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Business Sector and CDC
CDC touches American businesses in many ways. Two of the most important ways are by ensuring health security and contributing to a healthy economy. CDC helps protect businesses against expensive and dangerous health threats, provides guidelines and information to protect workers, and helps employers and employees reduce healthcare spending on chronic diseases. CDC works 24/7 as the nation’s health protection agency to keep Americans safe both domestically and internationally. Opportunities to Connect with CDCCDC Business Health Executive Quarterly Calls: Calls between CDC experts and private sector chief medical officers, medical directors, and other business health leaders. These calls increase communication between the business sector and CDC. To receive call invitations, contact us. Each call includes:
Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Calls/Webinars: During COCA Calls/Webinars, subject matter experts present key emergency preparedness and response topics, followed by meaningful Q&A with participants. 
Health Alert Network (HAN): CDC's primary method of sharing approved and verified information about urgent public health incidents with public information officers, local public health practitioners, clinicians, and others. 
Vital Signs: Offers recent data and calls-to-action for important public health issues such as: HIV, obesity, alcohol and tobacco use, access to health care, and healthcare-associated infections. 
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Often called “the voice of CDC,” the MMWR series is the agency’s primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. 
CDC Foundation’s Business Pulse: Released quarterly and focused on health topics that matter to business; highlights how CDC’s work protects Americans, businesses, and the workforce. Topics range from major health emergencies to chronic threats that have an impact on health and productivity. Partnering with CDCCDC values the unique strengths business partners can bring to our work. CDC has many active collaborations with businesses and corporate foundations and there are a variety of ways to partner with CDC. Tools and Resources for BusinessLearn more about CDC, and the resources and expertise that are available to help protect the health of your business, your workforce, and the nation. Outbreaks Affecting International TravelersSyndicated Content Details:
Source URL: http://www.cdc.gov/about/business/business-sector/index.html Source Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Captured Date: 2016-05-23 22:53:26.0
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