Because maternal health is influenced by a wide range of factors—from access to care and quality of services to a mother’s support networks, employment status and access to healthy foods—the CDC Foundation takes a comprehensive approach that supports women before, during and after pregnancy.

In an interview with Robin M. Ikeda, MD, MPH, Epidemic Intelligence Service '91, we explore the remarkable career of a public health professional whose dedication to the field spans decades and extends well beyond her time at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

With the help of community-based organization Huddle Up Moms, women in southwest Virginia are accessing the education and resources they need to navigate their pregnancy and postpartum experiences.

Antibiotics are one of the most powerful tools in medicine. But research has shown that, in the U.S., up to 28% of these prescriptions are unnecessary—which can potentially lead to drug resistance.

The Louisville Quick Response Team is on the scene within 72 hours of an overdose in their area. But with no software to help them gather the information they need, the team has been relying on a simple pen and paper spreadsheet. That's where Maggie Negm comes in.

Pregnancy is an often complex journey and navigating it can be difficult. In northeast Ohio, the nonprofit Birthing Beautiful Babies (BBC) provides expecting mothers with company on that journey.

The world lost a visionary champion of health this week with the passing of William (Bill) Foege, MD, MPH, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health pioneer whose groundbreaking work was instrumental in eradicating smallpox.

Opened in 2020 in response to the opioid crisis in rural Haralson County, Georgia, the Your Haven addiction recovery community organization is a place of deep connections, second chances and new beginnings.