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Approximately 70% of CDC’s funds go to support state and local communities to save lives and protect people. These 2010 funding profiles include grants made to groups within states and territories (e.g., health departments, national public health organizations, universities). Also included is the dollar value of vaccines provided through the Vaccines for Children Program.

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Outbreaks

Meningitis – Multistate outbreak
First announced October 2012
Peanut Butter – Salmonella Bredeney
First announced September 2012
Ricotta Salata Cheese – Listeriosis
First announced September 2012
Hedgehogs - Human Salmonella Typhimurium Infections
First announced September 2012
Mangoes - Salmonella Braenderup
First announced August 2012
Yosemite National Park – Hantavirus
First announced August 2012
Cantaloupes – Salmonella Typhimurium Infections
First announced August 2012
2012 West Nile Virus
Pertussis (Whooping Cough) in Washington
First announced April 2012
Live Poultry – Human Salmonella Infections
First announced June 2012
Small Turtles – Human Salmonella Infections
First announced March 2012

CDC Fact of the Week

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey logo CDC takes the health pulse of the nation

CDC’s has produced the health statistics reporting for America from its National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) since the early 1960s. The surveys determine the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the U.S. and are the basis for national measurement standards such as height, weight, and blood pressure. To review the latest survey results http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/new_nhanes.htm.