January 2017
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Did You Know? is a weekly feature from the Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support to inform your prevention activities. We invite you to read, share, and take action!
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January 27, 2017
- CDC’s newly released Winnable Battles final report shows meaningful improvements in key public health areas.
- Since 2009, rates of teen births and youth and adult smoking have declined significantly, and between 2008 and 2014, central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals decreased by 50%.
- A color-coded dashboard shows where more work is needed, especially in obesity, foodborne illness, and motor vehicle injuries.
January 20, 2017
- Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States, affecting about 3 million Americans.
- Half of people with glaucoma don’t know they have it because they don’t have any early symptoms.
- Getting comprehensive dilated eye exams and maintaining a healthy lifestyle are a few of the simple tips you can follow to detect glaucoma early and prevent vision loss.
January 13, 2017
- Native Americans are twice as likely as whites to have diabetes. For 2 in 3 Native Americans with kidney failure, diabetes is the cause.
- Kidney failure from diabetes dropped 54% among Native Americans between 1996 and 2013.
- Implementing a population health and coordinated team approach to diabetes care has been shown to reduce diabetes-related kidney failure.
January 6, 2017
- Vector-borne diseases are a major public health concern because they can be difficult to prevent and control.
- CDC and its partners have developed a new training about controlling vectors that can spread pathogens, like Zika.
- Environmental and public health professionals can take the free training to access resources for controlling mosquitoes, ticks, rodents, and other vectors.
Did You Know? information and web links are current as of their publication date. They may become outdated over time.
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- Page last updated: January 27, 2017
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