viernes, 14 de diciembre de 2012

Digital Press Kit: Give the Gift of Health and Safety: Healthy Living Holiday Tips

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Digital Press Kit: Give the Gift of Health and Safety: Healthy Living Holiday Tips

Give the gift of health and safety to yourself and others this season by paying special attention to your health. CDC has put together a digital press kit filled with health and safety tips for the holidays. This digital press kit includes information on food safety, holiday health e-cards, podcasts, and quotes from CDC experts. View DPK

Digital Press Kit

Give the Gift of Health and Safety: Healthy Living Holiday Tips

The holidays are a time to celebrate, give thanks, and reflect. Give the gift of health and safety to yourself and others this holiday season by paying special attention to your health. To get started on your new year’s resolution early; follow these holiday tips and start living a healthier lifestyle.
  • Make healthy food choices and prepare food safely. Remember these simple steps: wash hands and surfaces often, avoid cross-contamination, cook foods to proper temperatures, and refrigerate promptly.
  • Don't drink and drive or let others drink and drive. Holiday cheer can raise many glasses, but remember, whenever anyone drives drunk, they put everyone on the road in danger.
  • Ensure your travel is healthy and safe. Whether you're traveling across town or around the world, pack a travel health kit and talk with your doctor about how to stay healthy and safe before, during, and after your trip.
Nobody likes to be sick during the holidays, so be sure to wash hands often to keep germs from spreading. Take a few minutes to make a healthy lifestyle part of your holiday and New Year’s resolution.
Learn more about healthy living.
Selected Quotes
During the holidays, we’re often cooking bigger meals for more people than we’re used to. That’s why it’s particularly important to remember and follow the food safety steps: cook, separate, clean and chill during this time of year. Foodborne illnesses are at the very least unpleasant, but they can also be dangerous.
- Dr. Barbara Mahon, Deputy Chief, Enteric Diseases Epidemiology Branch, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This a wonderful time of year where friends, family, and co-workers come together to celebrate. Unfortunately, alcohol is often involved, and drinking and driving may occur. Drinking and driving is a public health concern with far–reaching effects. Be safe on the roads, don't drink and drive or let others drink and drive.
- Linda C. Degutis, Dr.P.H., M.S.N., director of CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Airports can be especially busy during the holiday season with travelers flying home to see loved ones. This often involves close contact in crowded surroundings, which may lead to illness or injury that can ruin your trip. CDC wants your holiday travel experience to be healthy, safe, and memorable. Talk with your doctor about how to stay healthy and safe before, during, and after your trip.
- Captain Gary Brunette, MD, MS, Branch Chief, Travelers' Health, National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases
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Contact Information
CDC Media Relations
(404) 639-3286
media@cdc.gov
Spokesperson
Barbara Mahon, MD, MPH
Spokesperson
Linda C. Degutis, DrPH, MSN
Spokesperson
Captain Gary Brunette, MD, MS
Graphics/Charts
FAmioly enjoying the hoildays
Keep your family safe from food poisoning
Young woman cooking
Multimedia
Health-e-Cards
Podcast
Video
The 12 Ways to Health Holiday Song
The 12 Ways to Health Holiday Song
Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The 12 Ways to Health Holiday Song
Foodborne Illness: A Handy Overview
Foodborne Illness: A Handy Overview
Author: Barbara Mahon, MD, MPH
Date: 1/24/2011
Foodborne Illness: A Handy OverviewExternal Web Site Icon
Food Safety Counts!
Food Safety Counts!
Author: USDA
Date: 10/2012
.Food Safety Counts! External Web Site Icon
Way to Go: Passport To Health
Way to Go: Passport To Health
Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date: 2/8/2010
Way to Go: Passport To Health
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