By the year 2000, measles was thought to be eradicated in the U.S. But in March 2024, the Chicago Department of Public Health and CDC confirmed that a child had contracted the disease.

In November 2023, people across the U.S. began reporting symptoms associated with food poisoning. The investigation that followed would reveal a Salmonella outbreak in 33 states.

In the annals of U.S. medical history, one study stands out for its profound impact on the ethics of medical research—the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Study of Untreated Syphilis at Tuskegee and Macon County, Alabama.

Throughout his career, which has included time in the United States military, as the founder of an investment management firm, as an author and as a philanthropist supporting the CDC Foundation, David Kotok has recognized and supported the advancement of urgent public health initiatives and ethical service.

Launched in 2014, PARMA was designed to bring together malaria experts across Africa and the U.S. to track emerging resistance so countries can adapt treatment protocols. Nowhere is this work more critical than in the hard-hit countries of sub-Saharan Africa.

The CDC Foundation’s Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) program is making an impact by addressing fatal and non-fatal overdoses community by community—and often block by block.

An estimated 58 million children still do not have access to rotavirus vaccines due to high vaccine costs and a lack of access to health care. In response, the CDC Foundation is working with 11 priority countries to protect children from this deadly virus.

It is important to honor those who have served and protected the United States. Part of that recognition is understanding and providing support for the unique challenges veterans and military families face. Suicide remains one of the most serious public health issues for veterans.