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CDC Featured Podcasts

Summary: In this podcast, Dr. Melinda Wharton discusses the differences between the two HPV vaccines licensed by the FDA and CDC recommendations for the vaccination of pre-teen girls and boys. Created: 3/4/2010 by National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD). Date Released: 4/7/2010. Series Name: CDC Featured Podcasts.

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Podcasts:

 Creating an Asthma-Friendly School | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:13:44

This podcast features real-life success stories of students with asthma who, thanks to their schools' implementation of asthma-friendly policies and programs, now have their asthma under control.

 Walkable Communities | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:01:31

This podcast is for a general audience and discusses the benefits of walkable communities, as they relate to health, the environment, and social interaction.

 Going Green | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:34

This podcast is for a general audience and provides information on how to recycle, re-use, and restore. It also covers the benefits of “Going Green” on the environment, health, and social interaction.

 Stopping the Silent Killer: Hepatitis B Among Asian Americans | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:22

This podcast discusses an underappreciated health threat to many Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States: chronic infection with the hepatitis B virus. Dr. John Ward, director of CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis, and Dr. Sam So, founder of the Asian Liver Center at Stanford University, address the importance of testing, vaccination, and care to prevent serious health consequences from this "silent" disease.

 Safe Drinking Water | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:54

Listen to this podcast to learn more about the steps that are taken to bring you clean tap water.

 Malaria Matters | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:04:20

This podcast gives an overview of malaria, including prevention and treatment, and what CDC is doing to help control and prevent malaria globally.

 Prom Health and Safety Tips | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:04:07

Follow these tips to make sure your prom is safe and healthy!

 La enfermedad de Chagas ya no es tan exótica | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:05:10

Este podcast tiene el propósito de informar a los profesionales de la salud sobre la enfermedad de Chagas, su diagnóstico y tratamiento, así como orientar en la identificación de pacientes infectados.

 Chagas Disease: No Longer Exotic | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:04:50

This podcast is designed to inform health care providers about Chagas disease, diagnosis, and treatment and to assist in identifying infected patients.

 Learn More About Cerebral Palsy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:08:44

This podcast describes the causes, preventions, types, and signs and symptoms of cerebral palsy.

 Living in a Clean and Healthy World | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:04:12

This podcast is about the importance of effective sanitation programs and steps people can take to stay healthy, including proper hand washing.

 Ground Water Awareness | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:04:15

Protecting our water resources from contamination is a major concern. This podcast emphasizes the importance of private well maintenance and water testing.

 The 12 Ways to Health Holiday Song | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:13

This song (sung to the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas) describes how to stay safe and healthy during the holidays and all year long.

 Twelve Holiday Health and Safety Tips | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:40

Give the gift of health and safety to yourself and others by following these holiday tips.

 Protect Yourself from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:09

Learn about carbon monoxide - a colorless, odorless gas - and how to protect yourself and your family.

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