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 Thomas R. Frieden is an American infectious disease and public health physician. He serves as president and CEO of [[:Resolve to Save Lives]], a $225 million, five-year initiative to prevent epidemics and cardiovascular disease. - Wikipedia
-=== President and CEO Resolve to Save Lives ===
+==== CDC Director Announcement ====
+For Immediate Release: June 8 2009
+Contact: CDC′s Division of Media Relations (404) 639-3286
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+Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, begins role as CDC Director and ATSDR Administrator
+Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., today became the 16th director of the [[:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) and administrator for the [[:Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry]] (ATSDR).  He was named director of CDC by the White House and the Department of [[:Health and Human Services]] on May 15.
+Dr. Frieden, 48, has been the director of the New York City (NYC) Health Department since 2002.  He is an infectious disease expert and has lead initiatives that support wellness and prevention.
+He replaces Dr. [[:Richard Besser]] who has been the acting CDC director and acting ATSDR administrator since mid January.  Dr. Besser returns to his role as director of CDC’s Coordinating Office for [[:Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response]].
+In a May 15 White House press release, President Obama praised Dr. Frieden for his efforts in NYC and stated:  “Dr. Frieden is an **expert in preparedness and response to health emergencies**, and has been at the forefront of the fight against heart disease, cancer, obesity, and infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and AIDS, and in the establishment of [[:electronic health records]].  Dr. Frieden has been a leader for health care reform, and his experiences confronting public health challenges in our country and abroad will be essential in his new role."
+“Dr. Frieden is widely regarded as one of the premier public health experts in the world and has a wealth of experience in public health and science,” [[:Health and Human Services]] Secretary [[:Kathleen Sebelius]] said.  "Dr. Frieden has a strong track record as a public health innovator and leader, which will serve CDC well as it continues to meet the nation's public health needs."
+“I’m excited about the opportunity to lead CDC - the depth and breadth of knowledge at CDC is enormous,” Dr. Frieden said.  “President Obama and Secretary Sebelius recognize the importance of prevention – something CDC does well.  Both are committed to prevention as a key component of health reform, as evidenced by the [[:Recovery Act]], and have highlighted the need for our society to do more to prevent, manage, and treat chronic diseases.”
+Dr. Frieden was a CDC [[:Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer]] (EIS) from 1990 until 1992.  He worked in NYC and investigated and fostered pubic awareness around tuberculosis, including strains of the bacteria with drug resistance.
+Along with then NYC Health Commissioner and current US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg, Dr. Frieden led the effort that stopped the spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis in NYC in the mid 1990s.  Following that, Dr. Frieden helped the Indian government establish a tuberculosis control program which has now saved more than one million lives.
+As NYC Health Commissioner, Dr. Frieden led efforts that reduced the number of smokers by 350,000 and cut teen smoking in half.  NYC has also increased cancer screening, reduced AIDS deaths by 40%, improved collection and availability of information on community health, and implemented the nation’s largest community electronic health records project.
+Dr. Frieden and this team have responded effectively to several urgent health problems, including cases of anthrax, plague, and, most recently novel H1N1 influenza.
+Dr. Frieden earned his B.A. degree at Oberlin College in Ohio and his M.D. degree at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York.  He earned his Masters of Public Health (MPH) at Columbia University’s School of Public Health. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and sub-specialty training in [[:infectious diseases]] at [[:Yale University]].  He is married with two children.
+The CDC is the nation's disease prevention and wellness promotion agency, protecting people's health and safety, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and improving health through strong partnerships.
+The agency includes 18 institutes, centers and offices, with approximately 14,000, full time, part-time and contract employees. CDC is headquartered in Atlanta and has experts located throughout the United States and in 54 countries. **Its fiscal year 2009 budget is $6.7 billion with an additional $3.4 billion** for the [[:Vaccines for Children]] program. ((https://web.archive.org/web/20090611091545/https://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/2009/r090608.htm))
+A bio of Dr. Frieden is available at http://www.cdc.gov/about/leadership/leaders/Frieden.htm, and a high-resolution photo is available for download at http://www.cdc.gov/media/subtopic/images.htm.
+==== Council on Foreign Relations Expert Bio ====
+Dr. Tom Frieden is senior fellow for global health at the Council for Foreign Relations (CFR). He is also the president and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, which aims to prevent both epidemics and cardiovascular disease and was launched in September 2017 for an **initial five-year initiative with $225 million in funding**.
+Dr. Frieden is a national and global leader who has spent his career working to improve health in the United States and around the world. He is one of the world’s top experts in prevention of cardiovascular disease, tobacco control, tuberculosis, and health policy and administration.
+((https://web.archive.org/web/20200314150556/https://www.cfr.org/expert/tom-frieden))
+==== CFR Pandemic Viewpoint ====
+It's Time to Restrict Visits to Nursing Homes
+by Tom Frieden via CNN March 8, 2020
+Last week, I noted that we were in the calm before the storm. Now, the storm has started in the United States and is gathering strength. Covid-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, has passed 100,000 cases globally.
+There are already clusters of infection in several areas of the country. Financial markets are in turmoil, global travel is grinding to a halt, and many people worry about the safety of travel, work, school and meetings.
+Covid-19 will get a lot worse before it gets better.
+Nursing homes are ground zero for Covid-19
+One thing stands out as the virus spreads throughout the United States: Nursing homes and other long-term care facilities are ground zero. Most deaths in the United States thus far are connected to a single nursing home in Kirkland, Washington.
+This nursing home outbreak of Covid-19 is what we call a "sentinel event": a warning of outbreaks and deaths that may be coming. But these deaths are not inevitable. It is essential that we protect the most vulnerable people -- those with serious underlying health conditions such as respiratory disease, cancer and diabetes and older adults. The overall case fatality ratio for Covid-19 appears to be under 1%, but is many times higher for the elderly.
+The threat of rapid spread within long-term care facilities means that if we make the tough decision, now, to immediately restrict visits, we may be able to prevent many more outbreaks like the one in Kirkland. We also must ensure that any nursing home staff who are ill not come to work -- and that they receive paid leave, so they have no economic incentive to come to work if ill. Families want to visit loved ones; we should facilitate virtual visits until we know more and can do more to protect the most vulnerable.
+What else can we do right now to keep Covid-19 from getting even worse?
+There are other actions we can all take now to minimize further spread of Covid-19 and prevent even more societal and economic disruption.
+Everybody. We must all make preventing spread of infection a top priority. That means frequent and thorough hand washing (or use of hand sanitizer), covering our coughs and staying home if we're sick. Seek medical attention if you have Covid-19 symptoms (dry cough, fever, difficulty breathing) for more than two days. And **don't wear a face mask unless you have cough or fever.** Outside of health care settings, a mask's main benefit is to help keep someone who is sick from infecting others. We aren't going to have enough masks, and we need to prioritize those that we have for health care workers, those caring for ill people and people who have symptoms.
+Editors Note - Dr. Tom Frieden is the former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and former commissioner of the New York City Health Department. He is currently president and CEO of [[:Resolve to Save Lives]], a **global non-profit initiative funded by** [[:Bloomberg Philanthropies]], the [[:Chan Zuckerberg Initiative]], and the [[:Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]], and part of the global non-profit Vital Strategies. [[:Resolve to Save Lives]] works with countries to prevent 100 million deaths and to make the world safer from epidemics. Dr. Frieden is also **senior fellow for Global Health** at the [[:Council on Foreign Relations]]. The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.((https://web.archive.org/web/20200314141127/https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/08/health/coronavirus-nursing-homes-frieden-analysis/index.html))
+==== President and CEO Resolve to Save Lives ====
 Dr. Tom Frieden served as Director of the [[:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]], and Commissioner of the [[:New York City Health Department]]. His work made New York City’s tuberculosis control program and overall health department models for the world, established effective programs in India, and improved morale, effectiveness, and impact at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Tom Frieden’s influential publications have identified the what, how and why of action to improve health.