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Food Safety for Power Outages
If you are in a disaster or emergency, it’s important that you take steps to prevent illness from unsafe food. Refrigerated or frozen foods may not be safe to eat after the loss of power. Find out what you can do to keep food safe during a power outage, and when you need to throw awayRead more
COVID-19: Contact Tracing
Contact tracing is key to slowing the spread of COVID-19 and helps keep you, your family, and your community safe. Contact tracing is used by health departments to prevent the spread of infectious disease. In general, contact tracing involves identifying people who have an infectious disease (cases) and people who they came in contact withRead more
Travel: Prevent COVID-19 During Travel
GeneralIf I travel, what step should I take to help reduce my changes of getting sick? Clean your hands often. Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after you have been in a public place, after touching surfaces frequently touched by others, after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing,Read more
Prevent The Spread Of Covid-19 in 7 Steps
You can reduce your chances of being infected or spreading COVID-19 by taking some simple precautions: [vc_tta_accordion shape="round" color="white" spacing="4" gap="4" autoplay="4" c_icon="chevron" active_section="2"]Regularly and thoroughly clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water. Why? Washing your hands with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand rub killsRead more
Managing COVID-19 Stress
Outbreaks can be stressful The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be stressful for people. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children. Coping with stress will make you, the people you care about, and your community stronger. Stress during an infectious disease outbreak can include:Read more
The CDC Recommendation Regarding the Use of Cloth Face Coverings
CDC continues to study the spread and effects of the novel coronavirus across the United States. We now know from recent studies that a significant portion of individuals with coronavirus lack symptoms (“asymptomatic”) and that even those who eventually develop symptoms (“pre-symptomatic”) can transmit the virus to others before showing symptoms. This means that theRead more
Keep Your Distance and Slow The Spread
Know How it Spreads There is currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus. The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person. Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet). Through respiratory dropletsRead more
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
A novel coronavirus is a new coronavirus that has not been previously identified. The virus causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is not that same as the coronaviruses that commonly circulate among humans and cause mild illness, like the common cold. A diagnosis with coronavirus 229E, NL63, OC43, or HKU1 is not the same as aRead more
Cancer and obesity
Obesity is a leading cancer risk factor. A higher proportion of Americans are overweight or have obesity than several decades ago. Overweight and obesity can cause changes in the body that lead to cancer, such as increases in levels of certain hormones and inflammation. People who weigh more than recommended may increase their risk of someRead more
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