The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has recommended that individuals aged ??? 13 years without evidence of immunity receive two-dose varicella vaccination,

Background: Concussions are common among youth athletes. Responsibility for the recognition and management of concussion is often put on coaches. To equip coaches with appropriate knowledge and skills, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the HEADS UP: Concussion in Youth Sports online training. Objectives: To determine whether HEADS UP coaches’ training improves knowledge, attitudes and behavioural intentions. Methods: Knowledge questions were grouped into scales by level of difficulty. Differences between pre- and post-test scores were calculated based on the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test Z-score and effect sizes were interpreted. Results: Coaches displayed a high level of knowledge in the pre-test. While lower difficulty questions did not show improvement from pre- to post-test, moderate and high difficulty questions did. Use of the training was associated with improved knowledge about symptom resolution, return-to-play recommendations and under-reporting of incidents of concussion. Coaches demonstrated improvement in five of the seven concussion-related attitude and behavioural intention items post training. Conclusion: HEADS UP training improved coaches’ knowledge on select topics and helped them feel more comfortable about responding to concussion among their athletes. This study provides insight into how to better focus future HEADS UP concussion health education efforts to fit coaches’ informational needs.

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BMI percentile curves for Chinese children aged 7–18 years, in comparison with the WHO and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention references

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980010000492 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 13 (12) ◽

pp. 1990-1996 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Jun Ma ◽

Zhiqiang Wang ◽

Yi Song ◽

Peijin Hu ◽

Bing Zhang

Keyword(s):

Disease Control ◽

Chinese Children ◽

Percentile Curves ◽

The Us ◽

Control And Prevention ◽

Centers For Disease Control

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Ethical Guidelines in Pandemic Influenza: Recommendations of the Ethics Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness ◽

10.1097/dmp.0b013e3181ac194f ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 3 (S2) ◽

pp. S185-S192 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Kathy Kinlaw ◽

Drue H. Barrett ◽

Robert J. Levine

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Disease Control ◽

Advisory Committee ◽

Pandemic Influenza ◽

Ethical Decision Making ◽

Antiviral Drug ◽

Drug Distribution ◽

Ethical Considerations ◽

Control And Prevention ◽

Centers For Disease Control

ABSTRACTBecause of the importance of including ethical considerations in planning efforts for pandemic influenza, in February 2005 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requested that the Ethics Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee to the Director develop guidance that would serve as a foundation for decision making in preparing for and responding to pandemic influenza. Specifically, the ethics subcommittee was asked to make recommendations regarding ethical considerations relevant to decision making about vaccine and antiviral drug distribution prioritization and development of interventions that would limit individual freedom and create social distancing. The ethics subcommittee identified a number of general ethical considerations including identification of clear goals for pandemic planning, responsibility to maximize preparedness, transparency and public engagement, sound science, commitment to the global community, balancing individual liberty and community interests, diversity in ethical decision making, and commitment to justice. These general ethical considerations are applied to the issues of vaccine and antiviral drug distribution and use of community mitigation interventions. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2009;3(Suppl 2):S185–S192)

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