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Emergency Fund Aids CDC's H1N1 Response The CDC Foundation has activated our Emergency Preparedness & Response Fund to support CDC's response to the novel H1N1 flu pandemic. To date, the Fund has helped CDC purchase Blackberrys for deployed experts and supported flu-tracking studies in New York, Delaware and Ohio. |
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Inside CDC's Emergency Operations Center: Q&A with Alan Harrison Alan Harrison, vice president for administration, serves as the Foundation's chief liaison to CDC's Marcus Emergency Operations Center. Harrison recounts his experience working in the nerve center of CDC's emergency response to the novel H1N1 flu pandemic. |
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Hand Washing: A Simple Step to Prevent Hospital Infections A CDC Foundation partnership with Kimberly-Clark Corporation produced a video and an education campaign for hospital patients and their families that are helping to prevent healthcare-associated infections and save lives. |
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Foundation Receives $25 Million Gates Foundation Grant for Disease Detection Work in Central Africa The largest single grant to the CDC Foundation is supporting a CDC collaboration with the World Health Organization aimed at strengthening disease surveillance and response in developing countries in Central Africa. |
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Improving Health Around the World With approximately 200 programs in the U.S. and countries around the world, partnerships forged by the CDC Foundation are as diverse as the expansive role of CDC in the global public health arena. Consider these examples... |
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Fall 2008
- Genes and Health
- Mobile Technology Helps Fight Disease in Aftermath of China Earthquake
- CDC Foundation Partnerships a "Win-Win" for Corporations and CDC
- Q&A with the President
- CDC Science on the Hill: CDC Washington
Fall 2007
- First Six Months Set Pace for Global Tobacco Fight
- CDC Science Helps Fight a Supersized Problem
- Workforce Wellness: A CEO's Perspective
- Keegan Pedals Coast-to-Coast for Polio
- CDC Dedicates Street to Louis Martin, D.V.M., M.S.
Fall 2006
- One Year After Katrina
- Sewing Machines Used to Fight Polio in India
- CDC Foundation Welcomes New Board Member, Gary Cohen
- Protecting a Child from a Killer Disease Costs Just $5
- CDC Foundation Hero Award Presented to Raymond J. Baxter
- Millions of Older Americans at Risk of Fatal Injuries from Falls
Spring 2006
- Partnership Mobilizes CDC's Global health Force in Asia and Africa
- CDC Team in Thailand Combats Emerging Infections at the Source
- Putting Global Health into Focus: A Conversation with Photographer Billy Howard
- Foundation Programs Span the Globe
Fall 2005
- Evening the Odds: Foundation Awards Grants to Counteract Hip Hop Tobacco Ads
- Perspectives: Training Disease Detectives in Kenya
- Hurricane Response: Emergency Fund Activated
- Jacobs Named CDC Foundation Board Chair
Summer 2005
- Get Smart on the Farm
- Washington Farmers Take Steps in an Antibiotic Free Direction
- Perspectives: Fellowship Provides International Opportunities
- Fund Helps CDC Respond to Tsunami and Future Disasters
- CDC Foundation Celebrates 10th Anniversary with A Tribute to Heroes
Spring 2005
- Breast Cancer Screening Hits the Road in Goshen, N.C.
- Foundation Program Officer Gives First-Hand Account of Visit
- Medical Student Mehul Tejani Experiences CDC
- Endowment for Global Health Priorities Receives Challenge Gift
- New Fund Helps CDC Respond to Global Disasters
Fall 2004
- Clean Water Empowers Women and Saves Lives
- Beyond Atlanta: A Look at CDC in Ft. Collins, Colorado
- CDC Foundation Launches Institute of Public Health Law
- CDC Foundation Helps Outfit New Visitor & Education Center
Spring 2004
- How CDC Protects Travelers in an Ever-Shrinking World
- Charting a Healthier Course
- Atlanta and National Advocacy Councils Formed
- A Conversation with National Advocacy Council Member Hazel Sanger You’ve Got E-mail
Fall 2003
- Vietnamese Lilly Fellow Gains Public Health Training and Experience
- A Conversation with Board Member Richard Edelman
- Former Fellow Brings Relationship with CDC Full Circle
- A Promising Future for the Management Academy
Summer 2003
- Inside CDC’s Marcus Emergency Operations Center
- VERB Campaign Gets Kids Off the Couch, Into Action
- A Conversation About Chronic Disease
Spring 2003
- The Challenges of Eradicating Polio
- A Conversation with Phil Jacobs, CDC Foundation Board Member
- CDC Boosts Georgia’s Economy
- CDC Lab Helps Prevent Diseases Linked to Environmental Toxins
Fall 2002
- A Conversation with Dr. Julie L. Gerberding, Director of CDC
- The Lasting Commitment of Pat McConnon
- Battling a Global Killer of Children
Summer 2002
- New CDC Public Health Museum Slated to Open in 2005
- Public Health Communication is Key in the New Battle Against Bioterrorism
- Tracking Disease Outbreaks in the Information Age
Spring 2002
- Marcus Foundation Commits $3.9 Million for CDC Emergency Operations Center
- Observations from Ground Zero
- Perspectives from Kenya
Fall 2001
- Controlling Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
- Obesity: A Growing Epidemic Among Americans
- Promoting Better Health for Youth through Physical Activity
- CDC Foundation Welcomes New Chair
Summer 2001
- International Fellowship Focuses on Hepatitis
- Cultural Sensitivity Key to Tobacco Control Interventions
- Improving Lives on a Global Scale - Donald Hopkins, M.D., M.P.H.
- Academy Sharpens Business Skills of Public Health Professionals
Spring 2001
- The Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance
- Chagas’ Disease and the Kissing Bug
- NHANES Takes Measure
- EIS Profile: Steve Schroeder
Winter 2001
- The CDC Foundation’s Largest Grant
- The Life and Legacy of Louise Martin
- NY Gala Honors Epidemic Intelligence Service
- Two EIS Alumni Help Make the EIS 50th an All-Out Success
Summer 2000
- New Partnership Seeks to Stop Youth Violence Before it Starts
- MVP in the Fight Against Oral Cancer
- Wall Street Journal Reporter Will Direct Knight Journalism Fellowships
- $6M Contract Will Help States in Tobacco Research and in Prevention
- Partnership with Brazil to Foster CDC Technical Help
Winter 2000
- Safe Water, Simply Made
- Tracking the Global Path of Chemicals
- Knight Journalism Fellowships at CDC
- CDC Foundation Extends REACH to California
Fall 1999