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Health Literacy & Communication Training Series

Health literacy refers to how well people can find, understand, and use information to make appropriate health decisions. Using meaningful communication can help improve health literacy when communicating important health information. The Health Literacy & Communication Training Series...

Tuberculosis Basics

Learn About TB

Tuberculosis (TB) is  caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria usually affect the lungs but can also attack other organs in the body, such as the kidneys, spine, and brain. The most common symptoms of TB are persistent cough with blood or sputum, fever...

 

STD Information

Preventing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and helping people live safer, healthier lives requires a collaborative effort between partners at the national, state, and local levels. CDC offers many resources for partners and public health officials to use in their...

CDC reports an estimated 13 million people live with latent tuberculosis in the United States. Although the United States continues to have one of the lowest TB case rates in the world, still, too many people suffer from TB disease. Ending TB will require a dual approach of maintaining and...

 Use the following calendar of public health observance days to support your own editorial calendar, health communication initiatives, and disease prevention activities for HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, STDs, and TB.

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January 1-31 Cervical Health Awareness Month National...
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