Tag: The CDC Foundation

Leading Business and Nonprofit Organizations Launch Health Action Alliance to Strengthen and Accelerate COVID-19 Response

Stuart Mitchell

The Ad Council, Business Roundtable, the CDC Foundation, the de Beaumont Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation today announced the launch of the Health Action Alliance (HAA), a new partnership between leading business, communications and public health organizations to strengthen and accelerate the business community’s response to COVID-19. The Alliance is powered by Meteorite, an impact firm that builds coalitions to improve lives and strengthen communities. Fortune 500 companies employ more than 28 million people, and small businesses employ nearly 60 million people in the United States. Recent research…

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Puerto Rico Launches Largest Public Health Campaign Since Hurricane Maria

Stuart Mitchell

One of the world’s largest-ever one-day vaccination campaigns happened on Saturday, March 10, across Puerto Rico. Up to 25,000 people were vaccinated against influenza in a daylong event conducted by the VOCES Puerto Rico Vaccination Coalition, Puerto Rico’s Department of Health, The CDC Foundation, Direct Relief and others. “A year-round flu season, combined with the damage inflicted by Hurricane Maria to Puerto Rico’s vaccine inventories, has left the island’s population severely vulnerable to influenza and other conditions,” said Lilliam Rodríguez, President and Founder of VOCES Puerto Rico. “Immediate action through…

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