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CDC′s Hookup to Health is designed with you in mind – you choose the notifications and publications you subscribe to and receive. In a time of heightened public health awareness, CDC should be the first place for you to receive breaking health news. Credentialed journalists can be added to our e-mail distribution list to receive embargoed copies of press releases, MMWR summaries and other CDC notifications. CDC also produces two journals that highlight infectious and chronic diseases, the latest CDC recommendations and recent public health statistics. See the list below of subscription options.

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Published every Thursday, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report is CDC′s weekly journal highlighting public health investigation, along with providing reports and recommendations derived from science-based research. » subscribe here

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CDC Publications

Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal

Published by the Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, the Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal contains articles, letters and book reviews of various lengths highlighting past and present infectious diseases. To receive this journal online. » subscribe here

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

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Preventing Chronic Disease Journal

Published electronically by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, the Preventing Chronic Disease Journal looks to bridge the gap between current public health practice and future prevention of the top chronic diseases, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes and stroke, some of the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. To receive this journal online. » subscribe here

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