awareness on CVDs…watch video

Story of the Week

TWO INITIATIVES WORTH THEIR SALT: REDUCING SODIUM INTAKE IN SHANDONG, CHINA AND PHILADELPHIA Across the world, deaths due to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), such as heart disease and stroke, are leading causes of death in adults 25 years of age and older. Studies have shown that excess sodium intake is a key risk factor for hypertension which accounts for almost 50% of CVDs worldwide. As a result, reducing sodium intake is both adomestic and global public health priority…read story

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Latest Outbreak Info
The World Health Organization has reported 28,424 cases of Ebola and 11,311 deaths worldwide…read more

Q & A on Ebola

Podcast: CDC Ebola Response Update

Updated Review of Human-to-Human Transmission of Ebola Virus

In the News

New polio cases in Ukraine and Mali don't mean the vaccine is failing The Conversation September 10, 2015 Transparent information release of health agencies important: CDC director The Korea Herald September 8, 2015 Q&A: Ahead of Seoul-Hosted GHSA Meeting, CDC Director Talks Ebola Voice of America September 3, 2015 Screen Organ Donors for Parasites to Curb Infection Medscape September 1, 2015 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare Modern Healthcare August 23, 2015

On the Calendar

October 10: World Mental Health Day October 15: Global Handwashing Day October 24: World Polio Day