CDC Foundation

As a part of our collaborative strategy to combat hunger, we have funded an Innovation Lab comprised of 10 community-based organizations—each dedicated to addressing specific hunger-related challenges. Learn more about our work: https://cdcf.link/4hlHdtx

#ICYMI: Last week, Rachel Ferenick, director in the Noninfectious Disease department, spoke at Food Tank's“All Things Food at #SXSW about our Health, Hunger and Nutrition program. 👏

Join us on Wednesday, March 19, at 3:30pm ET for the Hunger Nutrition and Health Action Collaborative monthly webinar series. Connect with partners across the U.S. dedicated to ending hunger and building healthy communities. This webinar will highlight successful strategies, food and nutrition system changes, multisector partnerships and community-building efforts. Event panelists include Isaac D. Castillo, Senior Advisor for Learning & Evaluation at KABOOM! and Claire Worshtil, Capital Budget Manager for Prince George Maryland County Department of Parks and Recreation. Register today: https://cdcf.link/4izQf7I

We're working to combat hunger. To do that, we connect with community-based partners working nationwide to address hunger in their local communities. Through these connections, we lead an initiative called the Hunger, Nutrition and Health Action Collaborative, a network that allows individuals and organizations to identify, share and leverage innovations and best practices that support the implementation of the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. Learn more about our work here: https://cdcf.link/4hlHdtx

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According to Feeding America, 47 million individuals—including 1 in 5 children—experience food insecurity. That's why the CDC Foundation is committed to advancing the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, which was spearheaded with bipartisan support from the Congressional Hunger Caucus. Read more about our work to combat hunger: https://cdcf.link/4hlHdtx

Provisional data from CDC's National Vital Statistics System predict a nearly 24% decline in drug overdose deaths in the United States compared to the previous year. While this national decline is encouraging, overdose remains the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18-44, highlighting the importance of sustained efforts to ensure progress continues. The CDC Foundation is proud to be part of the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program, funding 49 state and 41 local health departments to collect, improve and immediately utilize data in their communities to implement life-saving activities. We're also a partner in the Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) program, which brings public health and public safety together to share information and data to reduce fatal and non-fatal overdoses. Read the full news report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://cdcf.link/4blWY2x

“These teams are intended to bridge the gap between the public safety world and the public health world, because each world utilizes different data and has different ways of addressing the problem.” — Amanda Dutt, public health analyst working on the national Overdose Response Strategy. Read more about the program and how we're working to reduce overdose deaths and save lives: https://cdcf.link/43exiCH

In a recent NPR Health Wanted interview, Dr. Lisa Waddell, our former chief medical officer, spoke as a guest in an episode highlighting the behind-the-scenes accomplishments of public health and the mission of our Live to the Beat program to bring education and awareness to the public about cardiovascular health. Listen to the full episode here: https://cdcf.link/3XpYpHd

Recently, David Snyder, our content director, traveled to Washington State to highlight our Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) program and its work bringing public health and public safety together to reduce overdoses. Hear from Amanda Dutt, public health analyst, on what the Overdose Response Strategy teams do and how they bridge public health and public safety.