Learn more about the many people and communities who are making an impact in health around the world. Below is a selection of highlights. For a full list, view all stories.
Every day, in every community, public health connects us all. Learn more about those who are making an impact and ensuring healthier and safer communities for us all.
Every day, in every community, public health connects us all. In our latest Report to Donors, learn more about those who are making an impact and ensuring healthier and safer communities for us all.
Known as the “Grande Dame” of philanthropy, Margaret Ellerbe Mahoney was a self-identified ‘doer.’ With her expertise in creating partnerships and opportunities to support public health, Ms. Mahoney was drawn to the idea of the CDC Foundation, which was launched in 1994. As a founding member of CDC Foundation's board of directors, Ms. Mahoney’s leadership was instrumental during its earliest days.
An initiative to help medical examiners and coroners–also referred to as Medicolegal Death Investigators (MDI)–share their data with public health and other agencies is having a major impact, allowing families faster access to death certificates and officials a quicker response to community health threats.
When dangerous pathogens are reported in healthcare settings like nursing homes or hospitals in metro New York, Infection Preventionists are called on to find the source of the problem, reduce the spread of related illnesses and educate and update healthcare workers on the latest hygiene techniques.
When a trio of tornados tore through Nebraska this spring, CDC Foundation data survey engineer Andrew Delicata helped prepare an emergency survey so local public health departments could gather info on their residents’ safety and well-being.
An 18-year-old college freshman relates how easy it was to get addicted to vaping – and how difficult it is to quit. A new report finds that e-cigarettes in fruit and minty flavors, marketed in youth-appealing packaging, contain more nicotine than ever before. But data also shows that local restrictions on the sale of flavored products have reduced sales in several states.
Just weeks ago, Lily Rivera saved a life. On the corner of Peace and Broad in Providence, Rhode Island, Lily works at an agency that organizes outreach teams and provides education to high-risk populations struggling with opioid addiction.
Every day, in every community, public health connects us all. In our latest Report to Donors, learn more about those who are making an impact and ensuring healthier and safer communities for us all.
Every day, in every community, public health connects us all. Learn more about those who are making an impact and ensuring healthier and safer communities for us all.
Every day, in every community, public health connects us all. Learn more about those who are making an impact and ensuring healthier and safer communities for us all.
Known as the “Grande Dame” of philanthropy, Margaret Ellerbe Mahoney was a self-identified ‘doer.’ With her expertise in creating partnerships and opportunities to support public health, Ms. Mahoney was drawn to the idea of the CDC Foundation, which was launched in 1994. As a founding member of CDC Foundation's board of directors, Ms. Mahoney’s leadership was instrumental during its earliest days.
From the battlefields of World War II to the front lines of global disease eradication, William "Bill" C. Watson, Jr.'s remarkable journey exemplifies the transformative power of dedicated public service. His three decades of visionary leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) not only shaped the organization's future but also set an enduring standard for value-driven public health leadership.
In the realm of intimate partner and sexual violence prevention, few names are as influential and respected as Dr. Linda Saltzman. Her groundbreaking work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Violence Prevention in the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control helped to define the entire field of domestic violence. She became one of CDC’s top experts on violence and one of the violence prevention movement’s most trusted allies.
