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Former CDC director Tom Frieden on the Trump administration’s relentless attack on public health

We Are Less Safe, Plain and Simple’ Former CDC director Tom Frieden on the Trump administration’s relentless attack on public health.

Former CDC director Tom Frieden shares warning for RFK Jr. on measles outbreak

STAT News Breakthrough Summit | Public health disaster is brewing as HHS secretary wavers on vaccines and federal programs get cut

The Doctor’s Art: A Resolve to Save Lives with Tom Frieden

A former Director of the CDC and former Health Commissioner of New York City shares stories of triumphs and challenges from his diverse career, from pioneering the ban on indoor smoking in America to drastically cutting rates of tuberculosis worldwide.

Trans fat: The invisible killer we must eliminate from world’s food supply

Al Jazeera | We call on all governments to limit or ban trans fat in all food.

It’s the world’s leading killer. Make it the focus of the next breakthrough.

The Washington Post | Tom Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2009 to 2017, is president and chief executive of Resolve to Save Lives and senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations.

The Race Against A Silent Killer: How to Tackle the Global Hypertension Crisis

Resolve to Save Lives | High blood pressure—the silent killer—is responsible for more than 10 million deaths every year, affecting more people than all infectious diseases combined.

The epidemics we stopped

POLITICO Pulse | Nearly three years into the Covid-19 pandemic, a new report from Resolve to Save Lives is highlighting the infectious diseases that didn’t end in catastrophe.

Three Solutions for Public Health—And One Dangerous Idea

The Atlantic | The agency I used to lead is beset by slowness, impracticality, and lack of strategic thinking—but its mission is too essential to abandon.

Why Even Well-Prepared Countries Failed the Pandemic Test

Foreign Affairs | Bad politics can undermine good public health.

What do you do when your best shot falls short?

TEDMED | Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., became Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in June 2009.

Appearances

Appearances

June 16, 2025

Former CDC director Tom Frieden on the Trump administration’s relentless attack on public health

We Are Less Safe, Plain and Simple’ Former CDC director Tom Frieden on the Trump...

Appearances

July 23, 2024

The Doctor’s Art: A Resolve to Save Lives with Tom Frieden

A former Director of the CDC and former Health Commissioner of New York City shares...

Appearances

September 23, 2023

How can the world build back better public health after COVID?

Gzero Media | Every year, over ten million people globally die from high blood pressure,...

Appearances

September 18, 2023

Global polio eradication effort struggles with the end game

Science Magazine | In 1988, a collection of health and nonprofit organizations launched a vaccination...

Appearances

July 5, 2023

Taking Stock of COVID-19 (with Dr. Tom Frieden)

In The Bubble With Andy Slavitt | Three years after the start of the pandemic,...

Appearances

October 25, 2022

The epidemics we stopped

POLITICO Pulse | Nearly three years into the Covid-19 pandemic, a new report from Resolve...

Essays

Essays

July 30, 2025

Dismantling Public Health Infrastructure, Endangering American Lives

The New England Journal of Medicine | The extreme reductions that the Trump administration is...

Essays

June 25, 2025

Transparency Misinterpreted: CDC Vaccine Policy and Conflicts of Interest

Think Global Health | A former CDC director says the idea that the agency's vaccine...

Essays

June 16, 2025

Former CDC Director: RFK Jr. is Dangerously Wrong about Vaccines

TIME | The firing of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee threatens decades of progress, risking...

Essays

June 7, 2025

Mass Screenings Alone Won’t Control the U.S. Hypertension Problem

MedPage Today | Follow-up in healthcare facilities is key...

Essays

April 1, 2025

Former CDC Director Tom Frieden: Cuts to the agency will cost American lives and dollars

STAT News | Here are just three of the essential teams that have been gutted...

Essays

March 2, 2025

Postponing last week’s vaccine meeting endangers Americans’ health

The Hill | The indefinite postponement of a key vaccine advisory meeting raises concerns about...

Talks

Talks

March 20, 2025

Former CDC director Tom Frieden shares warning for RFK Jr. on measles outbreak

STAT News Breakthrough Summit | Public health disaster is brewing as HHS secretary wavers on...

Talks

November 16, 2023

Virtual Roundtable: Moving From Commitment to Action: Improving Primary Health Care

Council of Foreign Relations | Atul Gawande stresses the need to turn decades of promises...

Talks

September 20, 2023

Addressing Health Priorities in LMICs with Universal Health Coverage | 2023 Concordia Annual Summit

Concordia is the leading public-private sector convener, with the Annual Summit one of the most...

Talks

September 20, 2023

GHAI Presents at 78th UNGA in New York

The Global Health Advocacy Incubator held a discussion at the 78th United Nations General Assembly...

Talks

September 19, 2023

The Race Against A Silent Killer: How to Tackle the Global Hypertension Crisis

Resolve to Save Lives | High blood pressure—the silent killer—is responsible for more than 10...

Talks

May 25, 2023

Trans Fat Free by 2023 – Global Progress Toward the Target

Resolve to Save Lives | Five years into the World Health Organization’s REPLACE initiative, the...

Media

Essays

July 30, 2025

Dismantling Public Health Infrastructure, Endangering American Lives

The New England Journal of Medicine | The extreme reductions that the Trump administration is...

Essays

June 25, 2025

Transparency Misinterpreted: CDC Vaccine Policy and Conflicts of Interest

Think Global Health | A former CDC director says the idea that the agency's vaccine...

Appearances

June 16, 2025

Former CDC director Tom Frieden on the Trump administration’s relentless attack on public health

We Are Less Safe, Plain and Simple’ Former CDC director Tom Frieden on the Trump...

Essays

June 16, 2025

Former CDC Director: RFK Jr. is Dangerously Wrong about Vaccines

TIME | The firing of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee threatens decades of progress, risking...

Essays

June 7, 2025

Mass Screenings Alone Won’t Control the U.S. Hypertension Problem

MedPage Today | Follow-up in healthcare facilities is key...

Essays

April 1, 2025

Former CDC Director Tom Frieden: Cuts to the agency will cost American lives and dollars

STAT News | Here are just three of the essential teams that have been gutted...

Talks

March 20, 2025

Former CDC director Tom Frieden shares warning for RFK Jr. on measles outbreak

STAT News Breakthrough Summit | Public health disaster is brewing as HHS secretary wavers on...

Essays

March 2, 2025

Postponing last week’s vaccine meeting endangers Americans’ health

The Hill | The indefinite postponement of a key vaccine advisory meeting raises concerns about...

Essays

February 18, 2025

Former CDC director: Two programs reportedly on the chopping block must be saved

STAT News | The Public Health Associate Program and Laboratory Leadership Service are vital...

Essays

November 29, 2024

We Battled Big Food. Can RFK, Jr. Succeed Where We Failed?

Wall Street Journal | Two former top health officials say Kennedy can Make America Healthy...

Essays

October 31, 2024

What Trump and RFK Jr.’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ gets right — and very wrong

STAT News | Former CDC Director Tom Frieden on a better prescription for improving Americans’...

Essays

September 13, 2024

Switching To Reduced-Sodium Salt Can Save Lives

Health Affairs | Each year, at least 1.9 million people die from a heart attack...

Essays

July 30, 2025

Dismantling Public Health Infrastructure, Endangering American Lives

The New England Journal of Medicine | The extreme reductions that the Trump administration is making at the vital, mission-driven...

Essays

June 25, 2025

Transparency Misinterpreted: CDC Vaccine Policy and Conflicts of Interest

Think Global Health | A former CDC director says the idea that the agency's vaccine advisors profited from their recommendations...

Appearances

June 16, 2025

Former CDC director Tom Frieden on the Trump administration’s relentless attack on public health

We Are Less Safe, Plain and Simple’ Former CDC director Tom Frieden on the Trump administration’s relentless attack on public...

Essays

June 16, 2025

Former CDC Director: RFK Jr. is Dangerously Wrong about Vaccines

TIME | The firing of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee threatens decades of progress, risking confusion, higher costs, and preventable...

Essays

June 7, 2025

Mass Screenings Alone Won’t Control the U.S. Hypertension Problem

MedPage Today | Follow-up in healthcare facilities is key...

Essays

April 1, 2025

Former CDC Director Tom Frieden: Cuts to the agency will cost American lives and dollars

STAT News | Here are just three of the essential teams that have been gutted...

Talks

March 20, 2025

Former CDC director Tom Frieden shares warning for RFK Jr. on measles outbreak

STAT News Breakthrough Summit | Public health disaster is brewing as HHS secretary wavers on vaccines and federal programs get...

Essays

March 2, 2025

Postponing last week’s vaccine meeting endangers Americans’ health

The Hill | The indefinite postponement of a key vaccine advisory meeting raises concerns about efforts to discredit its members...

Essays

February 18, 2025

Former CDC director: Two programs reportedly on the chopping block must be saved

STAT News | The Public Health Associate Program and Laboratory Leadership Service are vital...

Essays

November 29, 2024

We Battled Big Food. Can RFK, Jr. Succeed Where We Failed?

Wall Street Journal | Two former top health officials say Kennedy can Make America Healthy Agai —if he’s willing to...

Essays

October 31, 2024

What Trump and RFK Jr.’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ gets right — and very wrong

STAT News | Former CDC Director Tom Frieden on a better prescription for improving Americans’ health...

Essays

September 13, 2024

Switching To Reduced-Sodium Salt Can Save Lives

Health Affairs | Each year, at least 1.9 million people die from a heart attack or stroke linked to excess...