Features from This Week: Fluoride and Rural Health, Flood Safety Tips, Wash Your Hands, and more!

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March 20 is World Oral Health Day

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Week in Review

Fluoride and Rural Health

March 20 is World Oral Health Day. Oral health is critical to overall health, and oral diseases cause serious pain and infections that may lead to problems eating, speaking, and learning. More than 3.5 billion people suffer from oral diseases globally, according to the World Health Organization. 

Preventing cavities >

Flood Safety Tips

Each year, more deaths occur due to flooding than any other hazard related to thunderstorms. The most common flood deaths occur when a vehicle is driven into hazardous floodwater. Fortunately, you can take steps to protect yourself, your family, and your home.

Tips during and after floods >

Wash Your Hands Washing your hands is easy, and it’s one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of germs. Clean hands can stop germs from spreading from one person to another and throughout an entire community—from your home and workplace to childcare facilities and hospitals. How to wash your hands > En Español

Pink Eye

There are times when it is important to seek medical care for conjunctivitis (pink eye). However, this is not always necessary. To help relieve some of the inflammation and dryness caused by conjunctivitis, you can use cold compresses and artificial tears, which you can purchase over the counter without a prescription. 

When to seek medical care >

En Español

Toxic Substances Portal ATSDR’s Toxic Substances Web Portal makes it easy for researchers and individuals to find information about toxic chemicals, understand how these chemicals can affect health, and learn how to prevent exposure. Learn about health hazards >

Hemophilia Surveillance

Hemophilia is a rare, inherited (passed from parents to child) bleeding disorder in which the blood does not clot properly. Our blood contains many proteins called clotting factors that can help someone stop bleeding. People with hemophilia have low levels of either factor VIII (8) or factor IX (9) blood clotting proteins.

About CDC's surveillance >

Dengue Each year, an estimated 400 million people are infected with dengue virus. About 100 million get sick. Outbreaks have occurred in Southeast Asia, the Western Pacific, the Eastern Mediterranean, the Americas, the Caribbean, and Africa. Avoid dengue >

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COVID-19 in the U.S.

Cases, Data, and Surveillance Find maps and charts to track cases, deaths, and other trends of COVID-19 at the local, state, and national levels. CDC’s COVID Data Tracker now has a Vaccinations tab to track distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in your state. U.S. Cases

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