Working Outdoors in Smoke

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Many outdoor workers may be exposed to smoke from wildland fires.

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Week in Review

Working Outdoors in Smoke

Wildfires and fires occurring in the wildland-urban interface (where wildland vegetation and urban areas meet) may present a major health hazard to outdoor workers from exposure to smoke.

Reduce smoke exposure >

Children's Mental Health

Transitioning back to early childhood programs or school— or starting them for the first time—can create extra challenges during a pandemic. Learn what parents and teachers can do to help children make a successful transition to in-person learning and care.

Make transitions smoother >

Avoid Harmful Algae Harmful algae and cyanobacteria (sometimes called blue-green algae) can produce toxins (poisons) that can make people and animals sick and affect the environment.  Keep you and your pets safe >

Group B Strep

The two best ways to prevent group B strep (GBS) disease during the first week of a newborn’s life are:

• Testing pregnant women for GBS bacteria
• Giving antibiotics, during labor, to women at increased risk

Prevent strep >

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Extreme Heat High temperatures kill hundreds of people every year. Heat-related deaths and illness are preventable, yet more than 700 people die from extreme heat every year in the United States. Keep your cool >

Dental Public Health

Dental public health is a form of dental practice that serves a community rather than an individual, improving the oral health of the whole population. The field works to increase access to oral health care and reduce oral health disparities. CDC’s accredited Dental Public Health Residency Program meets the need for specially trained dental professionals in public health.

Apply to the Residency Program >

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CDC COVID-19 Responder Stories

Read more about Peggy Honein

Working about 12 hours a day, seven days a week, to fight COVID-19’s spread attests to a person’s dedication. Helping steer billions in funding and hundreds of support staff to people fighting outbreaks around the country attests to her leadership. Peggy Honein has spent most of that time in CDC’s COVID-19 response heading up efforts that have strengthened the nation’s health departments and revamped how CDC responders collaborate with them.