Tom Frieden
President and CEO at Resolve to Save Lives
Global health leader and epidemiologist. President and CEO of @ResolveTSL. Former @CDCgov director and @nycHealthy commissioner. Focused on saving lives.
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3 weeks ago |
statnews.com | Tom Frieden
The CDC cuts announced Tuesday threaten America’s health, safety, and economy. Despite claims of efficiency, these cuts target proven programs that prevent disease and save lives — and as a result, Americans will be sicker and face increased health care costs. The government’s goal should not be to hit an arbitrary number of jobs eliminated, but to focus on the number of illnesses and premature deaths prevented.
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1 month ago |
thehill.com | Tom Frieden
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — a group of pediatricians, parents and public health specialists that provides vaccine recommendations to the FDA — was scheduled to meet last week. Instead, the meeting has been postponed indefinitely. The panel’s webpage says the meeting was “postponed to accommodate public comment in advance of the meeting.” But the Trump administration has had since Feb. 3 to open the comment period, and it still has not done so.
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2 months ago |
statnews.com | Tom Frieden
The Trump administration reportedly plans to eliminate two essential CDC training programs, a decision that would weaken America’s public health defenses. The Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) and Laboratory Leadership Service (LLS) strengthen critical capabilities in local health departments and public health laboratories.
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2 months ago |
healio.com | Stephen Feller |Carol L. DiBerardino |Tom Frieden
Key takeaways:The CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report had not been published since Jan. 16. The first issue back contained two wildfire-related studies. Other reports “remain in the pipeline,” the CDC said. The CDC on Thursday published its famed Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for the first time since the Trump administration ordered the nation’s various health agencies to freeze public communications.
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Oct 30, 2024 |
statnews.com | Tom Frieden
Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign to “Make America Healthy Again” gets some things right: Our country is beset by chronic disease, environmental risks, and dangerous and inappropriate corporate influence on health decisions. But to make America healthier, we need an accurate diagnosis and an effective prescription.
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