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CDC Media Relations - MMWR News Synopsis: September 6, 2012

Epidemic increases in obesity negatively affect the health of US children, individually and at the population level. Although surveillance of childhood obesity at the local level is challenging, height and weight data routinely collected by school districts are valuable and often underused public health resources.

FluWorkLoss estimates the potential number of days lost from work due to an influenza pandemic - CDC

FluAid is designed to assist state and local level planners in preparing for the next influenza pandemic by providing estimates of potential impact specific to their locality - CDC

CommunityFlu is a software program that simulates the spread of influenza through a model community, and the impact of a variety of potential interventions - CDC

H1N2 Variant Virus Detected in Minnesota - CDC

FluSurge is a spreadsheet-based model which provides hospital administrators and public health officials estimates of the surge in demand for hospital-based services during the next influenza pandemic - CDC

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