Category: Dr. Tom Frieden

Stopping Ebola by Land, Water and Air

This blog was originally posted on Huffington Post on February 18, 2015. Speed is paramount in our response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa as we continue to be vigilant in the fight to extinguish Ebola. The faster we get to communities with suspected cases, the faster we protect the people there. That gets us Read More >

April 14, 2015 by Dr. Tom Frieden, MD, MPH

Archive, Ebola, infectious disease

Dr. Tom Frieden, Ebola, West Africa

March 10-16 Is World Salt Awareness Week

This blog was originally posted on CNN.com on January 23, 2014. Almost two years ago, Philadelphia launched its Healthy Chinese Take-out Initiative with the goal of reducing sodium content by 10% to 15%. The city’s Public Health Department worked with 206 restaurants, first evaluating their menus for sodium content and then helping them Read More >

March 10, 2014 by CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden1 Comment

Archive, cardiovascular disease, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)

China, Dr. Tom Frieden, food, heart disease, high blood pressure, Million Hearts, reducing sodium, salt, stroke, World Salt Awareness Week