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CDC Statement on LAIV Effectiveness and Vaccination of Children - CDC

Snapshot: Health Care Personnel in Long-term Care - CDC

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Influenza Vaccination Coverage in Long-term Care Settings - CDC

Barriers, and Strategies to Improving Influenza Vaccination among Health Care Personnel - CDC

A Toolkit for Long-Term Care Employers: Increasing Influenza Vaccination among Health Care Personnel in Long-term Care Settings - CDC

CDC works 24/7 saving lives, protecting people from health threats, and saving money to have a more secure nation. A US federal agency, CDC helps make the healthy choice the easy choice by putting science and prevention into action. CDC works to help people live longer, healthier and more productive lives.

Cooking programs have been used to promote healthful eating among people of all ages. This review assesses the evidence on childhood cooking programs and their association with changes in food-related preferences, attitudes, and behaviors of school-aged children.

Residents of many cities lack affordable, quality housing. Economically disadvantaged neighborhoods often have high rates of poverty and crime, few institutions that enhance the quality of its residents’ lives, and unsafe environments for walking and other physical activity. Deteriorating housing contributes to asthma-related illness. We describe the redevelopment of High Point, a West Seattle neighborhood, to improve its built environment, increase neighborhood physical activity, and reduce indoor asthma triggers.

Computer simulation offers the ability to compare diverse interventions for reducing cardiovascular disease risks in a controlled and systematic way that cannot be done in the real world.