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As the nation's health protection agency, CDC is on the lookout 24/7 for health threats from new or drug-resistant microbes. In this Director's Briefing video, CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden talks about how advanced-molecular detection (AMD) tools such as molecular sequencing and bioinformatics are revolutionizing CDC's approach towards investigating and controlling disease outbreaks. These next generation tools will help CDC find and stop killer microbes before they spread -- protecting Americans from a "perfect storm" of increasing disease threats -- but only if we move forward with these new technologies now. Learn more at http://www.cdc.gov/AMD/. Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html This video can also be viewed at http://streaming.cdc.gov/vod.php?id=27aa7f01b739e45ce7aca2ea1ca571d320130410140245043

This month's Vital Signs (www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/) reports health care providers wrote 259 million prescriptions for painkillers in 2012, enough for every American adult to have a bottle of pills. Higher prescribing of painkillers is associated with more overdose deaths. The report also has examples of states that reversed its overdose trend. Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html This video can also be viewed at http://streaming.cdc.gov/vod.php?id=428e26790e7e42390fc3955d1e57fadc20140630134915375

Dr. Susan Kegeles of the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California-San Francisco discusses how staff of agencies serving young gay/bisexual men of color need to convey messages that urge program participants to protect people they care about and the community, and not just look out only for oneself. Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html This video can also be viewed at http://streaming.cdc.gov/vod.php?id=2807391d55a41d8d7609651f60de784020121125165916703

Greg Rebchook from the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California-San Francisco discusses why HIV prevention program staff must teach young men to be self-reflective about their own HIV risk behaviors. Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html This video can also be viewed at http://streaming.cdc.gov/vod.php?id=80681f6596430b382382cb0f9f4f0ceb20121124115943718

The North Carolina Granville-Vance District Health Department used The Community Guide to address chronic disease and obesity in their community. Community Preventive Services Task Force recommendations used: Creation of or enhanced access to places for physical activity combined with informational outreach; both Community-scale and Street-scale urban design and land use policies; Transportation and travel policies and practices. Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html This video can also be viewed at http://streaming.cdc.gov/vod2.php?id=343cdd19d44ba4522455783b4b75266d20120614134734078

This video discusses who is participating in SEED. Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html This video can also be viewed at http://www.cdc.gov/NCBDDD/video/autism/WhoIsSEED/index.html

Robert’s story begins with a history of joint pain/stiffness, memory loss, and numbness and tingling in both hands. He is diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease and treated with long-term antibiotics. His symptoms worsen and he begins to lose sight in the right eye. Evaluation by a neurologist and an ophthalmologist leads to the diagnosis of a pituitary tumor—not Lyme disease. Robert has now has permanent heart and kidney disease, joint pain, and severe obstructive sleep apnea as a result of the incorrect diagnosis and treatment. If you’ve had treatments for Lyme disease and still don’t feel better, please get a second opinion. An incorrect diagnosis can lead to permanent damage or death. Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html This video can also be viewed at http://www.cdc.gov/lyme/videos/boulay/RobertBoulay_Lyme_Revised.wmv

Introduction, Influenza Surveillance Update, Update on Effectiveness of Live-Attenuated Versus Inactivated Influenza Vaccines in Children and Adolescents Aged 2-18 years, Administering Afluria Influenza Vaccine via PharmaJet Stratis Needle-Free Injection, Influenza Vaccine Supply Update Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html This video can also be viewed at http://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/vaccines/acip/Oct2014/Influenza-VacSupply.mp4

Introduction, 9-valent HPV vaccine program key results. Increment cost-effectiveness of the 9-valent vs 4-valent HPV vaccine, GRADE for 9-valent HPV vaccine, overview of issues and considerations Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html This video can also be viewed at http://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/vaccines/acip/Oct2014/HPV-Adjourn.mp4

Update on Herpes Zoster Work Group activities by Dr. J Duchin. Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html This video can also be viewed at: http://streaming.cdc.gov/vod.php?id=e1de9489e17439ba7d586ce6a2eac77420130730150613375