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Physical inactivity is one of the leading risk factors for many diseases, including cancer, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).   Physical inactivity has a 25.3% prevalence in the US, where about 60% of adults say they are physically inactive as of 2020, according to the CDC.  That’s why the CDC launched a campaign to …
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Men, Why Should You Get Screened for Cancer? Join This Webinar 6/9/22!

Unfortunately, Latino men have lower cancer screening rates than their White peers. Only 30% of Latino men received a PSA test for prostate cancer in the past year, compared to 37% of White men. Colorectal cancer screening was lower in Latinos (49%) than Whites (58%), too. To address this issue, you’re invited to join our …
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How a Smoke-Free Policy Protects Apartment Tenants from Secondhand Smoke, COVID-19

Does someone smoke in your apartment complex? You might be inhaling your neighbor’s secondhand smoke. Inside multifamily dwellings, secondhand smoke can travel through doorways, halls, windows, ventilation systems, electrical outlets, and gaps around fixtures and pipes. Secondhand smoke, already a cancer-causing killer of millions, also might contribute to the spread of coronavirus. While there is …
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CDC Report: US Tuberculosis Cases Increased in 2022

US tuberculosis (TB) cases increased for the second straight year in 2022, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Certain racial and ethnic groups, including Latinos, saw considerable increases in TB infections. Let’s explore what this data means for Latinos, and why this population is more vulnerable to TB …
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CDC Vaccine Equity Event: Spotlight on Community-Based Organizations

This webinar introduces the new program, Partnering for Vaccine Equity, which supports national, medical, non-profit, academic, faith-based, and community-based organizations in their work to increase vaccine confidence and vaccine uptake. Subtitles and transcripts are available in English, Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese and Simplified Chinese. Event contains one Spanish presentation. Panelists’ bios are available in the agenda. Program website: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/health-equity/index.html
Agenda: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/videos/vaccine-equity/Agenda_Vaccine-Equity_Spotlight-on-Community-based-Orgs.pdf
English Transcript: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/videos/vaccine-equity/Full-Transcript_Vaccine-Equity-Event_English.pdf
Chinese Transcript: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/videos/vaccine-equity/Full-Transcript_Vaccine-Equity-Event__Simplified_Chinese.pdf
Vietnamese Transcript: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/videos/vaccine-equity/Full-Transcript_Vaccine-Equity-Event_Vietnamese.pdf
Spanish Transcript: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/videos/vaccine-equity/Full-Transcript_Vaccine-Equity-Event__Spanish.pdf
Korean Transcript: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/videos/vaccine-equity/Full-Transcript_Vaccine-Equity-Event__Korean.pdf

This video can also be accessed at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/videos/vaccines/Vaccine-Equity-Event-Recording.mp4

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