Taking Care of Your Emotional Well-Being

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If you feel stress, grief, or anxiety during this time, you are not alone. 

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Week in Review

How Are You Feeling?

Many people are having a hard time coping during or after adverse events, like the COVID-19 pandemic. They may be grieving the loss of a loved one or dealing with stress from social isolation, financial problems, and upsetting news about the pandemic. For some people, these feelings are made worse by long-standing social problems, like racism.

Conversations and coping > En Español

Protect Your Vision

About 93 million adults in the United States are at risk for vision loss. The COVID-19 pandemic may cause that number to increase because many Americans are delaying or going without care to avoid risk of exposure to the virus. 

Care for your eyes >

Stop Ticks Ticks carry germs that can cause Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Use EPA-registered repellents to reduce the chance of being bitten by a tick. Check for ticks > En Español

World IBD Day

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is the chronic inflammation of the digestive system, not to be confused with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are the two main types of IBD. About 7 million people worldwide have IBD.

Manage IBD >

Osteoporosis If one of your parents has had a broken bone, especially a broken hip, you may need to be screened earlier for osteoporosis. This is a medical condition where bones become weak and are more likely to break.  Prevent broken bones >

Hepatitis ABCs

Hepatitis A is a contagious liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus. People who get hepatitis A may feel sick for a few weeks to several months but usually recover completely and do not have lasting liver damage.

About Viral Hepatitis >

Recognizing School Nurses In 1902, the first-ever school nurse, Lina Rogers, reduced absenteeism by helping students and their families manage contagious diseases. Learn how school nurses continue to care for students over a century later. Nurses keep students healthy >

Vaccine for Measles

Measles is a very contagious disease caused by a virus. It spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. In fact, the measles virus can stay in the air for up to 2 hours after an infected person was there. 

Prevent measles with MMR vaccine >

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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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