Stories

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On Stage and En Encena: Local Theater Educates with Bilingual Plays

What do wizards, wrestling and COVID-19 education have in common? Quite a bit, according to the Olympia Family Theater, an innovative nonprofit community theater in Washington State. The theater engages playwrights and performers in productions that can both entertain and inform audiences, with the goal of creating a stronger and healthier community through the arts.

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Healthy Mind, Healthy Body: Unique Initiative Helps Counter Pandemic Stress

COVID-19's accompanying stress, isolation and uncertainty have raised concerns about the mental health impacts of the pandemic. In response, the CDC Foundation supported the How Right Now/Que Hacer Ahora campaign.

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A Diverse Workforce Helps Health Departments Aim for Equity

CDC Foundation health equity project managers are providing wide-ranging support to health departments around the country to help community members live their healthiest lives, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability status and more.

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World Malaria Day: Celebrating Monumental Progress in Saving Lives

In October 2021, WHO made an announcement the public health community had dreamed of for over a century and worked towards for decades: the recommendation of a malaria vaccine that could save tens of thousands of lives each year. On World Malaria Day, we celebrate this enormous achievement in malaria control and elimination.

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A Career Spent in Service of Public Health

Dr. Gary R. Noble served in pivotal roles throughout the AIDS pandemic, spending 29 years at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and 10 years at Johnson & Johnson—demonstrating a dedication to public health that has its roots in his rural community-minded upbringing. Now he maintains an active retirement, supporting his family, the CDC Foundation and other important causes.

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In Crisis Situations, Improved Information Gathering Can Save Lives

60 percent of the world’s maternal deaths and 45 percent of newborn deaths occur in areas affected by war, food insecurity or natural disasters. Unfortunately, countries in crisis often lack accurate data about maternal and newborn health. Learn how we're filling those gaps.

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Filling the Gaps: How the CDC Foundation Bolstered Pandemic Hiring

The threat posed by COVID-19 sparked a massive national response. When the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) put out a funding announcement for help in bolstering public health capacity across the country, the CDC Foundation was quick to apply.

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Awash with Potential: Using Wastewater Surveillance to Shore Up Public Health

Wastewater surveillance: it’s not the most glamorous-sounding job on the planet, but it has the potential to spot COVID and save lives. Read more to get the scoop on poop!