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National Family Meals Month is a nationwide movement to support families in enjoying more meals together. In an effort to combat hunger in families nationwide, we have been working closely with cross sector partners to bring attention and awareness to hunger and pull together our efforts to end hunger and increase healthy eating and physical activity by 2030. Learn more: https://cdcf.link/3UHuac4

Protecting and improving the health of America’s rural communities is essential for a healthy nation and economy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new Rural Public Health Strategic Plan provides a five-year blueprint for addressing health disparities and developing rural-focused and rural-relevant programs. Read more about these efforts to improve the health of rural communities by advancing the best rural public health science and practices: https://lnkd.in/e7H9yigt

The CDC Foundation announced a new Workforce Acceleration Initiative (WAI) to help meet the technology workforce needs of the nation’s public health systems by providing additional technology and data experts to support accelerated information system improvements. Recruiting and hiring are already underway to place 140 tech and data experts across 49 selected state, tribal, local and territorial (STLT) Public Health Authorities (PHAs) throughout the nation. Learn more here: https://cdcf.link/3TqnG26

A new program developed by the CDC Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention streamlines information exchange between medical examiners, coroners’ offices and their colleagues across public health and public safety. This updated process for sharing data allows families faster access to death certificates, opens better lines of communication between agencies and sets up a much quicker way to track emerging—and emergency—public health threats, like disease outbreaks or environmental hazards. #DataModernization Watch the video for more.

New research from the CDC Foundation, in collaboration with Truth Initiative, explored how young people may perceive new cigarette variants advertised as "non-menthol," which were introduced following California’s ban on flavored tobacco products. The TEEN+ study collects survey data to evaluate tobacco product use and related behaviors among youth and young adults in the U.S. These data are essential to public health in today's rapidly changing policy and product landscape. Read the full article: https://cdcf.link/3XDb0r3

Recently, the Surgeon General classified parental stress as a significant public health issue. Addressing and supporting the mental health needs of parents in all aspects of daily life—including at school—is a critical factor in creating strong, safe and healthy families. If you’re a parent or an educator, check out our resources for tips on creating meaningful partnerships that empower parents to actively contribute to their child's academic and social development. Learn more: https://cdcf.link/3ZibNik

Protecting the health of our nation and individuals does not happen in a vacuum—chronic and infectious diseases are intertwined together and in our daily life, making it imperative that our approach to community and national-level public health is comprehensive. I strongly support the views of these former CDC directors on the importance of the agency and its comprehensive mission. As this bi-partisan group of former CDC directors have stated: "Americans deserve a comprehensive health protection system that addresses the leading causes of disability and death, not limited to infectious diseases. The health of Americans — and the world — depends on a robust and well-funded CDC." https://cdcf.link/4cYVnid

In the latest episode of our Contagious Conversations podcast, we spoke with Dr. Alex Sloboda from the Chicago Department of Public Health and Dr. Dan Filardo from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention During our interview, Dr. Sloboda described a measles outbreak at a Chicago migrant shelter that was housing approximately 1800 people in close quarters. The outbreak led to the hospitalization one resident with measles and posed a serious public health concern. Listen to how Drs. Sloboda and Filardo worked together to act quickly to stop this outbreak: cdcf.link/podcast

A new program developed by the CDC Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention streamlines information exchange between medical examiners and coroners’ offices and their colleagues across public health, public safety and beyond. This updated process for sharing data allows families faster access to death certificates, opens better lines of communication between agencies and sets up a quicker way to track emerging— and emergency—public health threats, like disease outbreaks or environmental hazards. #DataModernization Read more: https://cdcf.link/3z83vir

Please join us Wednesday, September 18 from 4:00PM–5:30PM EST for Grounding Leadership and Engagement in Psychological Safety to Promote a Culture of Equity. This 90-minute virtual session is the third national convening of the Strategies to Repair Equity and Transform Community Health (STRETCH) 2.0 initiative hosted by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, MPHI and the CDC Foundation. The convening is free and open to those interested in developing a deeper understanding of psychological safety, learning about best practices and gaining a network of health equity practitioners to share experiences and lessons learned.  Register here: https://cdcf.link/3XfHTcd