Public Health Matters Signs Off
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by myi8
1y ago
CDC is ending the Public Health Matters blog. The agency will not publish new content to the blog after this post. We will continue to publish translations of existing posts and provide an archive of past content. The Public Health Matters blog started in May 2008. The first entry, “New Brain Disease is Blowing Minds,” was about an investigation into an unusual cluster of Progressive Inflammatory Neuropathy (PIN). Slaughterhouse workers in Minnesota and Indiana were experiencing symptoms that ranged in severity from minor weakness and numbness to paralysis of their legs. Early findings sugges ..read more
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Emergency Preparedness: Batteries Not Included
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by myi8
1y ago
Batteries power many of the things we use and rely on every day. They might also be the only available power source in an emergency. Being prepared to power your personal need devices—things like cellphones, medical devices, and assistive technologies—during a power outage is a step toward individual resilience. Planning for power outages can include creating an emergency supply of batteries and other power sources. Here are some things to know about batteries that can help you create a supply that meets your needs. Battery Types & Kinds Contemporary batteries come in two primary types (p ..read more
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10 Practical Skills to Learn Before an Emergency
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by myi8
1y ago
Personal health preparedness isn’t only about collecting supplies. Level up your emergency preparedness. Learn practical skills you can use to help yourself and others. Here are 10 skills you can learn to prepare for an emergency, in no particular order. How to wash your hands the right way. Washing your hands is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of germs. Clean hands can help stop the spread of respiratory and diarrheal infections from one person to another. Follow these five steps to wash your hands the right way every day, including during an emergency. How to administe ..read more
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#PrepYourHealth to Drive During Winter
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by myi8
1y ago
Winter is here, and it’s not alone. It comes bearing weather that can make it dangerous to travel. Driving in wintery conditions such as snow, freezing rain, and ice puts drivers at increased risk of car accidents.(1) About 21% (or 1,235,000) of the over 5,891,000 vehicle crashes each year are weather-related. Most weather-related crashes happen on wet pavement (70%) and during rainfall (46%). A smaller but no less significant number of them occur during snow or sleet (18%), on icy pavement (13%), and on snowy or slushy pavement (16%).(2) Over 70% of the nation’s roads are in regions that ave ..read more
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Resolve to Be Ready, Part II
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by myi8
1y ago
January is the time many of us make resolutions for the new year. Sometimes resolutions feel too big and long drawn out. As a result, our motivation to see them through can peter out before the end of the year. Last year, we suggested 12 micro-resolutions to help you prepare your health for emergencies. Here are a dozen more ways to resolve to be ready this year. January Be prepared to prevent data loss. Data loss happens more often than you might think. This month’s micro-resolution is to back up your important files. These include medical records, financial documents, family photos, and ema ..read more
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#PrepareSuSalud para los apagones
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by nky8
1y ago
Publicado el 18 de octubre del 2022 por el administrador del blog English: #PrepareSuSalud para los apagones | Blogs | CDC Octubre es el mes de concientización sobre la energía Los apagones (es decir, cuando la luz se va inesperadamente) y los cortes de electricidad como medida preventiva ocurren más y más a menudo debido a emergencias y para prevenir emergencias. Estas emergencias incluyen desastres, como los huracanes y los incendios forestales. La Administración de Información de Energía de los EE. UU. (U.S. Energy Information Administration, EIA) dice que, en promedio, los consumidores de ..read more
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In Case You Missed It: Favorite Blog Posts of 2022
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by myi8
1y ago
Late December is a good time to reflect on the happenings of the past 12 months. The Center for Preparedness and Response (CPR) published 26 posts to the Public Health Matters blog in 2022. The posts explored various topics related to personal and public health preparedness. All were written with the intention of helping readers build individual resilience to emergencies, including disease outbreaks and natural disasters. Here are some of our favorites. 10 Questions to Ask Your Pharmacist Pharmacists are trained to help you manage and improve your health every day. They can give you patient ..read more
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#PrepYourHealth: Tips for Holiday Travel
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by myi8
1y ago
Holiday travel often includes visiting loved ones or taking a vacation. Whether you’re seeking a winter wonderland or an escape from subzero temperatures, follow these travel tips to stay healthy and safe during the holiday travel season. Before Your Trip No matter where you plan to travel, check CDC’s destination pages for travel health information. These pages include information about vaccines and medicines you may need, and diseases or health risks that are a concern at your destination. Get up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines and seasonal flu vaccine. CDC recommends getting the ..read more
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#PrepYourHealth for Power Outages
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by myi8
1y ago
October is Energy Awareness Month Power outages (i.e., when the electrical power goes out unexpectedly) and precautionary power shutoffs are happening more often because of and to prevent emergencies. These emergencies include disasters, such as hurricanes and wildfires. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) says, on average, U.S. electricity customers experienced just over 8 hours of electric power interruptions in 2020. That was the most since EIA began collecting electricity reliability data in 2013.(1) The EIA further reported that customers in Alabama, Iowa, Connecticut ..read more
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Improve Health Literacy Before an Emergency
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by myi8
1y ago
October is Health Literacy Month Getting the right person to deliver the right message at the right time saves lives, but only if the audience can make sense of the message. People need information they can find, understand, and use to make the best decisions for their health every day. The same is true before and during an emergency when there’s an increase in the amount of information and speed at which it comes out. Health literacy is all about finding, understanding, and using information and making information findable, understandable, and usable. Health literacy is important to effectiv ..read more
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