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This collection is a one-stop shop for guidelines or recommendations developed by CDC, CDC working in collaboration with other organizations or agencies, or by CDC federal advisory committees. These documents contain statements that include recommendations, strategies, and/or information that assists decision makers (such as healthcare providers, federal, state or private agencies, employers, public health officials, or the public) in choosing between alternative courses of action in specific situations. Ultimately, these documents are focused on providing actionable steps to address a specific issue of importance to public health.

The topical areas covered include surveillance, investigation, diagnosis, treatment, intervention, prevention, control, and public health preparedness among others for several diseases and conditions.

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    Notice to readers: Newly licensed smallpox vaccine to replace old smallpox vaccine
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    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
    February 29, 2008
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    CDC has begun distribution of a new-generation smallpox vaccine, ACAM2000 (Acambis, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts), to civilian laboratory personnel,...
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    current
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    Assessment of cumulative evidence on genetic associations : interim guidelines
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    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office of Public Health Genomics.
    February 2008 | International journal of epidemiology. 2008; 37(1):120-32.
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    Established guidelines for causal inference in epidemiological studies may be inappropriate for genetic associations. A consensus process was used to ...
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    current
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    Evidence-based guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in women : 2007 update
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    Columbia University, USA.
    March 20, 2007 | Circulation. 2007; 115(11):1481-501.
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    superseded
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    CDC recommendations for lead poisoning prevention in newly arrived refugee children
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    National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.)
    3/31/06
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    Lead poisoning remains one of the most common and preventable pediatric environmental conditions even though the United States (US) has made great str...
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    current
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    Updated preparedness and response framework for influenza pandemics
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    Filetype[PDF - 511.78 KB]
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    Holloway, Rachel ; Rasmussen, Sonja A. ; ...
    September 26, 2014 | MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports ; v. 63, RR-06
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    The complexities of planning for and responding to the emergence of novel influenza viruses emphasize the need for systematic frameworks to describe t...
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    current
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    Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2006
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    Workowski, Kimberly A. ; Berman, Stuart M. ;
    August 4, 2006 | MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports; v. 55, no. RR-11
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    "These guidelines for the treatment of persons who have sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) were developed by CDC after consultation with a group of ...
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    Recognition of illness associated with the intentional release of a biologic agent
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    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
    October 19, 2001 | MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report. 2001; 50(41):893-7.
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    On September 11, 2001, following the terrorist incidents in New York City and Washington, D.C., CDC recommended heightened surveillance for any unusua...
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    retired
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    Tool Kit for Public Health Officials
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    National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), CDC
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    Public health professionals will play an important role in any radiation emergency. Key responsibilities (in addition to traditional public health fun...
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    current
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    Surveillance for epidemic cholera in the Americas : an assessment.
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    Vugia, Duc J. ; Koehler, Jane E. ; ...
    March 1992 | MMWR. CDC surveillance summaries : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. CDC surveillance summaries / Centers for Disease Control. 1992; 41(1):27-34.
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    In January 1991, epidemic cholera appeared in Peru and quickly spread to many other Latin American countries. Because reporting of cholera cases was o...
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    retired
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    PHIN batch specification