The “Hypertension Bites” initiative’s approach is inspired by ’90s reality TV, according to a launch announcement from the Hypertension Control Alliance, a coalition assembled by the CDC Foundation ...

The CDC Foundation has introduced a scholarship initiative designed for the descendants of the Black men who were subjects of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. On Feb. 7, the CDC Foundation introduced a ...

Aisha Tyler speaks with BLACK ENTERPRISE about the steps she believes will help many people take control before a crisis forces them to.

Five years and nearly 50 episodes in, the CDC Foundation has given its “Contagious Conversations” podcast a makeover. The organization, a nonprofit charity established by Congress to mobilize ...

Prior to issuing his letter of resignation on Inauguration Day, former CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD — appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009 — was honored by the CDC Foundation with the launch of ...

The CDC Foundation has added muscle to its “Live to the Beat” campaign, enlisting former NFL star Jerome “The Bus” Bettis to drive home its message about heart disease in the Black community. Building ...

It is one of the most devastating and inhumane events in recent American history, and Black communities are still feeling the effects of it today. The it in question refers to the “Tuskegee Study of ...

The CDC Foundation has unveiled a free health education app, funded through a CDC Foundation collaboration with Anthem. The Show Your Love app emphasizes preconception health, or the health of women ...

The CDC Foundation, funded by the Georgia Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust, is working with 18 community coalitions across rural Georgia to strengthen community-based responses. This effort builds on the ...

Black communities continue to grapple with the enduring trauma inflicted by the Tuskegee Syphilis experiments, which spanned over four decades from 1932 to 1972. However, the descendants of Black men ...