The CDC Takes Action Against the MRSA Skin Infection
The CDC is in the process of a new initiative to get the word out about MRSA. MRSA, as most will remember, is a type of staph bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics, and is often found in hospitals and other health facilities.
The new initiative is a plan to reach out to the general public in the places that they communicate most in an effort to give everyone a better understanding of how MRSA is spread, how to prevent it, and what to do if you think you might have contracted it.
The CDC will be going into Web sites, mom blogs, using web banners, putting out
Parents can also help out by informing their kids on how to keep their hands clean by washing often and taking care of cuts and other injuries as soon as they occur. In other words, if 'Timmy' gets a scraped knee by falling down while playing, it would be best for him to go in to a parent and have it cleaned and taken care of right away instead of brushing himself off and going back to play with his friends.
fact sheets, placing posters in visible locations, making public service announcements on the radio, and using various other media sources to get the word out. I