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Dragon*Khan
It’s Labor Day weekend and Dr. Ali Khan is walking through the halls of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Atlanta. To his left, a group of excited superheroes check out each other’s costumes. To his...
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Teachable Moments – Courtesy of The Walking Dead on AMC
By Maggie Silver If you’ve been following our blog, you’ve probably figured out we’re big fans of zombies. While we know zombies are fictional, they tie in so well with another topic we’re deeply...
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Run for Your Lives
This weekend I attempted to stay healthy by running in a 5k. This wasn’t just any 5k though; along with several obstacles and an absurd amount of mud, it included zombies trying to “infect” runners...
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WARNING: zombies included!
This time last year we posted Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse. The blog post that took CDC from nerdy scientists to hip pop culture icons (at least that’s how we like to think of it). We’ve been...
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Zombie Nation: Making Zombies a Halloween Tradition
By Sandy Mackey, Zombie Expert, Delaware County EMA I have never in my life come face to face with a real live zombie, or would that be a real dead zombie? Either way, last Halloween I got my chance...
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Zombie Nation: A Degree in…Zombies?
By Glenn R. Stutzky Glenn Stutzky is a clinical instructor of social work at Michigan State University. He recently made headlines for his unusual course syllabus, which, you guessed it, included...
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Zombie Nation: Required Reading…“World War Z”
Yesterday we heard about a Michigan State Professor using zombies to make course work compelling. So who else is incorporating zombies into the curriculum? The University of Rhode Island has also...
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Zombie Nation: Teaching Preparedness through a Zombie Outbreak
By Carol Okupniak, RN, MSN, BC, Drexel University College of Nursing & Health Professions CDC’s Zombie Preparedness Campaign was the catalyst that inspired Drexel University’s College of Nursing...
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Zombie Nation: Move over Dorothy, Zombies are Taking Over
By Devan Tucking-Strickler, Kansas Division of Emergency Management When people hear “Kansas,” many think of a yellow brick road, ruby slippers, and a cute little dog named Toto. I’ve never met anyone...
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Dragon*Con 2012 – From a Noob Perspective
By Kara Stephens When I offered to coordinate CDC/PHPR’s participation at this year’s Dragon*Con, I truly did not grasp how big of an event it is. Dragon*Con is considered the largest pop culture...
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