Together Our Impact is Greater

As we look forward to the year ahead, we are taking this opportunity to look back at some of the many highlights from our Contagious Conversations podcast in 2023.

The CDC Foundation is thrilled to announce its new partnership with Elevance Health CARES, a public charity created to complement the work Elevance Health Foundation does to advance health equity across America, through their support of the CDC Foundation’s Emergency Response Fund with funding that is ready for the next public health emergency. Elevance Health CARES' generous gift will provide immediate, flexible resources to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) experts addressing emergencies affecting public health ranging from natural disasters, emerging disease outbreaks or bioterrorist threats in the US and around the world. This commitment is critical and can save and improve lives during a public health emergency where federal appropriations are limited or not available. Building on more than a collective 40 years’ experience for improving the health of socially vulnerable populations, this partnership reflects the CDC Foundation and Elevance Health CARES' pledge to improve the health of humanity, advance equity and strengthen communities even in challenging times.

In 2023, the CDC Foundation proudly awarded seven CDC-Hubert Global Health Awards and four Pappaioanou Veterinary Public Health and Applied Epidemiology Awards. Recognizing that an increasingly connected world requires an equally robust public health workforce, the CDC Foundation worked with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the funds’ donors to help address this need by updating the scope of the Hubert and Pappaioanou Awards.

Created in partnership with rural, frontier and tribal public health experts, a new guide to improving health communication to rural populations recommends working with community members themselves to create effective messaging to promote vaccination.