Stories

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Protecting Health in Haiti Amid Crisis

In today’s interconnected world, a health threat anywhere is a health threat everywhere. In addition to the rise of drug-resistant pathogens, environmental disasters and armed conflict represent some of the biggest ongoing threats to global health security in Haiti.

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Honoring Dr. Stephen B. Thacker’s Legacy by Inspiring a Passion for Public Health in Students

Dr. Stephen B. Thacker was extraordinarily dedicated to public health service. Now his family works to continue his legacy by supporting the public health leaders of tomorrow.

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Nothing For Us Without Us: How Connecticut is Rethinking Their Funding Systems

Connecticut, like many states, has varied demographics and different priorities across their 20 health districts. All the state’s communities have one overarching challenge, though: public health funding.

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Rapid Response: Incentives Prove Key to Information Gathering

Coffee and gift cards, provided by the CDC Foundation, proved crucial in recruiting participants for a CDC mpox survey among San Francisco's population of people experiencing homelessness.

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CDC Foundation Research Consortium Studies the Impact of Respiratory Infections on Patients, Hospital Systems and Public Health

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC Foundation and partners launched the Severe Acute Respiratory Infections Preparedness (SARI-Prep) research consortium to create a network of leading scientists and researchers from varying fields of expertise.

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Mike Melneck: Strengthening the Public Health System and Leaving a Legacy

Mike Melneck has led a life dedicated to strengthening the public health system. And throughout his career, he has also dedicated himself to giving back in ways often inspired by those who have helped guide his path.

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CDC Foundation Team Aids in Effort to Create Tribal Public Health Department

A team assigned to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians are working to establish a public health department to offer public health services provided by tribal members for tribal members.

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With Mariachi, Murals and Poetry, Houston Comes Together for a Healthier Community

Despite the heat in Houston, there was a large and joyous group of neighbors, friends and families dancing around the park’s outdoor stage as the University of Houston’s mariachi ensemble, the Mariachi Pumas, performed a tribute to the music of pop star Selena. Come Together Houston was a four-month long series of free public arts performances hosted by the University of Houston McGovern College of the Arts in collaboration with Houston Methodist Hospital.