Together Our Impact is Greater

On September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall along the gulf coast of Florida as a Category 4 tropical storm. In the wake of the storm, the Health Wagon, a non-profit that provides health care to medically underserved people in the mountains of Appalachia, quickly sprang into action.

The CDC Foundation's successful Overdose Response Strategy program connects public health and public safety agencies so they can share timely information and support innovative and evidence-based strategies to reduce overdose deaths. Now, the ORS has been awarded new funding to continue that important work in rural areas, where many smaller communities face specific challenges in dealing with substance abuse.

Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s deadliest infectious disease, responsible for approximately 1.3 million deaths globally. People living with HIV are particularly vulnerable to TB because of their weakened immune systems.

CDC Foundation names Raymond Baxter as new board chair and Brian Gott and Donald Warne, MD, MPH, as new board members.