Reflections on Public Health: Captain Hart and Malaria

Published Jan. 7, 2009 at 2:04 p.m.

This podcast consists of segments of an interview conducted by Capt. Kathleen McDuffie, CDC, with Capt. Russell Hart, a 100 year old retired sanitary engineer of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps as he reflects on his work in malaria control. The interview was conducted in 2006 ...

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Reflections on Public Health: Captain Hart and Sanitation

Published Jan. 7, 2009 at 2:03 p.m.

This podcast consists of segments of an interview conducted by Capt. Kathleen McDuffie, CDC, with Capt. Russell Hart, a 100 year old retired sanitary engineer of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps as he reflects on his work in environmental sanitation and the development of local health departments. The interview was conducted in 2006 ...

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Personal Stories: Why Flu Vaccination Matters

Published Dec. 8, 2008 at 6:35 a.m.

In this podcast, moving personal stories help inform parents about the dangers of flu to children and the benefits of vaccination ...

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HIV Transmission Rates in the United States

Published Dec. 8, 2008 at 6:30 a.m.

This podcast describes, in detail, HIV transmission rates in the United States and the success of prevention efforts nationwide ...

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Healthy Holidays

Published Dec. 7, 2008 at 11:00 a.m.

This podcast includes simple ways to eat healthy and get active during the winter holidays and throughout the New Year ...

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HIV/AIDS Advances in Hope

Published Nov. 26, 2008 at 4:00 p.m.

This podcast, produced by Discovery Health, provides an overview of the HIV/AIDS epidemic from 1981 through 2008. Footage courtesy of Associated Press (AP). It's part of Discovery Health's continuing medical education (CME) program, Managing Comorbidities of HIV/AIDS, featuring infectious disease expert, Dr. John Bartlett, and former CDC Director, Dr. Julie Geberding ...

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World AIDS Day 2008

Published Nov. 24, 2008 at 12:00 p.m.

In this podcast, Dr. Julie Geberding, former Director of the CDC, and Kenneth Cole, Chairman of the American Foundation of AIDS Research (amfAR), discuss the importance of HIV/AIDS prevention ...

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Holiday Food Safety

Published Nov. 17, 2008 at 12:00 p.m.

This podcast discusses important steps you can take to make sure food safety is a regular ingredient in preparing foods this holiday season ...

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Blast Injuries: What Clinicians Need to Know

Published Nov. 6, 2008 at 8:00 a.m.

In this podcast, Dr. Richard C. Hunt, Director of the CDC’s Division of Injury Response, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control provides a brief overview for health care providers on how to respond and care for persons injured by an explosion or blast event ...

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HIV Prevention in Puerto Rico

Published Nov. 3, 2008 at 4:00 p.m.

Behavioral interventions for HIV prevention at four community organizations in Puerto Rico are highlighted ...

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