Disease Outbreaks Endanger Lives And Jobs, But There Are Solutions
It’s well-known just how harmful disease outbreaks can be in terms of lives lost or ruined. Families and communities can be devastated,...
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Take Action And Fight Flu This Season
The current flu season has been particularly intense. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), flu activity is...
Accelerating Implementation Of CDC’s 6|18 Initiative At The State Level
This week, the CDC Foundation, in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Grantmakers In Health (GIH), hosted a...
Impact Of The Zika Contraception Access Network (Z-CAN) For Women In Puerto Rico Highlighted In The
In 2016 during the Zika virus outbreak, Puerto Rico had the highest number of Zika infections in the United States, a high rate of...
Hurricane Recovery Needs Won’t Stop When The Calendar Changes
When looking back on the top news stories of 2017, one that certainly rises to the top is the record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season....
Lex Frieden Receives 2017 Fries Prize for Improving Health
Lex Frieden, MA, LLD, today will receive the 2017 Fries Prize for Improving Health for being an architect of the Americans with...
Countdown to History: World Polio Day
A dozen cases of wild polio virus have been reported globally in 2017. Of course, one case of polio is one case too many when you are on...
Dr. Bill Foege: A Giant in Public Health
Earlier this week, Bill Gates published a blog post about his global health mentor Dr. William (Bill) Foege, a former Centers for Disease...
CDC Foundation Activates Fund to Address Widespread Health Challenges Following Hurricane Harvey
In the wake of some of the worst flooding in U.S. history, the CDC Foundation today is activating its Emergency Response Fund to help the...
CDC Foundation Rebranding Highlights the Power of Collaborations to Save and Improve Lives
The world faces many complex health challenges—more than any single individual, organization or government entity can tackle alone....
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