Press Mentions Reducing Premature Mortality from Cardiovascular and Other Non-Communicable Diseases by One Third: Achieving Sustainable Development Goal Indicator 3.4.1 Global Heart Journal: This article reviews the science and practice informing what is required to achieve this target, identifying seven interventions that can accelerate progress
Press Room As COVID-19 Compounds National Overdose Crisis, Coalition Releases Guidance to Reduce Both COVID-19 and Overdose Deaths The overdose epidemic claimed a record 72,000 lives in the United States in 2019, and 2020 data suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the trend.
Press Mentions Overdose & Harm Reduction in the Time of COVID-19 HMS Center for Primary Care: Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States faced an epidemic of drug overdose, topping half a million deaths over the last decade. COVID-19—both the virus itself and some of the strategies and policies implemented in response to it—has made the preexisting overdose crisis even more severe.
Press Mentions Coronavirus Epidemiology This Week Think Global Health: There’s broader recognition of how serious the U.S. failure is, but not enough on what needs to get done. The virus has the upper hand, it won’t stop until we stop it, and we won’t stop it until we focus better on the most important data.
Press Mentions Former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden on US response to coronavirus pandemic Fox News: The U.S. surpasses 4 million confirmed cases; reaction and analysis from former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden on 'Fox News Sunday.'
Press Mentions U.S. must collect this data in order to contain pandemic, former CDC director says PBS: As many states struggle with outbreaks, Dr. Tom Frieden, former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says the country desperately needs improved data collection to understand how the virus is spreading -- and to contain it
Press Mentions Former CDC Director on Coronavirus Testing Delays CNN: Chris Cuomo interviews Dr. Tom Frieden on the latest in the coronavirus pandemic
Vital Stories Vital’s Top Picks: Learn About African American History and Culinary Traditions with These Reading Recommendations Vital Strategies recently launched a new learning forum for staff to broaden their knowledge within and beyond public health, to engage with new ideas and frameworks for thinking about the world.
Press Room Most of United States Not Reporting Essential COVID-19 Data After five months of attempting to control COVID-19, the United States has emerged as one the worst-performing countries in the world, with one in four of all global COVID deaths occurring in the US and a death rate that is among the world’s worst.
Press Mentions Public health group calls for standardized data collection to more clearly track Covid-19 STAT News: In a new review of the Covid-19 response across the country, a group of public health experts conclude that critical data the public needs to assess their risks and tailor their behaviors is often unavailable.