Most of United States Not Reporting Essential COVID-19 Data
Dr. Tom Frieden joins APHA President Dr. Georges Benjamin and other public health leaders in recommending essential information to track in order to control COVID-19
Most of United States Not Reporting Essential COVID-19 Data
Dr. Tom Frieden joins APHA President Dr. Georges Benjamin and other public health leaders in recommending essential information to track in order to control COVID-19
Health and Education Experts Weigh in on How Schools Can Maximize Health and Safety as They Look to Reopen
Dr. Tom Frieden, Former CDC Director and Resolve to Save Lives President, joined by bipartisan former U.S. Secretaries of Education Margaret Spellings and Arne Duncan and Philadelphia Schools Superintendent William R. Hite, Jr. to urge Americans to work together and support our children so schools can open more safely in the Fall
Health and Education Experts Weigh in on How Schools Can Maximize Health and Safety as They Look to Reopen
Dr. Tom Frieden, Former CDC Director and Resolve to Save Lives President, joined by bipartisan former U.S. Secretaries of Education Margaret Spellings and Arne Duncan and Philadelphia Schools Superintendent William R. Hite, Jr. to urge Americans to work together and support our children so schools can open more safely in the Fall
Will Rollback of Public Health Measures Affect COVID-19 Spread? New Simulator Demonstrates How
Experts from Resolve to Save Lives and Earthrise Media developed a simulator to help guide national decisions on public health and social measures, including stay-at-home orders.
New Study Spotlights Critical Gap In Health Security: Protecting Health Care Workers
Researchers from Resolve to Save Lives and Johns Hopkins University identify practical steps countries can take to protect health workers, curb COVID-19 and prepare for future epidemics.
Bloomberg Philanthropies COVID-19 Global Response Initiative Supports 31 African Countries to Expand Their Pandemic Containment and Provides Training for Nearly 6,000 Healthcare Workers
As COVID-19 continues to impact Africa, Bloomberg initiative also bolsters groundwork for future epidemic preparedness systems
New Contact Tracing Playbook Provides Guidance to Public Health Officials on Nationwide Efforts to Contain COVID-19
Resolve to Save Lives initiative at Vital Strategies Shares Technical Guidance, How-To’s, Templates, Tools
Former CDC Director and Resolve to Save Lives President and CEO, Dr. Tom Frieden, Warns of COVID-19 Data Myths and Misuses, Outlines Metrics that Matter
“Armchair epidemiology” endangering efforts to get epidemic under control
Dr. Tom Frieden on new COVID Alert System to Protect Health, Promote Economic Growth and Reduce the Risks of Reopening During the COVID Pandemic
Summary of alert-level systems for COVID-19 based on experience from U.S. and around the world
New Report Provides African Governments Real-Time Information and Guidance to Find the Balance in COVID-19 Response
Real-time data from 20 African countries drives prevention guidelines to save lives
New Report Provides African Governments Real-Time Information and Guidance to Find the Balance in COVID-19 Response
Real-time data from 20 African countries drives prevention guidelines to save lives
New Interactive Playbook Provides Critical Tool for World’s Public Health Decision-makers to Manage and Adapt COVID-19 Responses
Online tool synthesizes guidance documents and best practices from WHO, US CDC, and Africa CDC and links them to where countries are in the disease curve
Clear Criteria Must Be Met Before Gradually Reopening After COVID-19 Outbreaks
Resolve to Save Lives Public Health experts Dr. Tom Frieden, Dr. Cyrus Shahpar, and Amanda McClelland, RN briefed reporters on benchmarks that communities in the United States and world must urgently reach before we can “loosen the faucet” as safely as possible and “not allow the floodgates to reopen”
Former CDC Director and Resolve to Save Lives President and CEO, Dr. Tom Frieden, Urges New York City Residents with Mild Symptoms Not to Seek Care or Get Tested at This Time
27 March 2020 – Today, Dr. Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, a global health organization headquartered in New York, released the following statement urging New York City Residents with mild symptoms not to seek care or get tested at this time: “If you’re in New […]
Resolve to Save Lives and Vital Strategies Urge US Congress to Fund Global Health Security
Congressional leaders should support significant and sustained global health security investment for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the next emergency supplemental package. These funds are critical to making the US, and the world, safer from pandemics.
Resolve to Save Lives Statement on ACE-Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers and COVID-19
ACEi and ARBs are established, life-saving treatments for patients with hypertension and other chronic illnesses. Patients should continue to take these medicines unless instructed otherwise by a doctor.
Statement from Dr. Tom Frieden, former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and current president and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, on World Health Organization declaring the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic
Today, Wednesday, March 11, The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. There are currently over 100,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in 110 countries.
Leading Cardiovascular Health Organizations Urge Food Companies and Restaurant Chains to Stop Use of Deadly Chemical by 2023
American Heart Association, NCD Alliance, Resolve to Save Lives, and World Heart Federation Issue Letter to 41 Companies Calling on them to Replace Artificial Trans Fat with Healthier Alternatives
Resolve to Save Lives Announces US $2.3 Million in Grants to Promote Heart Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Programs in 18 Countries Receive Highly Competitive Grants
New Website for Francophone Africa Shows Most Countries are not Prepared for an Epidemic
PreventEpidemics.org Highlights Gaps in Preparedness and Encourages Action to Save Lives
Un nouveau site web pour l’Afrique francophone démontre que la plupart des pays ne sont pas préparés à faire face à une épidémie
PreventEpidemics.org souligne les lacunes
dans la préparation aux épidémies et encourage les actions visant à sauver des
vies
China Debuts First-of-its-kind Salt Reduction Mass Media Campaign
China leads the world in strokes and heart attacks caused by eating too much salt
100 Countries Now Know How Prepared They Are for Next Outbreak – Time to Close the Gaps
The 100th JEE was completed by Haiti, one of the first countries in the Americas to complete the exercise.
How To Save 100 Million Lives Through Improved Heart Health
New study shows three scalable interventions can save millions of lives globally
Five Billion People Still at Risk From Industrial Trans Fat Exposure
First WHO annual report on trans fat elimination shows some countries taking action, but more is needed