Dr. Patrick O’Carroll started his role on Monday as the new president CEO of the Task Force for Global Health, one of the major nonprofits in Georgia.
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New Initiative Announced to Confront the U.S. Opioid Overdose Epidemic
By Dr. Judy Monroe, president and CEO of the CDC Foundation Unfortunately, most of us have a connection to the opioid overdose crisis now hitting the United States, whether through the struggles of a family member, friend, co-worker or neighbor. Here’s a statistic that brings the epidemic home: Today, more than 2 million people in […]
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Connected Communities: Harnessing Technology for Resilience
By Judy Monroe, MD, president and CEO of the CDC Foundation I know from my own experience in primary care and public health that it’s not a matter of if a community will need to respond and recover. It’s a matter of when, how and with what resources. California has been especially hard-hit by emergencies […]
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UN General Assembly Elevates Antibiotic Resistance to Crisis Level
What do we do if antibiotics no longer work and are no longer the “miracle drug” we’ve all come to take for granted since at least the 1940s?
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Sir Richard Peto Receives CDC Foundation Hero Award
By Dr. Judy Monroe, president & CEO of the CDC Foundation Did you know that cardiovascular disease (CVD), which includes heart attack and stroke, is the leading cause of death in the world today? Eighty percent of CVD deaths are the result of heart attacks and strokes, with more than three-quarters occurring in low-and middle-income […]
