Press Releases

STRETCH 2.0 is requesting applications from eligible community-based organizations (CBOs) and state public health agencies partnering to work through cross-sector collaboration to complete capacity-building activities to achieve their common goals of advancing opportunities for all community members to live their healthiest lives.

CDC Foundation names three new board of directors.

Winston Wong, MD, MS, scholar-in-residence at the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity, has been elected to the board of directors of the CDC Foundation.

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.