Contact Lens Awareness

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Week in Review

 

Contact Lens Awareness When cared for properly, contact lenses can provide a safe and effective way to correct your vision. In fact, more than 45 million Americans wear contact lenses. However, wearing contact lenses can increase your chance of getting an eye infection—especially if you do not care for your lenses the right way.

Protect your eyes >     En Español

 

West Nile Virus Summertime means mosquitoes and West Nile virus (WNV) season. A bite from an infected mosquito can make you or a family member sick. In the United States, cases are reported from summer and continue into fall.   Prevent mosquito bites >

Hurricane Preparedness You can’t stop a tropical storm or hurricane, but you can take steps now to protect yourself and your family. Prepare > En Español

 

Genomics Your genes, behaviors (such as exercise and eating habits), and environment are all factors that affect your health. The goal of precision health is to protect your health by measuring these factors and acting on them.  Protect your health >

Back to School Many students, parents, and school staff are eagerly looking forward to the 2021-2022 school year and a return to school routines. Supporting and promoting mental health is important to overall student health, but also to academics.    5 ways to support students >

 

Disease of the Week   Cerebral Palsy Image of the Week   Cholera treatment center

CDC COVID-19 Responder Stories   In mid-March, as COVID-19 cases were rising across the globe, Colorado opened one of the first drive-through COVID-19 testing sites in the United States. Jennifer Lehman, a CDC epidemiologist, was deployed to help the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) run this effort.

 

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