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CDC's Spyglass on Aging --
Tools for Journalists Covering Seniors

A BACKGROUNDER KIT FOR REPORTERS
ON KEY PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES

2006 Backgrounder Kit
Mar 20, 2006 CRITICAL ISSUES IN ELDER HEALTH: WHAT THE CDC IS DOING TO PREVENT AND PROTECT
Mar 20, 2006 ASA/CDC Spyglass on Aging
Tools for Journalists Reporting on Aging
2002-2006
Mar 20, 2006 CDC Brain Health Initiative Focuses On Emerging Research on Cognitive Vitality
Mar 20, 2006 Epilepsy Among Older Adults: Underdiagnosed and Undertreated

 
 
2005 Backgrounder Kit
Mar 21, 2005 CDC Encourages Community Actions To Help Individuals Adopt Heart-Healthy Lifestyles
Mar 21, 2005 CRITICAL ISSUES IN ELDER HEALTH: WHAT THE CDC IS DOING TO PREVENT AND PROTECT: A Backgrounder Kit for Reporters on Key Public Health Issues
Mar 21, 2005 CDC Aims to Prevent Oral Diseases Among Older Americans

 
 
2004 Backgrounder Kit
May 6, 2004 CDC NEW BACKGROUNDER: ARTHRITIS AND ELDERS
May 6, 2004 CDC NEW BACKGROUNDER: PREVENTING HOSPITAL INFECTIONS
May 6, 2004 CDC UPDATE: NEWEST INFORMATION ON PREVENTING FALLS
May 6, 2004 CDC UPDATE: THE LATEST ON FLU, PNEUMONIA PROTECTION FOR ELDERS
May 6, 2004 CDC UPDATE: WHAT'S NEW ON WEST NILE AND SENIORS
May 6, 2004 CDC MEDIA PROJECT AND ITS PARNTERS

 
 
2003 Backgrounder Kit
Spring 2003 CDC Backgrounder: CRUCIAL ISSUES IN ELDER HEALTH: WHAT THE CDC IS DOING TO PREVENT AND PROTECT
Spring 2003 CDC Backgrounder: CDC ALERTS PUBLIC TO MULTI-GENERATIONAL BIRTH DEFECTS AND CANCER CAUSED BY DES, A DRUG ADMINISTERED TO PREGNANT MOTHERS UNTIL 1971
Spring 2003 CDC Backgrounder: CDC’S INITIATIVE ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TARGETS HUGE PERCENTAGE OF ELDERS WHO ARE SEDENTARY



2002 Backgrounder Kit
Spring 2002 CDC BACKGROUNDER: CDC's Spyglass on Aging -- Tools for Journalists Covering Seniors
Spring 2002 CDC BACKGROUNDER: CDC Aims to Minimize Disability, Maximize Functioning for Older Americans
Spring 2002 CDC BACKGROUNDER: Diabetes and Aging -- How CDC Is Working to Control and Prevent a $98 Billion Problem Affecting 7 Million Older Americans