Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

Broadcast-quality, public service announcements (PSAs) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that cover a broad range of public health and safety topics, including the prevention of diseases, accidents, and injuries, particularly after disasters. Some clips are targeted to audiences labelled "General (Mature)," "General (Urban)," "Kids," or "Community." Collection includes lengthier CDC presentations (audio and video) that are not public...

Get an inside look at the Centers for Disease Control's or CDC's Disease Detective Camp. The camp exposes high school juniors and seniors to epidemiology-the field of public health-and the career opportunities in that field.

Describes the evolution of the scope and methods of health-related emergency preparedness communications in the U.S., and today's state-of-the-art services provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Teen pregnancy rates in the U.S. have recently fallen, but as this clip demonstrates, even teens think the rate is still too high. This clip features teens urging health care professionals to talk to their teen patients about pregnancy and contraception.

Vaccinations have become an integral pat of staying healthy. This clip shows the importance of vaccines in preventing influenza, pneumococcal diseases, herpes, zoster (shingles), tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis.

An overview of health risks inherent in travel to foreign lands, including to developing countries, and recommendations for vaccinations, routine and special medications, and a travel health kit. Includes referral to CDC's Traveler's Health web site at www.cdc.gov/travel.

Swimming has always been a popular form of exercise and sport and has many health benefits. This clip features experts explaining how to keep safe while swimming, including protecting your family from the chlorine-resistant parasite known as Cryptosporidium.

PHIL is an extensive collection of still images, image sets, and multimedia files related to public health. Much of the information critical to the communication of public health messages is pictorial rather than text-based. Created by a Working Group at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the PHIL offers an organized, universal electronic gateway to CDC's pictures. We welcome public health professionals, the media, laboratory scientists,...