Together Our Impact is Greater

In a study released today by the American Journal of Public Health, researchers from the CDC Foundation, Truth Initiative and University of Southern California found that California’s ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products reduced e-cigarette and cigarette sales without impacting neighboring states.

Christopher J.L. Murray and Sandro Galea selected as recipients for the CDC Foundation Fries Awards for Health.

For decades, communities across the country have been offering services and finding innovative solutions to address the U.S. drug overdose crisis. By working collaboratively with shared data, public health agencies, harm reduction groups and health systems can prioritize resource allocation can better understand which overdose prevention interventions are most successful.

The Oglala Lakota Sioux reservation of Pine Ridge in South Dakota is one of the largest in the country and is home to approximately 18,000 people, many of whom live in remote areas across nearly 2 million acres of land. For the past year, obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) Ryan Duggal, MD, has been serving as a staff physician with the Indian Health Service in Pine Ridge. From the outset, he felt right at home.