News and Past EventsMarch 23, 2012 Our friends at Research!America published a guest blog on our site focusing on World TB Day and discussing the value of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read it here. March 15, 2012 The CPH Foundation's Board and more than a dozen of our partner organizations gathered at APHA's offices to discuss the organization's plans for 2012 and beyond. A slide deck is available by request. The meeting was tremendously helpful, and partner feedback will help guide our work moving forward. March 14, 2012 Newsletter
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Our Second Blog Post - November 29, 2011
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November 2011 Blog Launched, Graph Published On November 21, the day the congressional supercommittee announced they would not reach a deficit reduction deal, The CPH Foundation published our first post on our new blog. We hope this new site will become a sounding board for those who passionately support disease control and prevention efforts as a means to save lives and improve the health of our nation. Let us know what you think. As part of our first post, The CPH Foundation released our most recent analysis of federal spending directed to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As you can see, funding levels for CDC have been dropping these past two years. For more details, please read our blog!
October 2011 Hill Briefing on Adult Vaccinations a Success On October 27, The CPH Foundation, in partnership with the Congressional Study Group on Public Health, held a successful briefing on Adult Vaccinations. Three vaccine experts gave presentations; Dr. Ann Bailowitz, Assistant Commissioner of Clinical Services at the Baltimore City Health Department; Dr. Heather Crouch, a Medical Science Liaison at GlaxoSmithKline; and Len Novick, Executive Director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. The invited speakers discussed community-level vaccination efforts, highlighted national issues with adult vaccines and detailed the findings of a recent report that examined the cost benefits and the cost-effectiveness of the CDC's recommended adult vaccines. Click here for Dr. Bailowitz's presentation and here for Len Novick's. The presentations were followed by a lively Q&A with the audience. If you were unable to attend, click here to watch the briefing presentations on our YouTube channel.
October 25, 2011 Invitation to Hill Briefing on Adult Vaccination
Second Annual Unsung Heroes of Public Health Awards Reception The CPH Foundation hosted its second annual Unsung Heroes of Public Health awards reception in Washington on October 26. The reception honored a Tennessee Nurse, a New York City Health Commissioner, a Psychologist from Southern California and a health reporter from USA TODAY. Prior to the event, three of the winners participated in a day of meetings on Capitol Hill with House and Senate offices. Their visits helped to educate their elected officials about the disease control and prevention work each had undertaken that resulted in their award. The evening awards reception at Union Station was well attended by senior leaders from major organizations in the public health field. The CPH Foundation was especially grateful for the W. K. Kellogg Foundation for supporting this event. Photos from the event can be found here. Short-videos highlighting the awards reception are also posted on our YouTube channel. Click here to view the videos.
October 19, 2011 Invitation to our Second Annual Unsung Heroes of Public Health Awards Event
September 29, 2011 Newsletter 2011 Unsung Heroes of Public Health Announced The CPH Foundation is excited to announce the 2011 Unsung Heroes of Public Health winners. This second annual event enjoyed tremendous growth since 2010. More than twice the number of nominations were submitted, along with 50 letters if support from all over the country. More than a half-dozen members of Congress enthusiastically nominated constituents for the awards. Visit our Awards page for event details and read about our 2011 awardees.
September 7, 2011 CDC Foundation's Invitation to participate in a panel discussion with experts regarding the science behind the blockbuster hit, Contagion.
July 2011 Capitol Hill Injury Briefing is a Success On July 26, The CPH Foundation, in partnership with the Congressional Study Group on Public Health, Safe Kids USA, Safe States Alliance, NATA and SAVIR, held a successful briefing on Capitol Hill. Approximately 40 people were in attendance. Two esteemed speaker gave presentations; Dr. Linda C. Degutis, director of the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control and Dr. Carolyn Fowler of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and Bloomberg School of Public Health. The presentations covered the speakers' work in the field of injury prevention and the science behind public health interventions for injury. Click here for Dr. Degutis' presentation and here for Dr. Fowler's. The presentations were followed by a lively Q&A with the audience. If you were unable to attend, you can view a video of the entire briefing here.
June 2011 Media Tour of CDC Atlanta Headquarters On June 29, The CPH Foundation partnered with Research!America and the CDC Foundation to host a daylong tour of the CDC. Members of the media had the opportunity to visit the CDC's headquarters in Atlanta, GA. The tour hosted participants from several media organizations including: CNN, Reuters, Bloomberg News, NPR, WSB Radio, Nature, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Web MD, Atlanta Journal Constitution and Boston Herald.
May 2011 Successful Congressional Tour of CDC Headquarters May 17th marked the CPH Foundation's most recent tour of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Atlanta headquarters. In attendance were nearly 30 House staff members and one member of Congress. The one day visit offered participants an opportunity to better understand the CDC's role in disease control and prevention and how their efforts contribute to our nation's health system. Tour participants engaged in briefings on a variety of topics including: the association between healthcare and infections, how to effectively make health decisions, the role of public health in the community and the CDC's essential role in health emergency response. The participants meet with senior leaders and with Dr. Thomas Frieden, the CDC's Director. An overview and tour of the CDC facilities were also provided. The CPH Foundation would like to thank the CDC for partnering with us on this effort. CDC Director, Dr. Thomas Frieden, educates tour participants on the disease control and prevention efforts of the CDC. Tour participants attended briefings during their one day tour of CDC's Atlanta Headquarters.
April 2011 New Videos Take a Look at Public Health Funding The CPH Foundation recently produced three short videos to help inform the public about how the current funding debate might impact disease control and prevention funding. The first video, "CDC Funding in Perspective", discusses how prevention funding and discretionary health spending compare to other sectors of the federal budget. The following video, "CDC Funding History: 2005 to FY11", provides an overview of the CDC's funding trends since 2005. Finally, the most recent video, "CDC on the Ropes?", takes a look at what the current FY11 debate might mean for our nation's disease control and prevention efforts.
March 2011 A New CR and the Budget Debate Continues Now we are almost halfway through the 2011 federal fiscal year and still there is no agreement on how to fund the federal government until the end of October. Recently, another Continuing Resolution (CR) passed that will fund the government for another three weeks until April 8. This new CR cut $6 billion in discretionary spending, but luckily it had relatively no impact on the CDC's funding levels. By the time this CR ends, it is very likely that the two chambers of Congress will to come to a consensus on how to fund the government for the rest of FY2011. Click here to see an updated version of our graph tracking the CDC's core discretionary budget that has tracked this tumultuous fiscal year. The graph also includes the President's FY2012 budget request that was released in February.
Congressional Tour Planned for May 17 in Atlanta The CPH Foundation is organizing its next one-day tour of the CDC's Atlanta-based headquarters on Tuesday, May 17, for members of Congress and senior House staff members. The tour is designed to foster a better understanding of our nation's disease control and prevention efforts and the important role the CDC plays in our nation's health system. Click here to see a copy of the invitation sent to the hill and a draft agenda prepared by the CDC. Tour participants will have the opportunity to attend briefings with senior CDC experts and meet with the CDC's director, Dr. Thomas Frieden. Briefing topics on the tour may include, but are not limited to: the work of local health officials; CDC in the community; food borne outbreaks; public health emergency responses; and other public health prevention and wellness topics. For additional tour information and questions please contact Katie Thaemert at KatieT@CPHFoundation.org.
January 2011 CPH Foundation Updates its CDC Budget Tracking Graph The CPH Foundation's graph tracking the CDC's core discretionary budget has been updated with the current FY2011 enacted levels... at least where they stand under the current Continuing Resolution. The graph also incorporates the additional funding provided through the new Prevention Fund which is a major investment in prevention passed as part of the 2010 Health Reform Law. The Fund provides the CDC and other agencies with additional prevention funding. In FY2010, the CDC received $250 million in addition to the enacted core program budget of $6.742 billion. The additional funding allocated to the CDC from the Prevention Fund in FY2011 is still uncertain, given that the incoming Congress may change funding levels for the CDC and other agencies. Soon the President will announce his 2012 spending proposal and Congress will also pass the next continuing resolution. The CPH Foundation will update this graph to reflect the CDC's enacted core discretionary budget throughout this funding debate. To view the updated graph, click here.
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