About Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is a disease caused by germs that are spread from person to person through the air.

About Inactive Tuberculosis

TB germs can live in the body without making you sick. This is called inactive TB.

Signs and Symptoms of Tuberculosis

Common symptoms of active tuberculosis disease include cough, chest pain, and coughing up blood.

Tuberculosis: Causes and How It Spreads

Tuberculosis germs spread through the air from one person to another.

TB Risk and People with HIV

Tuberculosis is a serious health threat for people with HIV.

Treating Tuberculosis

Both inactive tuberculosis (TB) and active TB disease can be treated.

Associate Salary & Benefits

Learn about the salary and benefits of the Public Health Associate Program for Recent Graduates (PHA

Zika Cases in the United States

Review aggregate Zika case counts in the United States by year.

Developmental Milestones Matter!

Track your child’s development with CDC’s FREE Milestone Tracker app.

Videos, Social Media, and Web Buttons

Use CDC’s “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” promotional resources, like videos and web buttons, to share information about tracking developmental milestones.

“Learn the Signs. Act Early.”

Use CDC’s “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” tools to track and celebrate children’s developmental milestones from 2 months to 5 years and learn what to do if you ever have a concern.

BRFSS State Coordinators

BRFSS has a long history in behavioral and chronic disease surveillance. Fifteen states participated in the first BRFSS, conducted in 1984.

Student Internships and Jobs

Learn about CDC internship and job opportunities for students.

About Western States Division

WSD conducts research to reduce a wide variety of occupational safety and health hazards.

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults Aged 19 Years or Older — United States, 2025

This report describes CDC’s 2025 immunization schedule for adults aged 19 years and older.

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children and Adolescents Aged 18 Years or Younger — United States, 2025

This report describes CDC’s 2025 immunization schedule for children and adolescents aged 18 years or younger.

Gaps in Mental Health Care–Seeking Among Health Care Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, September 2022–May 2023

This report describes barriers to health care providers seeking mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Find Your Act Early Ambassador

Every U.S. state has an Act Early Ambassador along with some U.S. territories and tribal communities, working to support local early intervention.

Obesity

Obesity is a common, serious, and costly chronic disease of adults and children.

Cancer Screening Tests

Screening tests can find several types of cancer early.

Preventing Cancer

You can lower your risk of getting many common kinds of cancer.

Colorectal Cancer Awareness

Colorectal cancer screening saves lives.

Rural–Urban Disparities in State-Level Diabetes Prevalence Among US Adults, 2021

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. PCD provides an open exchange of information and knowledge among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and others who strive to improve the health of the public through chronic disease prevention.

Depression and Incident Hypertension: The Strong Heart Family Study

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. PCD provides an open exchange of information and knowledge among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and others who strive to improve the health of the public through chronic disease prevention.

Stool Specimens – Intestinal Parasites: Comparative Morphology Tables

About Fellowships and Training Opportunities

CDC offers fellowship, internship, and training opportunities for students and professionals.

Week of January 6, 2025

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, pneumococcal vaccination is now recommended for all adults aged 50 and older. Second, widespread mercury exposure and health risks at an Ohio lamp recycling facility raise occupational safety concerns. Third, multiple people in Arizona were hospitalized with severe illness after consuming Diamond Shruumz-brand microdosing products. Last, a new CDC report reveals a 56% increase in the rate of tularemia cases in the United States

Associate Editors

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. PCD provides an open exchange of information and knowledge among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and others who strive to improve the health of the public through chronic disease prevention.

About the Evaluation Fellowship Program

An overview of the Evaluation Fellowship Program for potential applicants.

Medscape CE

The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

About HIV

General overview of HIV, including transmission, prevention, and testing.

Getting Tested for HIV

Basic information about HIV testing.

Training Project Grants

Training Project Grants prepare the next generation of occupational safety and health professionals.

About Underage Drinking

The effects of underage drinking and ways to prevent related harms.

Current Year Data (2024)

View current year data and maps for St Louis encephalitis.

Obesity and Cancer

Being overweight or having obesity increases your risk of getting cancer.

Quarterly Provisional Estimates – Technical Notes – Mortality, 2023 – Quarter 2, 2024

Quarterly Provisional Estimates for Selected Indicators of Mortality, 2022–Quarter 2, 2024

Quarterly Provisional Estimates - Mortality

Norovirus Reporting and Surveillance

Identify surveillance and reporting systems for norovirus and different roles in reporting.

What Associates Do

Understand the program's competencies and identify the associate learning objectives of PHAP.

Host Site Eligibility & Requirements

Discover the requirements and eligibility standards for PHAP host sites.

Applying to be an Associate

Follow this process to begin application to PHAP.

Alcohol and Cancer

You can lower your risk for cancer by drinking less alcohol or not drinking at all.

NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Helps Incident Commander Choose Strategy and Tactics to Control Flow Path and Protect Fire Fighters

Every time fire fighters enter a burning building they put themselves at risk of injury and death. Each year 80 to 100 fire fighters die in the line of duty

Oil and Gas Extraction Worker Fatalities 2014; NIOSH Fatalities in Oil and Gas Extraction (FOG) Database

This report describes fatal incidents identified by the NIOSH Fatalities in Oil and Gas Extraction (FOG) database that occurred in 2014

How to Prevent Norovirus

Learn how to prevent catching and spreading norovirus.

Happening Soon

David J. Sencer CDC Museum

Pertussis Surveillance and Trends

CDC tracks pertussis cases through a national system and enhanced surveillance activities.

Cancer Research

CDC conducts and supports studies to reduce cancer and eliminate health disparities.

NIOSH-approved N95 Particulate Filtering Facepiece Respirators

This page contains a suppliers list of NIOSH-Approved N95 Particulate Filtering Facepiece Respirators. S Suppliers List

Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy can put both mother and baby at risk for problems during pregnancy

What Fellows Do

Discover what PE fellows learn and do as part of the fellowship.

About the Prevention Effectiveness Fellowship

Describes the Prevention Effectiveness (PE) Fellowship program and provides resources to learn more.

Food Policy Councils and Healthy Food Access Policies: A 2021 National Survey of Community Policy Supports

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. PCD provides an open exchange of information and knowledge among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and others who strive to improve the health of the public through chronic disease prevention.

Interests and Preferences in Programs to Improve Health Among Men With or at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups, 2019

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. PCD provides an open exchange of information and knowledge among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and others who strive to improve the health of the public through chronic disease prevention.

Expanded Recommendations for Use of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines Among Adults Aged ≥50 Years: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2024

This report describes CDC’s updated pneumococcal conjugate vaccine recommendation for all adults aged ≥50 years who are PCV-naïve or who have unknown vaccination history.

QuickStats: Health Center Visit Rates, by Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Mental Health Disorder, Substance Use Disorder, or Both, by Sex — United States, 2023

This report describes health center visit rates by adults with mental health disorder, substance use disorder, or both

Notes from the Field: Severe Health Outcomes Linked to Consumption of Mushroom-Based Psychoactive Microdosing Products — Arizona, June–October 2024

This report describes cases of adverse health effects after ingestion of Diamond Shruumz-brand chocolate bars.

Occupational Exposure to Mercury at an Electronics Waste and Lamp Recycling Facility — Ohio, 2023

This report describes mercury exposures among workers at an Ohio electronics waste and lamp recycling facility.

Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay to Detect Invasive Malaria Vector Anopheles stephensi Mosquitoes

Cristina Rafferty, a molecular biologist with the US President's Malaria Initiative at CDC, and former Public Health Entomology for All program interns Gloria Raise and JeNiyah Scaife discuss a new loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay to detect invasive malaria vector Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes.

Prevention Process Measures (PPM)

LTCF Prevention Process Measures module allows monitoring of staff adherence to CDC recommended infection prevention practices.

5-Step Enrollment for Long-term Care Facilities

CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network is the nation’s most widely used healthcare-associated infection tracking system.

Host Site Informational Webinars

Find information about PHAP host site Webinars including steps on how to apply and more.

Treatment for TB Disease

Learn more about the TB disease treatment regimens recommended in the United States, including the considerations for specific groups.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Weekly

The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Recommendations and Reports / Surveillance Summaries

The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Areas with Risk of Dengue

About areas around the world with risk of dengue and resources for travelers.

Contracting Opportunities

Review information about contracting opportunities for grants.

About Fungal Meningitis

Fungal meningitis is uncommon, difficult to diagnose, and treated with antifungal medicines.

Long-term Acute Care Hospitals (LTACH)

CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network is the nation’s most widely used healthcare-associated infection tracking system.

Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF)

CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network is the nation’s most widely used healthcare-associated infection tracking system.

Acute Care / Critical Access Hospitals (ACH)

CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network is the nation’s most widely used healthcare-associated infection tracking system.

Applying to Host an Associate

Find out how to apply to host PHAP associates and learn about how PHAP benefits your host site.

About The Public Health Associate Program for Recent Graduates

The Public Health Associate Program trains early-career public health professionals.

MMWR Staff

Editorial and production staff for CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Cancer

Learn how to lower your cancer risk and what CDC is doing to prevent and control cancer.

What’s New on the NPPTL Website

The following is a listing of items posted to the NPPTL Web site in the current year. Postings prior to current year can be found in the NPPTL What's New Archives.

NPPTL What’s New Archive

The following is a listing of items posted to the NPPTL Web site in 2011 to 2022.

NIOSH-Approved Surgical N95 Respirators

This table of Surgical N95’s is provided as a courtesy. If you have a product that you believe is FDA cleared that does not appear on this table, you should verify the FDA clearance by contacting the FDA at 1-800-638-2041

NIOSH-approved N95 Particulate Filtering Facepiece Respirators

This page contains a suppliers list of NIOSH-Approved N95 Particulate Filtering Facepiece Respirators. A Suppliers List

Conformity Assessment Notices and Letters to Manufacturers and Interested Parties

Provides links to all NIOSH/NPPTL letters to all interested parties; letters to all respirator manufacturers; and letters to all manufacturers

Tune in to Safe Healthcare: A CDC Webinar Series

A webinar series that educates healthcare workers on best practices to

Clinical Guidelines

This page provides a list of selected clinical guidelines related to tuberculosis (TB) topics.

National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)

CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network is the nation’s most widely used healthcare-associated infection tracking system.

Associate Eligibility & Requirements

Discover if you are eligible for CDC's PHAP program.

NIOSH Strategic Plan

The NIOSH Strategic Plan reports the Institute’s research and service goals for FYs 2019–2026.

3HR Regimen Medication Tracker

Patients can use this tracker to help them complete the 3HR regimen for latent TB infection.

Radon and Your Health

Learn about the importance of getting your home tested for radon.

Identifying Patients at Risk for Cardiometabolic and Chronic Diseases by Using the Exercise Vital Sign to Screen for Physical Inactivity

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. PCD provides an open exchange of information and knowledge among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and others who strive to improve the health of the public through chronic disease prevention.

Chronic Disease Management of Early Childhood Dental Caries: Practices of US Pediatric Dentists

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. PCD provides an open exchange of information and knowledge among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and others who strive to improve the health of the public through chronic disease prevention.

Treatment of Thalassemia

Thalassemia can be well managed with appropriate treatment. Learn more.

About Spina Bifida

Spina bifida is a condition that affects the spine and is usually apparent at birth.

The Rigor and Heart of the Matter: Transforming Health Through Community-Based Participatory Research

In this episode of Listen Up!, Dr. Betsy Mitchell engages with Dr. Tabia Akintobi, LaShawn Hoffman, and Dr. Rhonda Holliday from Morehouse School of Medicine to explore the vital role of community engagement in public health. They discuss how Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) empowers communities to take leadership roles in health interventions, fostering trust and relevance in addressing health disparities. The conversation highlights innovative practices at the Morehouse Prevention Research Center that prioritize equitable partnerships and collaborative governance, offering valuable insights for public health practitioners committed to making a meaningful impact in their communities. Tune in to discover how inclusive approaches can transform health outcomes and build trust.

Outbreak of Blastomycosis Among Paper Mill Workers — Michigan, November 2022–May 2023

This report describes an outbreak of blastomycosis among workers at a paper mill in Michigan.

Point of Care

CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network is the nation’s most widely used healthcare-associated infection tracking system.

Tularemia — United States, 2011–2022

This report describes an increase in Tularemia cases in 2011–2022 compared to 2001–2010.

FAQs: Ventilator-Associated (VAE) Events

CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network is the nation’s most widely used healthcare-associated infection tracking system.

FAQs: Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Events

CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network is the nation’s most widely used healthcare-associated infection tracking system.

FAQs: Surgical Site Infections (SSI) Events

CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network is the nation’s most widely used healthcare-associated infection tracking system.

FAQs: Pneumonia (PNEU) Events

CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network is the nation’s most widely used healthcare-associated infection tracking system.