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What is Public Health

Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. This work is achieved by promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and injury prevention, and detecting, preventing and responding to infectious diseases. Overall, public health is concerned with protecting the health of entire populations.

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Health Equity: Resources CDC Foundation

Web ResultAdvancing Health Equity Through Immunization. The COVID-19 pandemic spotlighted health inequities at national, state and local levels. This report from Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) details the role …

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New Public Health Communications Guide: Reaching Rural …

Web ResultIn response to this need, the CDC Foundation developed a downloadable document called Strategies to Improve Communication and Messaging in Rural Populations: Guidance for Supporting Vaccination, to be released on …

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Community-Based Organizations CDC Foundation

Web ResultOur Partners for Public Health Impact. The CDC Foundation works with community-based organizations to help build capacity to improve the health and well-being of their communities—especially those disproportionately impacted. When funding …

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Climate Change and Health CDC Foundation

Web ResultClimate change is the greatest health threat of the 21st century. Everyone faces a risk of health impacts associated with climate change, including extreme weather events, worsening air quality, changes in the spread of infectious diseases, …

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Our Work on Health Equity CDC Foundation

Web ResultBecause we believe we have more impact working together, the CDC Foundation is supporting communities and eliminating inequities by investing in the building blocks of health. Our goal is to shape vibrant, healthy, resilient and thriving communities …

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CDC Foundation Launches Tools for Cancer Patients and …

Web ResultThe CDC Foundation today announced a suite of new resources and tools to improve cancer outcomes as part of its Empowered Health program. These new resources include the Empowered Health Academy, with content tailored to …

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Achieving Health Equity Through Equitable Data Systems

Web ResultThe CDC Foundation has developed Principles for Using Public Health Data to Drive Equity to create a more equitable data life cycle. In recent years, the persistence of health inequities have been highlighted. Data are the building blocks to help us to …

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Centering and Celebrating Cultures for National Public Health …

Web ResultThe first full week of April each year we celebrate National Public Health Week as an important reminder of the critical role that public health plays in protecting and improving the health of our communities. This year's theme is …

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New Initiative Launches with 10 State Health Agencies

Web ResultNew initiative launches to help states build health equity. The Strategies to Repair Equity and Transform Community Health (STRETCH) Initiative is a yearlong program helping create effective cross-sector and cross-agency …

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Global Health Security CDC Foundation

Web ResultIn today’s interconnected world, infectious diseases and other health threats can spread with alarming speed. Achieving global health security requires collaboration among world leaders to ensure that all countries have the capacity to prevent, …

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Using Storytelling to Promote Public Health

Web ResultAs part of the Partnering for Vaccine Equity program, the CDC Foundation and the Urban Institute addressed this challenge of promoting public health messaging with What’s Your Story? Creating Narratives to Support Public …

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Tracking Success: Business and Health Dashboards are Powerful …

Web ResultWith support from the CDC Foundation, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health reviewed the business and health dashboard marketplace. The project report offers practical advice to the business community on rebuilding …

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Augmenting Evidence of CDC’s HI-5 Initiative CDC Foundation

Web ResultThe HI-5 Initiative shifts the focus beyond traditional clinical approaches to health and explores social and environmental approaches that improve population health and health equity. With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the …

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Communications: Our Work in Action CDC Foundation

Web ResultThe Public Health Communications Collaborative (PHCC) was formed in August 2020 by the CDC Foundation, the de Beaumont Foundation, and Trust for America’s Health to provide unbiased communication about the COVID-19 pandemic. With …

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CDC Foundation, ASTHO and MPHI Provide Support to Strengthen …

Web ResultAbout ASTHO: ASTHO is the national nonprofit organization representing the public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. territories and Freely Associated States, and the District of Columbia, as well as the more than …

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How Does Climate Change Affect Health

Web ResultWater-borne diseases like cholera and leptospirosis will become more prevalent, and the combined effects of these physical threats and environmental deterioration will affect mental health and wellbeing. As the climate continues to change, some …

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Our Story CDC Foundation

Web ResultTogether Our Impact is Greater. The CDC Foundation is an independent nonprofit and the sole entity created by Congress to mobilize philanthropic and private-sector resources to support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) …

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Live to the Beat New Campaign

Web ResultToday, the CDC Foundation launches a new campaign, “Live to the Beat,” to help address cardiovascular disease in Black adults in the United States, who die from heart disease at a rate two times higher than their White …

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