In the News

Every day CDC data is captured in the news. The links below take you to the CDC’s media relations page for prominent releases of our data and other CDC news hubs. We also highlight stories that show the need for improved disease surveillance and efforts under way to accomplish this mission.

CDC Media Relations

CDC Newsroom Releases– Get the latest CDC press releases, media advisories, and transcripts.
Digital Press Kits– Includes several resources on one event or theme which are often released simultaneously with a CDC announcement or briefing.

CDC’s Vital Signs

The CDC Vital Signs monthly report– Get monthly summaries of important health topics—colorectal and breast cancer screening, obesity, alcohol and tobacco use, HIV testing, motor vehicle safety, cardiovascular disease, teen pregnancy and healthcare-associated infections, foodborne disease and more.

Released the first Tuesday of every month, it includes a MMWR Early Release, a graphic fact sheet and website, a media release, and social media tools.

National Center for Health Statistics

The mission of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is to provide statistical information that will guide actions and policies to improve the health of the American people. As the Nation’s principal health statistics agency, NCHS leads the way with accurate, relevant, and timely data.

• News and Events
• Upcoming Releases
• 2017 Schedule of NCHS Statistical Products and Reports

News Articles: 2017

• Local Infectious Disease Response Efforts Receive $200 Million Boost from CDC, Contagion Live
  August 4, 2017
• What our Google searches reveal about the drug epidemic, The Washington Post
  July 31, 2017
• Study: US is slipping toward measles being endemic once again, ArsTechnica.com
  July 25, 2017
• CDC awards $12 million to help states fight opioid overdose epidemic, CDC
  July 17, 2017
• Deaths from cancer higher in rural America, CDC finds, Washington Post
  July 6, 2017
• Opioid prescriptions dropped but remain high, CDC says, CNN
  July 6, 2017
• The detectives who investigate food poisoning mysteries, BBC
  June 28, 2017
• 40th Annual Report on the Health of the Nation Features Long-Term Trends in Health and Health Care Delivery in the United States, CDC
  June 28, 2017
• A Tour of the Government’s ‘Nerd Labs, Politico
  June 8, 2017
• Drug Deaths in America Are Rising Faster Than Ever, The New York Times
  June 5, 2017
• Public health labs to get help sharing Zika test data electronically, Health Data Management
  May 19, 2017
• Public Health Data: A conversation with Brian Lee, Federal News Radio
  May, 2017
• Trump’s tech agenda: The art of the public-private deal, Federal Times
  May 10, 2017
• Datapalooza17: Tom Price emphasizes a hands-off approach to health IT oversight, Fierce Healthcare
  April 27, 2017
• CDC-backed app aims to monitor public health via automated cause-of-death Reporting, MobiHealthNews.com
  April 11, 2017