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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

The First Coast YMCA provided swim lessons to over 400 children in St. Augustine thanks to a $125,000 grant from the CDC Foundation. The program aims to reduce drowning, a leading cause of death for ...

In a major move to improve maternal health, the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) announced a landmark grant from the CDC Foundation that will empower the ...

WASHINGTON — The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced today an award of $1.8 million to the CDC Foundation to support targeted efforts ...

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 ...