Updated CDC Web Site
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its Web site <www.cdc.gov/> this spring, adding a new layer of improved navigational tools to provide quick access to the most frequently sought resources.
Major sections of the Web site include Health & Safety Topics, Data & Statistics, Publications, Tools & Resources, News & Events, About CDC, and CDC for You.
• Health & Safety Topics: provides quick access to topic areas of the most interest including healthy living, workplace safety and health, and disease and conditions. Consult the CDC A to Z Index, available on all of the new CDC Web pages, for topics that are not displayed at this quick access point.
• Data & Statistics: this updated page makes the task of navigating this complex topic much easier than in the past. The most popular resources and most frequent starting points for finding statistics are prominently displayed. Farther down the page CDC Data & Statistics Resources are presented in a tabbed menu including surveys, vital statistics, and interactive tools.
• Publications: features three full-text journals, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, and Preventing Chronic Disease. The Publication by Topic section links to relevant Web pages and publication lists, with exact content type varying by topic.
• Tools & Resources: pulls together an interesting grab bag of useful items, such as body mass index calculators and immunization schedules. Also listed is a link to Other Languages where selected CDC materials are translated into nine languages frequently spoken in the US, such as Spanish, Vietnamese, and Chinese.
To help users stay current, the CDC provides a What’s New page <www.cdc.gov/Other/whats_new.html> on the Web site. To see changes and additions as they happen, subscribe to the CDC’s RSS feeds <www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/rss.asp> or e-mail updates <www.cdc.gov/emailupdates/>.
--Barb Folb
