Throughout her career, Dr. Joan Cioffi leveraged her interdisciplinary background to foster connections between diverse actors in public health. She was an early believer in the value of bridging both laboratory and social sciences and academic and governmental work, allowing her to develop creative responses to some of society’s most pressing public health issues.
In response to rising drowning rates among U.S. children, the CDC Foundation and CDC, with financial support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, developed an initiative to fund 20 community-based organizations around the country to offer no-cost and low-cost swimming and water safety classes to kids aged 5 to 15.
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.
In partnership with CDC, the CDC Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the Veteran Suicide Prevention through Effective Evaluation Practice: Veteran Suicide Prevention Program Evaluation Toolkit for use by VSOs and other community-based programs with suicide prevention programs.
By the year 2000, measles was thought to be eradicated in the U.S. But in March 2024, the Chicago Department of Public Health and CDC confirmed that a child had contracted the disease.
In November 2023, people across the U.S. began reporting symptoms associated with food poisoning. The investigation that followed would reveal a Salmonella outbreak in 33 states.
In the annals of U.S. medical history, one study stands out for its profound impact on the ethics of medical research—the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Study of Untreated Syphilis at Tuskegee and Macon County, Alabama.
Throughout his career, which has included time in the United States military, as the founder of an investment management firm, as an author and as a philanthropist supporting the CDC Foundation, David Kotok has recognized and supported the advancement of urgent public health initiatives and ethical service.
