CDC supports U.S. Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity
CDC welcomes the implementation of the U.S. Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity. At the heart of the Action Plan is the dedication to reducing violence against children, along with its...
View ArticleFocusing on Mental Health in a Humanitarian Crisis
Barbara Lopes Cardozo, MD MPH, Medical Officer with the Emergency Response and Recovery Branch, Division of Global Health Protection (proposed) The Syrian refugee crisis has been two years in the...
View ArticleSaying YES for Children
Imagine that you woke up this morning and the newspaper headlines said that scientists had discovered a new disease. The scientists went on to report that over 1 billion children throughout the world...
View ArticleFresh Voices From the Field: The Value of Our Global Health Work
Chelsey Beane is pictured near the home of a traditional healer in Andruvu Village, in the Arua District of Uganda. This is the fourth in our ongoing “Fresh Voices From the Field” series, where we...
View ArticleThe Value of CDC’s Work in Thailand
When I became country director in 2013 the relationships between Thailand’s public health officials and CDC were already strong and well established. Mitch Wolfe, MD MPH, Director, CDC-Thailand...
View ArticleINSPIRE: Breaking the Cycle of Violence
This blog was originally posted on The Huffington Post on July 13, 2016 CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden As a society, we have unanimity about few things, but one of these is that no child should be harmed...
View ArticleChoose the Road to Zero Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims takes place every third Sunday in November. It serves as a way to: Remember the millions of people killed and injured in road crashes as well as...
View ArticleINSPIRED to End Violence Against Women and Children
Dr. Deb Houry, Director, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls. More than 1 billion...
View ArticleWorld Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims takes place every third Sunday in November. It serves as a way to: Remember the millions of...
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