Press Releases

The CDC Foundation today announced a new National Hypertension Control Program aimed at addressing this critical health challenge of uncontrolled high blood pressure in the United States.

CDC Foundation’s is launching the Live to the Beat campaign “Legacy of Heart Health” with help from NFL Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis to share resources to help Black adults address the stress that makes it challenging to focus on heart health.

CDC Foundation’s Live to the Beat campaign is launching a “Heart2Heart Challenge” to encourage Black women to give themselves permission to prioritize self-care for their own heart health.

To increase understanding of cardiovascular disease, the CDC Foundation and Amgen are partnering on a new global cardiovascular health initiative to support independent epidemiological research by the University of Oxford and technological and evaluation research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), African-American men are 25 percent more likely to die from heart disease, compared to non-Hispanic white men. To help address this health disparity, the CDC Foundation is partnering with Pfizer and Quest Diagnostics to launch the Million Hearts® “Healthy is Strong” initiative.

Business Pulse: Heart Health shares how the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) works to protect Americans’ heart health, a strategy that can improve worker productivity and lower healthcare costs.