Press Releases

Camara Phyllis Jones receives the 2023 Elizabeth Fries Health Education Award.

Organizations will focus on youth-led and youth-centered education and outreach to help communities respond to climate-related health challenges.

On February 27 and 28, 2023, the CDC Foundation will convene a joint event with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) with the objective to accelerate public health data modernization through public private partnerships.

The CDC Foundation’s “Live to the Beat” campaign is kicking off its second year with an enhanced focus on community outreach aimed at helping address cardiovascular disease in Black adults in the United States.

A new exhibition at the David J. Sencer CDC Museum in Atlanta, titled Trusted Messengers: Building Confidence in COVID-19 Vaccines Through Art, features original art from six organizations working to increase vaccine acceptance in their communities. Their efforts were part of a 2022 collaboration between the CDC Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts that supported 30 organizations across the United States to use art to build vaccine confidence in creative and memorable ways.

Elaine Chambers named chair of the CDC Foundation’s Board of Directors.

The CDC Foundation today announced a suite of new resources and tools to improve cancer outcomes as part of its Empowered Health program. These new resources include the Empowered Health Academy, with content tailored to both patients and providers, and a peer support community, including a group directory.

Through the Infection Initiated Chronic Conditions Understanding and Engagement (ICUE) program, the CDC Foundation, in partnership with CDC, will bring together patient advocacy groups and community-based organizations (CBOs) focused on raising awareness and helping people with Long COVID and similar illnesses. These groups will work together to identify common objectives and opportunities to collaborate.

ASTHO, BCHC and NACCHO receive the 2021 Fries Prize for Improving Health.

The CDC Foundation announces climate and health initiative focused on young people, Including $550,000 in initial grants