National Public Health Week: Public Health is ROI
The first week of April is National Public Health Week. This year's theme is "Public Health is ROI: Save Lives, Save Money." All of us here at CDC Foundation couldn’t agree more. We know that the work we do to advance public health, with the help of our partners, has a significant return on investment. We build innovative partnerships to support CDC’s 24/7 life-saving work to keep Americans safe and healthy. To this end, we believe that a well-resourced CDC is essential to fight disease outbreaks as well as the growing burden of chronic diseases and healthcare costs in America.
Learn how investments with CDC and our partners is making a difference in public health. Below are some current programs as well as projects from recent years that support the themes each day for National Public Health Week:
CDC Foundation's Public Health ROI
Monday, April 1: Ensuring a Safe, Healthy Home for Your Family
Do 1 Thing in 2013
Take a closer look at "Do 1 Thing," a web-based preparedness program tackling one topic every month.
Tuesday, April 2: Providing a Safe Environment for Children at School
Playtime is Serious Business
Learn more about how we are working to create healthy schools.
Wednesday, April 3: Creating a Healthy Workplace
CDC and a Healthy Economy: 5 Questions
for Dr. Ron Goetzel
Hear why it is important for U.S. businesses to make employee health a priority.
Thursday, April 4: Protecting You While You’re on the Move
CDC Celebrates 20 Years of Leadership
in Injury Prevention
Read how CDC Foundation has raised more than $15 million for injury prevention.
Friday, April 5: Empowering a Healthy Community
Advancing a City's Resilience,
One Neighborhood at a Time
See how a community in San Francisco is embodying FEMA’s Whole Community approach to emergency management.
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More on CDC Foundation’s ROI
- Former CDC Directors Want Well-resourced CDC for Next Outbreak
- CDC 24/7: Saving Lives. Protecting People.