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A Look Back at 2023’s Most Contagious Conversations

By Claire Stinson  As we look forward to the year ahead, we are taking this opportunity to look back at some of the many highlights from our Contagious Conversations podcast in 2023. This year, we...

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Not Just Jackson: Mississippi Organization Takes on Health Threat of Unsafe...

By Ruth O’Neill In late August 2022, storms and flooding caused the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant in Jackson, MS to fail, leaving over 150,000 people without access to safe drinking water for...

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Peer Navigators Provide Personal Support in Puerto Rico’s Fight Against Opioids

By April Biagioni  Peer navigators from the CDC Foundation’s Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program are on the front lines of the opioid crisis in Puerto Rico, engaging with communities across the...

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To Create Healthy Communities, Public Health and Business Must Work Together

By Judy Monroe, MD  Today our nation and world face incredible health challenges—costly infectious and chronic diseases and large-scale emergencies. These challenges take lives and negatively impact...

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CDC Foundation Releases New Episode of Contagious Conversations Podcast Using...

The CDC Foundation is introducing a new take on its popular podcast series, Contagious Conversations.The updated show format will use a story arc in each episode to explore critical public health...

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Thriving Together Atlanta encourages conversation and fosters connection

By Kristen Taylor and Lily SamuelHas a play you’ve seen ever made you think differently? Has a mural stuck with you long after you’d walked away?Public art plays a vital role in spurring conversations,...

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Reflecting on the Legacy of Dikembe Mutombo, NBA Legend and CDC Foundation...

By Judy Monroe, MD One of my first actions after being selected in 2016 by the CDC Foundation Board of Directors to serve as the president and CEO was to meet individually with each board...

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Thank You to Bernie Marcus for Making the World Safer 

By Judy Monroe, MD Bernie Marcus, who passed away in early November, played a large role in the CDC Foundation and in the presence of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta as...

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Overdose Response Coming to Rural Communities in Georgia 

Provisional data indicate that drug overdose deaths dropped 17 percent in the United States between July 2023 to July 2024—the largest decrease on record. That adds up to about 19,000 lives saved. And...

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Jerome Bettis, “The Bus,” Stops at the Big Game for Heart Health

By Toni Perling Pro football legend Jerome Bettis, the former running back better known as “The Bus,” brought a heart health message to the big game in New Orleans on behalf of the CDC Foundation and...

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