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Media Advisory

For Immediate Release: October 14, 2008
Contact: Division of News & Electronic Media, Office of Communication
(404) 639-3286

CDC Adds Hispanic Media Resources to New Online Newsroom

What:

Resources for Hispanic media have been added to the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Online Newsroom. The Hispanic Media Resource section is designed to provide easy access to credible health information for Spanish-language media and English-language media that reaches Hispanic audiences. The web pages will supplement the new CDC Online Newsroom, which launched on September 4, 2008.

Hispanic Media Resources include:

Quick links to popular information like Hispanic and Latino health disparity information, data and statistics, as well as CDC documents translated into Spanish
An expanded library of formatted articles translated into Spanish. These ready-to-print health articles are free to use in any publication
Biographies for some of CDCa€?s most popular Spanish-speaking experts
Timely story ideas of special relevance for Hispanic and Latino audiences
Contact information for Arleen Porcell-Pharr, CDCa€?s Spanish Language Public Affairs Specialist

The following features of the new CDC Online Newsroom are available for all media:

Sign-up option to receive embargoed press releases and updates from other CDC publications
Newsroom image library with frequently requested high resolution photos
Press officer contact information
CDC media kit and fast facts

When:

CDC Hispanic Media Resources are live at http://www.cy118119.com/media/subtopic/spResources.htm.?? The new online newsroom is accessible at www.cy118119.com/media.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES