Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the leading, national public health institute of the United States. It is a United States federal agency, under the Department of Health and Human Services, and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Its main goal is to protect public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability in the US and internationally. The CDC focuses national attention on developing and applying disease control and prevention. It especially focuses its attention on infectious disease, food borne pathogens, environmental health, occupational safety and health, health promotion, injury prevention and educational activities designed to improve the health of United States citizens. <br /><br />According to the CDC, <br /><ul class="bullet-list"><li>Detecting and responding to new and emerging health threats</li>
<li>Tackling the biggest health problems causing death and disability for Americans</li>
<li>Putting science and advanced technology into action to prevent disease</li>
<li>Promoting healthy and safe behaviors, communities and environment</li>
<li>Developing leaders and training the public health workforce, including disease detectives</li>
<li>Taking the health pulse of our nation</li>
</ul><br /><br />The CDC also conducts research and provides information on non-infectious diseases, such as obesity and diabetes, and is a founding member of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes. <br /><br />The CDC has been noted for the breadth of its resources and information provided to the American citizen during the 2019-20 Coronavirus Pandemic. More can be seen at this <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html">link</a>. Attached is an image of a CDC director warning in April 2020 urging preparation in the event a second wave of coronavirus in the winter turns out harsher than anticipated.
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United States
Massachusetts Spy
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The Massachusetts Spy, originally the Worcester Spy, was a newspaper published by Isaiah Thomas in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts in the 18th century. It was a heavily political weekly paper that was constantly on the verge of being suppressed by the Royalist government, from the time of its establishment in 1770 to 1776, during the runup to the American Revolution. In 1771-1773 the Spy featured the essays of several anonymous political commentators who called themselves "Centinel," "Mucius Scaevola" and "Leonidas." They spoke in the same terms about similar issues, kept Patriot polemics on the front page, and supported each other against attacks in progovernment papers. Rhetorical combat was a Patriot tactic that explained the issues of the day and fostered cohesiveness without advocating outright rebellion. The columnists spoke to the colonists as an independent people tied to Britain only by voluntary legal compact.
Isaiah Thomas and Paul Revere
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Thomas, Isaiah. “The Massachusetts Spy, May 3, 1775” (1975). Teach US History. Print. Newspaper Article. Accessed on 29, Jun 2020 at < http://www.teachushistory.org/node/333>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Spy">Wikipedia</a><br /><br /><p><strong>“The Massachusetts Spy or, American Oracle of Liberty, Worcester, Massachusetts.” <em>Library of Congress</em>. (July 2010). Print. Accessed on 29 Jun, 2020 at https://www.loc.gov/rr/news/circulars/spy.html. </strong></p>
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