New safety and health guidance from OSHA alerts workers and employers about the hazards of avian flu and provides practical recommendations on ways to avoid sickness.
Information on disease in poultry, potential threat to humans, biosecurity measures, etc.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Animal Production & Health Division
World wide information, updates, human cases, links, etc.
Provides information on the transmission of the disease to mammalian pets and pet birds, etc.
Information of the disease in poultry.
Foreign Animal Diseases "The Gray Book", Part IV History, host range, geographic distribution, transmission, clinical signs, etc.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’ s Cancer Control Program provides up dated cancer control information for providers and patients. Has educational material, research articles, guidelines and links.
Check this link for a provider webcast and booklet, up-to-date English and Spanish pt education materials.
Go to the American Lung Association website to find local flu shot locations.
That’s what some women farmworkers call the fields and orchards in which they face persistent sexual assaults. As if backbreaking work, low wages and pesticide poisoning weren’t enough… (article appeared first in Ms Mazazine's summer online issue)
provides complete, up-to-date and reliable information about vaccines to parents and healthcare professionals. Information and resources are available in English and Spanish.
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. (2002). A Report on Reaching Underserved Ethnic and Minority Populations to Improve Pediatric Immunization Rates.
An essay that appeared in CDC's publication, Preventing Chronic Disease: Public Health Research, Practice and Policy, January 2005
Editorial about the case for taking public health action on the issue of Type 2 Diabetes.
Because HCV-infection is usually silent until very late in the course of the disease, awareness and education are essential to identify infected individuals and encourage them to seek medical attention.
The CDC Division of STD Prevention developed online STD education modules for clinicians. The Self Study STD Modules for Clinicians offers free CME, CNE, and CEU for each of seven STD topics: chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), vaginitis, herpes simplex virus (HSV) and human papillomavirus (HPV). Each module covers epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and partner services information along with an interactive case study.
This research study showed that immigration status was strongly associated with increased breastfeeding initiation, implying that cultural factors are important in the decision to breastfeed.
The CDC-INFO Contact Center phone number is (800) 232-4636 (i.e., [800] CDC-INFO).
Mammograms for women age 50 and older, Pap tests and pelvic exams for women age 25 and older. Breast exams by a doctor or nurse for women age 25 and older. Colposcopy, colposcopy with biopsy, fine needle aspiration, and ultrasound are also available when necessary. Treatment is also provided for women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer through the screening program.For more information, call (304) 293-2370 or visit their website.
The Rhode Island Cancer Control tracks cancer trends through the RI Cancer Registry, develops plans to fight cancer in RI, helps people prevent cancer with healthy lifestyles, promotes cancer screening, to find cancer when it can be cured, and provides free mammograms and Pap tests for women of low income.
Special Love provides a support network of patients 17 and younger in the Mid-Atlantic area and their families who know and understand the trials and triumphs of battling cancer and other childhood diseases. This site also provides emergency funds for patients undergoing treatment.