These stories are based on confidential interviews conducted as part of the CDC Listening Project. Participants review and approve written summaries describing their work, their contributions, and the circumstances surrounding their separation. Stories are published without names or identifying details.
From National Partnerships to Local Impact, Strengthening Public Health With Science
This public health advisor spent over 25 years helping national organizations, states, schools, and communities implement and pass along evidence-based practices that reduced smoking and hospital infections, increased physical activity, and strengthened the public health workforce.
Communication Saves Lives: The Media Campaigns Behind Smoking Prevention
From executive correspondence at the CDC Director’s office to running the Media Campaign Resource Center, this communications pro connected states to evidence-based media strategies—supporting campaigns that helped more than a million people quit smoking.