The James F. and Sarah T. Fries Foundation honored David Sleet for his life-saving contributions that have led to better evidence, more effective translation and greater adoption of injury prevention interventions.

To provide standardized tobacco use data and track key tobacco control measures, Bloomberg Philanthropies is providing the CDC Foundation with a two-year, $14 million grant that will enable CDC, in partnership with the World Health Organization, to conduct repeat tobacco usage surveys in 11 countries to measure tobacco control progress.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is leading a consortium of malaria partners aiming to eliminate indigenous cases of malaria on the island of Hispaniola by 2020. Hispaniola, which includes the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, is the only remaining island in the Caribbean where malaria is endemic.

For the eighth consecutive year, the CDC Foundation has achieved a 4-star rating by Charity Navigator. Four stars is the highest rating awarded by Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities.

Business Pulse: Healthy Workforce, launched today by the CDC Foundation, provides employers and workers with access to resources and information to help improve workforce health and safety, attract and retain high-performing employees and minimize healthcare costs.