Stay Healthy Features
Feature stories arranged by topic that provide helpful information about protecting you and your family from infectious disease.
Foodborne Illness and Food Safety
Prevent Illness from C. perfringens – November 16, 2018
Food Safety Tips for your Holiday Turkey – November 16, 2018
Drug Resistance & Food –November 8, 2018
Food Delivery Safety – October 22, 2018
Chicken and Food Poisoning – September 20, 2018
Food Safety and Dining Out – August 6, 2018
Solve Foodborne Outbreaks – July 17, 2018
Oysters and Vibriosis – June 19, 2018
Home Canning and Botulism – June 11, 2018
Keeping Backyard Chickens and Other Poultry – June 8, 2018
Salmonella and Food – May 24, 2018
Fruit and Vegetable Safety – February 27, 2018
Raw (Unpasteurized) Milk – February 20, 2018
14 Tips for a Healthy Valentine’s Dinner – February 6, 2018
Game Day Food Safety Tips – January 26, 2018
Say No to Raw Dough! – November 28, 2017
Prevent Food Poisoning – September 1, 2017
Solve Foodborne Outbreaks – June 14, 2017
Salmonella and Eggs – May 24, 2017
Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli & Food Safety – May 4, 2017
Be Food Safe: Protect Yourself from Food Poisoning – April 18, 2017
Take Care with Pet Reptiles and Amphibians – April 3, 2017
Preparing Chitlins Safely – December 19, 2016
Global Networks Make Food Safer – October 5, 2016
Food Safety Smarts – September 2, 2016
Food Safety at Fairs and Festivals – June 22, 2016
Stay Safe Drinking—or Playing In—Water
Updated CDC Guidance for Healthy Pools – August 20, 2018
Harmful Algal Blooms – July 9, 2018
Healthy and Safe Swimming – May 18, 2018
World Water Day – March 22, 2018
Ground Water Awareness Week March 2, 2018
Drinking Water Week – April 28, 2017
Healthy Swimming Year-Round – September 6, 2016
Adventure Races – May 23, 2016
Drinking Water Week: Know Your H2O – May 2, 2016
World Water Day 2017 – March 21, 2016
Q&A with Missy Franklin: Olympic Gold Medalist and Healthy Swimming Champion – August 5, 2014
Safety Around Animals & Pets
Working Together for One Health – October 26, 2018
Take a Bite Out of Rabies! – September 25, 2018
Disaster Preparedness for Your Pet – September 10, 2018
Animals in Schools – August 15, 2018
Animal Exhibits – June 18, 2018
Healthy Pets and Healthy People – May 4, 2018
Preventing Dog Bites – April 9, 2018
Keeping Backyard Poultry – August 23, 2017
Pet Food Safety – October 16, 2017
The Burden of Rabies – September 25, 2017
Pets and International Travel – May 8, 2017
Obesity and Pets – November 7, 2016
Hunters: Protect Yourself from Brucellosis – September 1, 2016
Take Care with Pet Reptiles and Amphibians – August 3, 2016
Leptospirosis Risk in Outdoor Activities – July 5, 2016
Rabies on the Move: Rabies Control Across the Globe – September 16, 2015
Preventing Bug Bites
It’s open season on ticks! – September 10, 2018
West Nile Virus – August 7, 2018
Zika – July 17, 2018
Stop Ticks – July 2, 2018
Prevent Lyme Disease – May 1, 2018
Rocky Mountain spotted fever: Deadly but preventable – April 3, 2018
Avoid Mosquito Bites – March 19, 2018
Avoid Dengue by Preventing Mosquito Bites – March 7, 2018
Avoid Mosquito Bites while Traveling – December 7, 2016
West Nile Virus – August 26, 2016
Good Hygiene
Global Handwashing Day – October 12, 2018
Healthy Contact Lens Wear – August 20, 2018
Wash Your Hands – April 2, 2018
Clean Hands Count for Safe Healthcare – May 5, 2017
Getting Medical Care? How to Avoid Getting an Infection – March 13, 2017
Safe Travels
Holiday Travel – November 14, 2018
Need Travel Vaccines? – October 15, 2018
Travel to Remote Places – August 22, 2018
Study Abroad and Health – July 16, 2018
Traveling? Avoid dengue – June 11, 2018
Summer Travel Aboard – May 29, 2018
Travel Health Insurance – May 22, 2018
Spring Break Travel – February 20, 2018
Adventure Travel – January 22, 2018
Flu-free, Health Travel This Winter – January 8, 2018
Top Tips for Healthy Holiday Travel – November 20, 2017
Drug-Resistant Travelers’ Diarrhea – July 24, 2017
Managing Travelers’ Diarrhea While Traveling Abroad – July 24, 2017
Caribbean Travel – July 5, 2017
New 2018 Yellow Book Available – June 26, 2017
Healthy Fun in the Sun on Your Next Trip – June 22, 2017
Travel Smart: Get Vaccinated – May 22, 2017
Pets and International Travel – May 8, 2017
Travel and Natural Disasters – April 10, 2017
Staying Healthy on a Cruise – March 31, 2017
Itching to Travel for Spring Break this Year? March 7, 2017
Cold-Weather Travel – February 27, 2017
Avoid Mosquito Bites while Traveling – December 7, 2016
Travel to Hot Climates – December 7, 2016
Safe and Healthy Travel to an International Mass Gathering – December 7, 2016
Medical Tourism – December 5, 2016
Long Distance Flights – October 13, 2016
Don’t Wreck Your Vacation! – August 3, 2016
Health Tips for Long-Term Travelers – September 16, 2013
Safety in Healthcare Settings
Working Together for One Health – October 26, 2018
Antibiotic Resistance – September 18, 2018
Protect Your Children: Store & Use Medicines Safely – June 18, 2018
Unusual Antibiotic Resistance – April 24, 2018
Be Antibiotics Aware: Smart Use, Best Care – November 13, 2017
What You Should Know Before Your Surgery – March 13, 2017
Antibiotics Aren’t Always the Answer – November 14, 2016
Put Your Medicines Up and Away and Out of Sight – June 13, 2016
Getting Medical Care? How to Avoid Getting an Infection – March 14, 2016
Counterfeit Drugs – April 7, 2014
Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the US – September 16, 2013
Information about Specific Infectious Diseases
Fungal Infections – October 1, 2018
Get Ahead of Sepsis – September 4, 2018
Take a Bite Out of Rabies! – September 25, 2018
Valley Fever Awareness – August 11, 2017
ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day – May 12, 2017
Learn About Cronobacter Infection – April 10, 2017
National Public Health Week – April 3, 2017
Avoid Dengue by Preventing Mosquito Bites – March 9, 2017
World Leprosy Day: Bust the Myths, Learn the Facts – January 24, 2017
Protect Your Children from Cervical and other HPV Cancers – January 17, 2017
Zika – September 2, 2016
Hunters: Protect Yourself from Brucellosis – September 1, 2016
Letters to CDC Ebola Workers – April 15, 2015
Ebola: Getting to Zero – April 2, 2015
Global Health
World Tuberculosis (TB) Day – March 22, 2018
Global Networks Make Food Safer – October 5, 2016
World Refugee Day – June 20, 2016
- Page last reviewed: December 7, 2018
- Page last updated: December 7, 2018
- Content source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)