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.
Jenkins County, GA has faced longstanding challenges with healthcare access, transportation, workforce shortages and limited behavioral health services. To help address these challenges, the CDC Foundation's Teens Linked to Care (TLC) program brings together schools, healthcare providers and community organizations to strengthen local support systems for youth.
Imagine a child born in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, the morning the Declaration of Independence took final shape a few blocks away. The world she entered was, by any modern measure, brutal. A child born today in the same neighborhood can expect to live more than twice as long—thanks to the evolution of public health.
Around the world, soccer is woven into daily life in different ways. Public health is similar as different communities face unique public health challenges shaped by geography, history and circumstances.
Antibiotics are one of the most powerful tools in medicine. But research has shown that, in the U.S., up to 28% of these prescriptions are unnecessary—which can potentially lead to drug resistance.
Because maternal health is influenced by a wide range of factors—from access to care and quality of services to a mother’s support networks, employment status and access to healthy foods—the CDC Foundation takes a comprehensive approach that supports women before, during and after pregnancy.
With the help of community-based organization Huddle Up Moms, women in southwest Virginia are accessing the education and resources they need to navigate their pregnancy and postpartum experiences.
Opened in 2020 in response to the opioid crisis in rural Haralson County, Georgia, the Your Haven addiction recovery community organization is a place of deep connections, second chances and new beginnings.
Pregnancy is an often complex journey and navigating it can be difficult. In northeast Ohio, the nonprofit Birthing Beautiful Babies (BBC) provides expecting mothers with company on that journey.
On 400 acres of scenic farmland in Fayetteville, Georgia, there is an inspiring organization dedicated to serving youth and veterans called Camp Southern Ground. Founded by GRAMMY award-winning artist Zac Brown, Camp Southern Ground offers residential summer camp experience for kids aged 7 to 17, and workforce and wellness transition programs to help veterans transition to civilian life after military service.
In an interview with Robin M. Ikeda, MD, MPH, Epidemic Intelligence Service '91, we explore the remarkable career of a public health professional whose dedication to the field spans decades and extends well beyond her time at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
When Melissa Danielson, MS, passed away on June 20, 2024, she left more than the profound impact she had on public health statistics and her passionate advocacy for child development—she left a legacy of kindness and giving, passion for connection and love of life.
The career of F. Marc LaForce, MD began in1965 with an assignment to the United States Public Health Service at the Communicable Disease Center—now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—in Atlanta, GA. Dr. LaForce’s public health career has spanned multiple continents and changed countless lives.
