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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a long history of using technology and data to solve public health mysteries surrounding both chronic and contagious diseases. Just as diseases advance, however, so do the ways that technology and data can address them. Looking forward, it is vital to America’s health and national security for our nation to continue making investments in technology at CDC. That is the core message I take from a new op-ed in The Hill’s Congress blog today.

Learn how the University of Alabama at Birmingham is integrating Hepatitis C testing into their Emergency Department procedures.

Charles Stokes, CDC Foundation president and CEO, in a ceremony last evening received the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2013 Health-Care Hero Lifetime Achievement Award for his work helping the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advance its life-saving 24/7 work through public-private partnerships.

Recently I had the opportunity to attend the 2013 Milken Institute Global Conference, attended by 3,700 global leaders from across the health, education, philanthropy, government, media, finance, business and energy sectors, including 18 members of Congress. 

"Safe Injection Practices – How to Do it Right," a video of our One & Only Campaign, recently won two awards – a Gold AVA Digital Award and the grand prize for the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology 2013 Film Festival.

Celebrate World Malaria Day by making a gift to the Bed Nets for Children Program. Every $5 will help purchase an insecticide-treated bed net that will protect up to three children from malaria.

Vaccines are among the most successful and cost-effective public health tools available for preventing disease and death. Not only do they protect vaccinated individuals, they also help protect entire communities by preventing and reducing the spread of infectious diseases.

The Emergency Kit Cook-Off is a participatory preparedness activity inspired by the nonperishable contents of a 72-hour emergency food kit. Rather than scare, guilt or shame people into getting prepared, our outreach encourages play with preparedness principles. Specifically, to actually practice using the three days’ worth of shelf-stable food and potable water you squirreled away for your family.

When asked, leaders in communities everywhere will say that communication is by far the biggest problem during an emergency. However, communication is such a broad term that it does not pinpoint the problem. For instance, are communication problems caused by communication systems, like phone lines and cell towers or is it the communication you receive or try to obtain in an emergency?