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A una mamá joven se le vino el mundo encima cuando le diagnosticaron cáncer de cuello uterino. Entérese de lo que está haciendo para proteger a sus hijos de los cánceres asociados al VPH.

A una mamá joven se le vino el mundo encima cuando le diagnosticaron cáncer de cuello uterino. Entérese de lo que está haciendo para proteger a sus hijos de los cánceres asociados al VPH.

La doctora Ruth Luna-Gierke, una epidemióloga de la División de Enfermedades Transmitidas por los Alimentos, el Agua y el Ambiente de los CDC, habla sobre los peligros de la infección por Listeria o listeriosis durante el embarazo, y sobre cómo el queso fresco y otros tipos de quesos blandos consumidos en la comunidad hispana a veces pueden estar contaminados con Listeria.

La doctora Ruth Luna-Gierke, una epidemióloga de la División de Enfermedades Transmitidas por los Alimentos, el Agua y el Ambiente de los CDC, habla sobre los peligros de la infección por Listeria o listeriosis durante el embarazo, y sobre cómo el queso fresco y otros tipos de quesos blandos consumidos en la comunidad hispana a veces pueden estar contaminados con Listeria.

When newborn screening started in the U.S. 50 years ago, many questioned whether it was even possible to test every baby born in every state. Today, all states screen babies for at least 29 disorders that can be detected through laboratory testing. In this podcast, Dr. Carla Cuthbert talks about CDC’s Newborn Screening Quality Assurance Program and the role laboratories play in keeping babies healthy.

Dr. Aron Hall, a CDC epidemiologist specializing in noroviruses, discusses six tips to help prevent the spread of norovirus.

Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a contagious illness that mainly affects children under five. In this podcast, Dr. Eileen Schneider talks about the symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease, how it spreads, and ways to help protect yourself and your children from getting infected with the virus.

This documentary short chronicles the hard work behind folic acid fortification in the United States and its positive effects on the health and well-being of so many children and families.

Research shows that when students eat healthy and are more physically active, they do better in school. With CDC’s help, communities nationwide are putting this research into practice, inside and outside the classroom, 365 days a year. Tune in to this podcast to hear specific steps that communities in Chicago and San Diego are taking to turn their schools into places where students not only learn the importance of eating healthier and being more physically active but, in fact, practice it.