By Lily Samuel When it comes to health, it’s important to recognize how interconnected the world is. No nation, including the United States, can be truly safe until all countries have core public health capabilities ...

By Judy Monroe On a recent trip through LaGuardia Airport as I made my way into the terminal and through security, I was amazed at the airport’s transformation. What was once one of the nation’s ...

By Robert Foley, M.Ed., Senior Project Director and Eric Strunz, MPH  This Native American Heritage Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is launching a suite of new maternal health resources for American ...

By Judy Monroe, MD Dr. Eugene “Gene” J. Gangarosa, MD, MS, who passed away on August 11, 2022, at age 96, truly embodied compassion and commitment to improving the lives of others. His storied career ...

By Judy Monroe, MD  In today’s news cycle you see a multitude of health threats—COVID-19, cardiovascular disease, monkeypox, opioids and more. However, there is one health threat facing each of us: the impact to health ...

By Claire Stinson Did you know the World Health Organization (WHO) now describes climate change as the greatest health threat of the 21st century? But how does climate change affect health? This is just one ...

By Ruth O’Neill Due to flooding and growing violence, an estimated 1.5 million people have been internally displaced in Cameroon—most of them women and children. In such conditions, pregnant women are especially vulnerable and face ...

By David Snyder The COVID-19 pandemic has stressed the nation’s public health system. The challenges exposed by the pandemic have underscored the need to invest in and develop comprehensive, flexible and interoperable data systems to ...

With more than 3,000 homes in rural Alaska lacking piped water systems, sanitation remains a serious challenge in many remote communities. As COVID-19 reached Alaska, residents in these unserved communities became even more vulnerable to ...

In the past 15 months, the world has gained an entirely new vocabulary: one that includes new or previously little-known terms like “COVID” and “coronavirus,” as well as phrases like “monoclonal antibodies,” “mRNA,” “variants” and ...

By Candace Wheeler A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, handwashing remains a key mitigation strategy to prevent the spread of the virus, but access to clean water, effective handwashing supplies and restrooms can be challenging ...

By Hannah R. Buchdahl When the CDC Foundation first reached out to jurisdictions across the United States to assist with COVID-19 response efforts, American Samoa didn’t need the type of surge staff the Foundation was ...

By Judy Monroe, MD In a special episode of the CDC Foundation’s podcast, Contagious Conversations, I spoke with Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, the 19th director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ...

The impact of COVID-19 has been felt across the globe—changing the way people work and live. Public health messages about ways to mitigate the spread of the virus continue to be a key tool. The ...

By Jenny Parker Health threats are present everywhere, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is called upon to respond to disease outbreaks around the world. In a newly released report, CDC’s Center ...

By Hannah R. Buchdahl “This is my gap year,” says Anya Bazzell, MD, a recent graduate of the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. But it’s certainly not a year off, not with the COVID-19 ...

By Toni Perling There’s a sign in front of the Rutland, VT, town hall that reads, “Practice Social Distancing, Stay One Cow Apart.” And Vermont residents have taken heed, making the state one of the ...

By CDC Foundation Kadeshia Earl spends hours with her colleagues, Dr. Xi Pan and Laura Duarte, in a lab with samples of a deadly virus. It’s tedious work—safety and efficiency are paramount. Precision is critical. ...