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Martin I. Meltzer, PhD1.

Numbers of Ebola virus disease cases (hereafter referred to as Ebola) and daily number of beds in use in Liberia and Sierra Leone alone (Figure 1) and in Liberia and Sierra Leone combined (Figure 2) were estimated using the EbolaResponse modeling tool. The outcome of potential interventions on number of cases and beds in use in the two countries combined was simulated (Figure 3).

Motivation, Description, Status

National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is observed each year on September 27 to direct attention to the continuing and disproportionate impact of human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) on gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States. MSM represent approximately 2% of the U.S.

Sonia Singh, PhD1, Heather Bradley, PhD1, Xiaohong Hu, MS1, Jacek Skarbinski, MD1, H. Irene Hall, PhD1, Amy Lansky, PhD1 (Author affiliations at end of text).

World Heart Day will be observed September 29, 2014. The focus of World Heart Day this year is creating heart-healthy environments in which persons are able to make heart-healthy choices wherever they live, learn, work, and play. Heart disease and stroke are the world's leading causes of death, claiming an estimated 17.

Cancer registries link incidence data to state death certificates to update vital status and identify missing cases; they also link these data to the National Death Index (NDI) to update vital status among patients who leave the state after their diagnosis. This study explored the use of information from NDI linkages to identify potential duplicate cancer cases registered in both Florida and New York.

In the United States, type 2 diabetes has reached epidemic proportions among indigenous people. Community-based participatory research offers American Indian communities and university partners an opportunity to integrate skills in community action and systematic inquiry to develop locally acceptable primary prevention interventions to combat diabetes risk factors. The Hualapai Tribe and the University of Arizona designed, implemented, and assessed a school-based physical activity intervention to reduce diabetes risk factors among youth.

CDC Fact Sheet: Information for Teens: Staying Healthy and Preventing STDs

Diseases can cross communities and borders, but CDC responds whenever and wherever there is an infectious disease threat.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among US women, accounting for 25% of all deaths in this population. Approximately 65% of these deaths occur in asymptomatic women. Hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes mellitus (diabetes) are major risk factors for CVD and can be treated effectively if identified at an early stage.

CDC has a unique role protecting America's health security. Our scientists and public health experts are world leaders at responding to large-scale health emergencies such as natural disasters, pandemics, deliberate attacks, environmental catastrophes, and other health threats.

Volume 11 — September 04, 2014.

CDC protects all Americans from disease, disability, and death through immunization and by controlling respiratory and other preventable diseases.