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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - CDC Organization URL(s) www.cdc.gov/ Other Contact Information 1600 Clifton Road, NE Atlanta, GA 30333 404-639-3286 (Voice - Media Only) 800-232-2522 (Voice - Toll-free, Immunization Hotline) 800-311-3435 (Voice - Toll-free, Public Inquiries) 877-394-8747 (Voice - Toll-free, Traveler's Health) 888-4HE-PCDC (Voice - Toll-free, Hepatitis) 404-332-4559 (Voice, International Traveler's Hotline) 404-639-3534 (Voice, Public Inquiries) 888-232-3299 (FAX, Travel Information) 404-332-4565 (FAXBACK) 888-CDC-FAXX (FAXBACK, CDC Fax Information Service) 800-232-0233 (Voice - Toll-free Spanish, Immunization Hotline) Description Public Inquiries of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) responds to inquiries from the general public and health care professionals on research conducted by the CDC in the areas of environmental health, infectious diseases, health promotion and education, prevention services and occupational safety and health. Callers and mail are referred to the appropriate CDC Center, Institute or Office and to other federal, state and/or private institutions. CDC also maintains several Internet sites in Spanish and English where the general public have immediate access to much of the agency's resources. Online Resources 2004-05 Flu Vaccine Shortage http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccineshortage.htm A National Action Plan for Cancer Survivorship http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/survivorship/index.htm Add Hepatitis B Vaccination to Your Back to School List http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/spotlights/back_to_school.htm Antibiotic Resistance: Educational Tools http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/community/tools.htm Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and Tobacco http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr_1998/sgr-min-fs-asi.htm Background on Antibiotic Resistance http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/community/default.htm BAM! http://www.bam.gov/noflash_elli.html Basic Information About Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/facts.htm Basic Information About SARS http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/factsheet.htm BMI for Children and Teens http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/bmi-for-age.htm Business Responds to AIDS and Labor Responds to AIDS Programs: Online Resources http://www.brta-lrta.org/resource/links.htm Cancer Prevention and Control Page - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/index.htm CDC Health Advisory: Updated Information About How To Recognize and Handle a Suspicious Package or Envelope http://www.bt.cdc.gov/DocumentsApp/Anthrax/10312001/han50.asp CDC Health Advisory: Use of Ciprofloxacin or Doxycycline for Postexposure Prophylaxis for Prevention of Inhalational Anthrax http://www.bt.cdc.gov/DocumentsApp/Anthrax/10312001/han49.asp CDC Recommends...Prevention Guidelines System http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/cdcRecommends/AdvSearchV.asp CDC Responds: Treatment Options for Postal and Other Workers Exposed to Anthrax (December 21, 2001) http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Agent/Anthrax/postalworkers12212001.asp CDC Responds: Update on Options for Preventive Treatment for Persons at Risk for Inhalational Anthrax (December 21, 2001) http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Agent/Anthrax/preventivetreatment12212001.asp Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Home Page http://www.cdc.gov Childhood Diarrhea: Messages for Parents http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/parents/ Children and Anthrax: A Fact Sheet for Clinicians http://www.bt.cdc.gov/DocumentsApp/Anthrax/11072001/clinician.asp Children and Anthrax: A Fact Sheet for Parents http://www.bt.cdc.gov/DocumentsApp/Anthrax/11072001/parents.asp Choose Your Cover Campaign - Skin Cancer Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/ChooseYourCover/index.htm Chronic Disease Notes & Reports http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/cdnr.htm DES Update http://www.cdc.gov/des/partners/index.html Do You Know Where Your Drinking Water Comes From? http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd_drinking_water.htm Emergency Preparedness and Response: Training http://www.bt.cdc.gov/training/index.asp Epstein-Barr Virus and Infectious Mononucleosis http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/ebv.htm Fact Sheets from MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) Reports http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/facts.htm Facts About Heart Disease and Stroke Among American Indians and Alaska Natives http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r2k0602.htm Facts About Ricin http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/ricin/facts.asp Family History for Preventive Medicine http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/activities/famhx.htm FAQs About Anthrax http://www.bt.cdc.gov/DocumentsApp/faqanthrax.asp FASTATS: American Indian Health Facts http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/indfacts.htm Frequently Asked Questions about Genomics http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/public.htm Funding Opportunities -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/funding.htm Genomics in Practice http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/phpractice.htm Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/community/ Giardiasis http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/giardiasis/factsht_giardiasis.htm Global Health Odyssey: Hazardous Waste http://www.cdc.gov/global/hazard.htm Global Health Odyssey: Mini Tour for Kids http://www.cdc.gov/global/tour.htm Health Related Hoaxes and Rumors http://www.cdc.gov/hoax_rumors.htm Health Status of American Indians Compared with Other Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations --- Selected States, 2001--2002 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5247a3.htm Health Topic: Infants and Children Page - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/health/nfantsmenu.htm How Parents Can Encourage Girls to Play Sports http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sport_initiatives/daugthertips.htm How to Protect Yourself From the Dangers That Hurricanes Leave Behind http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/protect.asp Hurricanes and Your Health and Safety http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/health.asp Influenza A(H5N1) Outbreak http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/index.htm Information About Anthrax and Bioterrorism: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/indexbt.html Information for SARS Patients and Their Close Contacts http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/factsheetcc.htm Injury Fact Sheets http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/cmprfact.htm Injury Publications from the CDC. http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/pubs.htm Interim Domestic Guidance on Persons Who May Have Been Exposed to Patients with Suspected Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/exposuremanagement.htm Interim Recommendations for Persons with Possible Exposure to Avian Influenza During Outbreaks Among Poultry in the United States http://www.cdc.gov/flu/han022404.htm Interim Recommendations for Protecting Workers from Exposure to Bacillus anthracis in Work Sites Where Mail Is Handled or Processed http://www.bt.cdc.gov/DocumentsApp/Anthrax/10312001/han51.asp Key Facts About Hurricane Readiness http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/readiness.asp Key Facts About Hurricane Recovery http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/recovery.asp KidsWalk-to-School http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/spotlight_october_2004.htm Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Home Page http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/ National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center http://www.safeyouth.org/ Ovarian Cancer: Reducing the Burden http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/ovarian/about.htm Powerful Bones, Powerful Girls: The National Bone Health Campaign http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/index.html Preventing Malaria in the Pregnant Woman http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/malaria/factsht_malaria_pregnant.htm Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (CDC) http://www.bt.cdc.gov/ Public Health Guidance for Community-Level Preparedness and Response to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/guidance/index.htm Public Health Training Network http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/PHTN//default.asp Publications of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/od/foia/cdcpub.htm Publications, Software, and Other Products - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/publications.htm Related Links on Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/links.htm Risk Factors for Chronic Disease and Injury Vary Greatly by Region and Sex Among American Indians and Alaskan Natives http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r2k0204.htm Smallpox http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/index.asp Smallpox Basics http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/basics/index.asp State Health Department Search http://www.cdc.gov/states.htm Subscribe to a CDC Mailing List http://www.cdc.gov/subscribe.html Suicide in the United States http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/suifacts.htm Traumatic Brain Injury from the CDC http://www.cdc.gov/node.do?id=0900f3ec8000dbdc Travel Information Page - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/travel/ What Everyone Should Know About Flu and the Flu Vaccine http://www.cdc.gov/flu/keyfacts.htm Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm Women's Health Page - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/health/womensmenu.htm WONDER Database, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://wonder.cdc.gov/ Print Resources Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) and MMWR Annual Summary--information on infectious diseases in the United States. Related Topics Campylobacter Infection Child Care Chronic Diseases Disease Control Disease Prevention Environmental Health Epidemiology Federal Programs Health Promotion Health Sciences Hotlines Infectious Diseases Parasitic Diseases Physical Activity Public Health Safety Foodborne Illness Immunization Healthy People Initiative Bioterrorism Anthrax Ricin Review Date Tue Oct 12, 2004

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