See, Believe, Create: A Formula to Strengthen Public Health Research and Practice—Dr. Tom Frieden in conversation with Dr. David Blumenthal

Join us for an engaging conversation between Dr. Tom Frieden, former Director of the CDC and Commissioner of the New York City Health Department, and Dr. David Blumenthal, Professor of the Practice of Public Health and Health Policy, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Frieden has spent his career strengthening health systems around the world—from transforming tuberculosis care in India and stopping the largest U.S. outbreak of multidrug-resistant TB, to reducing tobacco use and leading responses to Ebola and other deadly epidemics.

Today, he leads Resolve to Save Lives, partnering with more than 50 countries to address the world’s most urgent health threats. His new book, The Formula for Better Health: How to Save Millions of Lives—Including Your Own, distills practical, evidence-based lessons that empower individuals, communities, and policymakers to create a healthier future. All book proceeds support global health organizations and projects.

This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Global Health Institute.

Attendees can join in-person at Kresge 439 (677 Huntington Avenue, Boston) or online via Zoom. Please note: In person attendance is limited to HUID holders.

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Speakers

Tom Frieden, MD, MPH 
President and CEO, Resolve to Save Lives  

Dr. Frieden is the founder and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, a global health organization that accelerates action against the world’s deadliest health threats. Resolve to Save Lives has worked with governments and other partners in more than 60 countries to save millions of lives. Dr. Tom Frieden previously served as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and New York City Health Commissioner, where he led efforts that increased life expectancy by 3 years and helped end major health crises including the largest US outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, the 2014 West Africa Ebola epidemic, and responses to H1N1, Zika, and other threats. He also helped start Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s global health philanthropy, particularly the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use. A member of the National Academy of Medicine, his work has appeared in medical journals including The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and The Lancet as well as media outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.

His book, The Formula for Better Health: How to Save Millions of Lives—Including Your Own, distills four decades of public health leadership into a clear, actionable framework to prevent unnecessary deaths. The book bridges the gap between what we know and what we do, showing how to save lives at scale. Proceeds from the book will go to projects Resolve to Save Lives supports in the fight for health progress around the world.

David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P.
Professor of the Practice of Public Health and Health Policy, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Dr. Blumenthal is the former president of The Commonwealth Fund. He is formerly the Samuel O. Thier Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Chief Health Information and Innovation Officer at Partners Healthcare System in Boston (now Mass General Brigham). From 2009 to 2011, he served as the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, with the charge to build an interoperable, private, and secure nationwide health information system and to support the widespread, meaningful use of health IT.

Previously, Dr. Blumenthal was a practicing primary care physician, director of the Institute for Health Policy, and professor of medicine and health policy at Massachusetts General Hospital/Partners Healthcare System and Harvard Medical School. He is the author of more than 300 scholarly publications and books, including Heart of Power: Health and Politics in the Oval Office. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and serves on a number of boards, including the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, The Carol Emmott Foundation, and the editorial board of the New England Journal of Medicine. He has also served on the staff of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research, and is the founding chairman of AcademyHealth, the national organization of health services researchers.