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May
26

Domestic Travel During COVID-19

The following is reprinted from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s COVID-19 website. Delay travel until you are fully vaccinated. If you are not fully vaccinated and must travel, follow CDC’s recommendations for unvaccinated people. People who are fully vaccinated with an FDA-authorized vaccine or a vaccine authorized for emergency use by the World Health Organization … Read more

Sep
21

Video Series Highlights the “Faces of Work-Related COPD

The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) has produced a series of videos aimed at getting the word out about work-related Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Faces of Work-related COPD is an impact video series that is part of a NORA Respiratory Health Cross-Sector Council initiative. There are four short … Read more

Aug
28

How to Select, Wear, and Clean Your Mask

The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) recommends that you wear masks in public settings around people who don’t live in your household and when you can’t stay 6 feet away from others. Masks help stop the spread of COVID-19 to others. Wear masks with two or more layers to stop the spread of COVID-19 Wear … Read more

Jun
30

Check-Up Checklist: Things to Do Before Your Next Check-Up

The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) offers the following recommendations on how to prepare for your next check-up: Getting check-ups is one of many things you can do to help stay healthy and prevent disease and disability. You’ve made the appointment to see your health care provider. You’ve reviewed the instructions on how … Read more