Lightning Safety

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Week in Review

Lightning Safety

The weather forecast calls for a slight chance of thunderstorms, but you can only see a few fluffy white clouds overhead. So you and your tennis partner grab your racquets and balls and head for the tennis court. You spend a few minutes warming up and then—wait! Is that thunder you hear? Was that a lightning flash?

Go indoors >

In-vehicle Monitoring Systems

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of work-related death across all industries combined in the United States (BLS data). Well over a thousand workers (1,270) died in 2019 in a work-related roadway incident.

Prevent crashes >

Know Your HIV Status CDC recommends everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 get tested for HIV at least once. People at higher risk should get tested more often. Should you get tested? >  En Español

5 Facts About SUDEP

SUDEP stands for Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy. SUDEP refers to deaths in people with epilepsy that are not from injury, drowning, or other known causes. Most, but not all, cases of SUDEP happen during or right after a seizure.

Things you should know >

How to Grill Safely Food poisoning peaks in the summer months when warmer temperatures cause foodborne germs to flourish. Follow these steps for a safe and enjoyable grilling season. Check your grill and tools > En Español

Disease of the Week Alzheimer’s Disease	Image of the Week Children in sandstorm

CDC COVID-19 Responder Stories

Troy Ritter says he usually has a hard-and-fast rule about being sent into the field: Don’t say no. A CDC environmental health officer and captain in the U.S. Public Health Service, Troy frequently gets dispatched to help prevent the spread of disease after a disaster. But when Hurricane Laura slammed into the southwestern Louisiana coast with 150 mph winds, he found himself having to bend his own rule for a previous engagement: his own wedding.

Read more about Troy Ritter