CDC Foundation

Thank you to our donors and partners, public health is stronger across the globe. Learn more about the many people who are making an impact in the CDC Foundation’s latest Report to Donors. It’s All Because of You!

“We are the best profession in the world next to doctors, and that is my true belief – but even a doctor had a teacher.” — Danielle, elementary school teacher We're pleased to share that a video produced by Foundation partner How Right Now supporting teacher mental health was a recipient of a gold award in the 2024 Hermes Creative Awards competition. This video focuses on K-12 teachers and school staff sharing their experiences, struggles and coping strategies to help others feel supported, understood and validated. Watch here: https://cdcf.link/3UftCKN

Rotavirus is a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis in children worldwide and has a 2.5 percent fatality rate among infected children in low-income countries. To protect children from rotavirus by ensuring vaccine access and monitoring vaccine effectiveness, we worked with 11 priority countries alongside the World Health Organization , Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. These programs are helping the public health community determine the effectiveness and safety of newer rotavirus vaccines and address ongoing barriers to access. Read the full story here: https://cdcf.link/3Ugz2oR

Over the last six years, we funded 23 veteran-serving organizations. In partnership with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, the Veteran Suicide Prevention: Evaluation Demonstration Project helped veteran-serving organizations better evaluate the effectiveness of their suicide prevention programs and build their capacity to engage partners and better communicate and disseminate their evaluation activities and findings. Learn more in our new Report to Donors: https://cdcf.link/3xLAOXD

For #WorldMalariaDay, we're featuring a recent post by our Vice President for Infectious Disease Programs Catherine Zilber on our work with the Malaria Vaccine Implementation Programme in Kenya. Read more here: https://cdcf.link/44wHPbj

Educator. Cheerleader. Support system. These are just a few of the words #LocalChangemaker Celeste Paula uses to describe her job as a health promoter for Centro Hispano de East Tennessee. Learn more about the work Celeste does to advocate for the health and well-being of her community in Knoxville, and you'll see why we think she should add the word "hero" to her job description! #CommunityTrailblazers

Over the last six years, we funded 23 veteran-serving organizations. In partnership with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, the Veteran Suicide Prevention: Evaluation Demonstration Project helped veteran-serving organizations better evaluate the effectiveness of their suicide prevention programs and build their capacity to engage partners and better communicate and disseminate their evaluation activities and findings. Learn more in our new Report to Donors: https://cdcf.link/3xLAOXD

Earlier this month, CDC Foundation staff and a small group of supporters had the opportunity to tour the CDC’s Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD) in Fort Collins, Colorado. The DVBD is the national and international leader in researching, preventing and controlling viruses and bacteria spread by vectors including mosquitoes, ticks and fleas. During this visit, the group remarked that “it was a wonderful tour and so special to meet the enthusiastic and dedicated CDC staff in Fort Collins” and they “enjoyed it immensely and learned a lot about entomology science and the wonderful work that the CDC Foundation is doing. The staff was so passionate and articulate about their work.”  To learn more about the DVBD you can visit: https://lnkd.in/efyEjNtb

Tune in to get the 411 on #mpox and the key to community safety with Dashaun Wesley. #mpoxisnow Beats by MikeQ

NEXT WEEK! Join us for the Health Action Alliance's Workplace Mental Health Action Summit on May 2 at 2 p.m. ET! This virtual event is a must-attend for business leaders seeking strategies to support employee mental health and well-being during divisive and uncertain times. Learn how to mobilize your organization to tackle social isolation, promote a culture of belonging, strengthen social connections, encourage healthy civil discourse, bridge divides across a hybrid workforce, and create a recovery-ready workplace. Don't miss these actionable insights to drive positive change in your workplace. Reserve your spot now! RSVP: https://lnkd.in/gmh39cqV Featured Speakers: • Bob Safian, Host of Masters of Scale: Rapid Response • Baratunde Thurston, Host of America Outdoors on PBS • Kathleen M. Pike, President & CEO of One Mind • Kim Dabbs, Author of You Belong Here, Global VP of ESG & Social Innovation at Steelcase • Kirsten Suto Seckler, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer for Shatterproof • Philip Rutherford, Strategy Lead, Substance Use, National Council for Mental Wellbeing • Shariff Dahlan, Senior Manager, M&A Go-To-Market Business Architecture and Data Migration + Soberforce ERG leader, Salesforce This event is hosted by the Health Action Alliance in collaboration with Mental Health Action Day, and presented by Ad Council, National Council for Mental Wellbeing, National Safety Council, One Mind, Shatterproof and Twill.