Stories

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COVID-19 Corps Communicators: Speaking the Same Language

From Alaska to the Great Plains to Puerto Rico, COVID-19 Corps communications specialists are finding creative ways to keep their diverse communities, no matter their native language, up to date on the latest coronavirus news and health department recommendations.

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Protecting Brazil’s Healthcare Workers from A Dangerous COVID Variant

Around the world, coronavirus variants continue to complicate the fight against COVID. To help protect Brazil’s frontline healthcare workers from the P.1 variant, the CDC Foundation is funding a research project to gather data on infection rates among hospital workers.

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The Fab Five supporting Navajo Nation’s COVID-19 response

Five of the CDC Foundation's public health pros are playing a major supporting role in the Navajo Nation’s model efforts to mitigate COVID-19 and get the tribe vaccinated. Meet Nicole, Larissa, Nicholas, Tori and Uly, and learn about the incredible response efforts that have taken place and the work that still needs to be done.

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CDC Foundation's Death-Certificate Detectives Investigate Data Equity Issues

When the COVID-19 pandemic reinforced the importance of standardized data to the public health system, surprising gaps started appearing in death certificate data. That's when these two recent grads began working directly with funeral directors to crack the case.

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Caring for the Homeless: Providing Access to Sanitation Stations During COVID-19

A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, handwashing remains a key mitigation strategy to prevent the spread of the virus...but access to clean water, effective handwashing supplies and restrooms can be challenging for people experiencing homelessness.

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Technical Assistance Helps Community Organizations Boost Capacity, Emergency Response

In the world of public health protection, technical assistance can mean something entirely different than the common understanding. Here's what it meant for 4 community organizations during their COVID-19 emergency response efforts.

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Pride and Protection: Colorful Masks Resonate with Tribal Community

When COVID-19 cases began spreading in South Dakota’s Rosebud Sioux Tribal Nation, the tribe quickly focused their prevention efforts. Though they were able to secure masks for most adults in the community, locating properly fitting masks for children was a challenge.

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Pandemic Teamwork: Partnering with the NFL to Fight COVID-19

When the 2020 NFL draft was interrupted by COVID-19, the league wanted to support frontline organizations — and so the Draft-a-Thon was born. Read how the CDC Foundation, one of 6 benefiting nonprofits, partnered with teams like the Baltimore Ravens to make an impact.