Follow the Data Podcast

26: Why Data is So Vital to Public Health

Episode Summary

This week, we revisit an episode featuring a conversation with Dr. Tom Frieden, one of the world’s leading public health experts, and President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, and Allison Jaffin of Bloomberg Philanthropies as they discuss non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and what it takes to protect the world. As the former Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and former New York City Health Commissioner, Dr. Frieden talks about leading public health efforts in New York under the Bloomberg administration. Today, Dr. Frieden runs Resolve to Save Lives, a $225 million, 5-year initiative housed at Vital Strategies and funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a nonprofit organization aimed to work toward the vision that all people are protected by a strong public health system.

Episode Notes

This week, we revisit an episode featuring a conversation with Dr. Tom Frieden, one of the world’s leading public health experts, and President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, and Allison Jaffin of Bloomberg Philanthropies as they discuss non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and what it takes to protect the world.

As the former Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and former New York City Health Commissioner, Dr. Frieden talks about leading public health efforts in New York under the Bloomberg administration.

Today, Dr. Frieden runs Resolve to Save Lives, a $225 million, 5-year initiative housed at Vital Strategies and funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a nonprofit organization aimed to work toward the vision that all people are protected by a strong public health system.