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• CDC to Invest $2.1 Billion to Protect Patients and Healthcare Workers from COVID-19 and Future Infectious Diseases September 17, 2021
  CDC to invest $2.1 billion in infection control to support state and other public health departments against COVID-19.
• Number of States with High Obesity Prevalence Rises to Sixteen September 15, 2021
  The number of states in which at least 35% of residents are obese has nearly doubled since 2018 – and disparities persist - according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• AmeriCorps and CDC Launch Public Health AmeriCorps, Seek Proposals to Build a New Generation of Public Health Leaders September 8, 2021
  AmeriCorps, the federal agency for volunteering and national service, has launched Public Health AmeriCorps, a new partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support the recruitment, training, and development of a new generation of public health leaders who will be ready to respond to the nation’s public health needs.
• CDC Announces More Than $300 Million in Funding to Support Community Health Workers September 3, 2021
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded more than $116 million in year one, of a three-year, $348 million program, to organizations for community health worker (CHW) services to support COVID-19 prevention and control.
• CDC launches COVID-19 resources for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities August 31, 2021
  CDC works 24/7 saving lives, protecting people from health threats, and saving money to have a more secure nation. A US federal agency, CDC helps make the healthy choice the easy choice by putting science and prevention into action. CDC works to help people live longer, healthier and more productive lives.
• CDC Statement Following ACIP Pfizer-BioNTech Vote August 30, 2021
  Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for use of the Pfizer-BioNTech’s licensed vaccine for people 16 and older.
• CDC Investigation Update: CDC identifies source in Salmonella outbreak linked to Italian-style meats August 26, 2021
  CDC identifies source in Salmonella outbreak linked to Italian-style meats.
• Vice President Kamala Harris Opens New CDC Southeast Asia Regional Office in Vietnam August 25, 2021
  CDC works 24/7 saving lives, protecting people from health threats, and saving money to have a more secure nation. A US federal agency, CDC helps make the healthy choice the easy choice by putting science and prevention into action. CDC works to help people live longer, healthier and more productive lives.
• New Research Uncovers Concerning Increases in Youth Living with Diabetes in the U.S. August 24, 2021
  Diagnosed cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes are surging among youth in the United States. From 2001 to 2017, the number of people under age 20 living with type 1 diabetes increased by 45%, and the number living with type 2 diabetes grew by 95%.
• CDC Investigation Notice Regarding Two Multistate Outbreaks of <em>Salmonella</em> Infections August 24, 2021
  A CDC investigation notice regarding two multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections has been posted: https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/italian-style-meat-08-21/index.html