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Recently I had the opportunity to attend the 2013 Milken Institute Global Conference, attended by 3,700 global leaders from across the health, education, philanthropy, government, media, finance, business and energy sectors, including 18 members of Congress. 

"Safe Injection Practices – How to Do it Right," a video of our One & Only Campaign, recently won two awards – a Gold AVA Digital Award and the grand prize for the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology 2013 Film Festival.

Celebrate World Malaria Day by making a gift to the Bed Nets for Children Program. Every $5 will help purchase an insecticide-treated bed net that will protect up to three children from malaria.

Vaccines are among the most successful and cost-effective public health tools available for preventing disease and death. Not only do they protect vaccinated individuals, they also help protect entire communities by preventing and reducing the spread of infectious diseases.

The Emergency Kit Cook-Off is a participatory preparedness activity inspired by the nonperishable contents of a 72-hour emergency food kit. Rather than scare, guilt or shame people into getting prepared, our outreach encourages play with preparedness principles. Specifically, to actually practice using the three days’ worth of shelf-stable food and potable water you squirreled away for your family.

When asked, leaders in communities everywhere will say that communication is by far the biggest problem during an emergency. However, communication is such a broad term that it does not pinpoint the problem. For instance, are communication problems caused by communication systems, like phone lines and cell towers or is it the communication you receive or try to obtain in an emergency?

Often a city‘s identity is attached to a significant event in its past, and for San Francisco that event is the Earthquake of 1906.  That fateful occurrence, in which thousands perished and our City burned to the ground, captured the attention of the whole world. Its legacy forged a commitment in the psyche of every San Franciscan – never again. 

Over the years, I’ve found that there are many people who feel passionate about public health and recognize the vital role the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plays in our nation’s health and security. 

The CDC Foundation and CDC selected the “EvacuSpot” project as a Promising Example of the Whole Community Approach to Emergency Management. Evacuspot is creating unique evacuation signs as well as cultural landmarks in the city.