Blog Posts : CDC in Action

May is Hepatitis Awareness Month. In recognition, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new Vital Signs report to raise awareness about the importance of testing baby boomers for hepatitis C.

As a part of World Immunization Week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and global partners are promoting one of the world’s most powerful tools for health – the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease.

Dr. Donald Hopkins, past CDC Foundation Board Member and vice president of health programs at the Carter Center, was featured in the New York Times in an article in a series on leaders in science.

As I watch the latest reports of the new Avian Influenza A (H7N9) virus in China, I am reminded of the critical role the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plays in our nation’s health security. Since the first cases of H7N9 were detected on April 1, CDC scientists have been working around the clock with international partners to monitor the progress of this new strain of bird flu that has killed seven people, and counting, in Eastern China.

All of us here at CDC Foundation couldn’t agree more with this year's "Public Health is ROI" theme. We consistently see a significant return on investment from our public health efforts. Read more about our National Public Health Week-related ROIs.

Often a city‘s identity is attached to a significant event in its past, and for San Francisco that event is the Earthquake of 1906.  That fateful occurrence, in which thousands perished and our City burned to the ground, captured the attention of the whole world. Its legacy forged a commitment in the psyche of every San Franciscan – never again. 

A $3.2 million partnership creates two new public health buildings in Haiti, the Central Office of the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) and the Division of Epidemiology, Laboratory and Research (DELR), that will support the ongoing and important work of the Haitian Ministry of Public Health and Population.

It’s been almost two years since a devastating tornado ripped through the town of Joplin, Missouri, and the community continues to rebuild. Earlier this month, we had the opportunity to visit Joplin to learn more about The Independent Living Center-Joplin, one of seven programs chosen as a promising example of FEMA’s Whole Community Approach to emergency management.

If a disaster were to strike today, would your business, government agency or organization be prepared? That’s a question that we think about quite a bit here at the CDC Foundation, and it’s an issue where our Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) colleagues spend a lot of time. It’s also a topic that’s on the minds of CDC’s public health partners.