Stay Current on Health Alerts & Emergencies

Use and share these CDC resources to stay informed about current and emerging public health issues.

Subscribe to Alerts

Health Alert Network (HAN)—Sign up for email updates and subscribe to the RSS feed of CDC’s primary method of sharing information about urgent public health incidents
Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA)—Get the latest news and information related to emergency preparedness and response and emerging public health threats
Epi-X: CDC’s Epidemic Information Exchange—Learn how to join this secure CDC network that provides up-to-the-minute alerts, reports, and public health discussions
GovDelivery Bulletins—Subscribe and get emails or texts about the topics you choose, such as emergency preparedness and response, diseases and conditions, and training
CDC Current Outbreak List—Get email updates about infectious disease outbreaks being reported on by CDC
CDC Emergency Partners Newsletters—Stay informed and stay safe when a public health emergency happens. View the archives.
@CDCemergency—Follow this Twitter feed for breaking news as it happens

Emergency Preparedness & Response—Get information about how to stay safe during many types of public health emergencies
- Training and Education
State and Local Readiness—Learn how CDC can help public health departments improve their ability to respond to public health incidents and build better prepared communities
- Online Technical Resource and Assistance Center (On-TRAC)—Use this secure platform for requesting technical assistance from CDC subject matter experts on public health preparedness
CDC Support to Health Officials—Learn how CDC can help health officials respond to emerging local health concerns, and how they can communicate, consult, and partner with CDC
Epi-Aid—Learn about this mechanism for requesting the short-term assistance of CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service to respond to urgent public health problems
Travel Health Notices—Search this site by country name or disease to find out about current health issues related to specific destinations
CDC Online Newsroom—Access public health news, announcements, press releases, medical and disease happenings, story ideas, and photos in CDC’s digital gallery