HealthforUS

A healthier world means a stronger America. Diseases don’t respect borders, but we know how to keep them out of ours. The U.S. and @who track diseases, stop outbreaks, and prevent tomorrow’s health threats before they arrive. When we work together, we’re keeping the world…

A heat dome—AKA high-pressure air that’s spurring bouts of extreme temperature—has been moving across the U.S. Most recently parked over the East Coast, the dome trapping hot air from the Southwest has also passed through the Midwest. Changes to the environment over the last…

Recently polling from Pew Research Center shows 83% of Americans —regardless of party — believe that the U.S. should provide medicine and medical supplies to people in developing countries. Investing in global health goes beyond economic, security, or humanitarian outcomes; it…

When it comes to dementia risk, turns out our zip code matters more than we think. Alabama is one of several southeast states with the highest risk of developing dementia, according to a new study analyzing the health of U.S. military veterans in their mid-60s and older. Outside…

Diseases can spread quickly across borders. That's why it's important to prevent, treat, and stop infectious diseases abroad before they can reach our communities in the U.S.

Over 55 million people have Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. Alzheimer’s is already a big problem in the U.S., and is on its way to becoming a major global health issue unless we find a way to slow or stop it. But big breakthroughs are turning the tide. New…

Recent polling conducted by @UofMaryland revealed that an overwhelming 79% of Americans across both sides of the aisle favored U.S. participation in @WHO. Large bipartisan majorities were consistently in favor of U.S. involvement in seven additional UN agencies, from the World…

It’s official: measles cases are the highest they’ve been since the disease was declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000. Measles is so contagious that it infects 92% of unvaccinated people who are exposed; 1 in 5 of those people end up in the hospital. Cases have been…

Home to several record-breaking heat waves in the last two years, Texas is exploring ways to keep people cool. The number of record high temperatures measured across Texas has increased 510% since 1913, with hundreds of Texans dying of heat-related illnesses each year. Heatwaves…

Heat waves swept across the East Coast through the end of June, with an intense and nearly historic weather pattern marking the Fourth of July weekend. Triple digit temperatures hit places that haven’t been this hot in more than a decade, as Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and…

A recent survey by the Ohio State University's Comprehensive Cancer Center revealed that only 13% of Americans identified testicular cancer as a younger man's issue. Early detection for testicular cancer is key, but only a fraction of young American men know to be checking for…

Across both sides of the aisle, Americans have made themselves clear: 4 out of 5 adults support immunizations against preventable diseases for kids to attend school. American families have easy access to lifesaving immunizations, but children everywhere deserve to have equal…

In the city that never sleeps, New York City's government works with a movement of cities worldwide fighting back against Big Tobacco. The Partnership for Healthy Cities, supported by WHO, works with city leaders to prevent noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries common in…

It’s no secret that tobacco is deadly—but did you know the WHO has played a major role in controlling its use?   Through MPOWER, a package of measures ([M]onitor use, [P]rotect people from smoke, [O]ffer help to quit, [W]arn about the danger, [E]nforce bans on advertising, and…

How does investing in health at the global level protect American health security? In a world where a disease outbreak can spread from a remote village to a major American city in 36 hours, the answer writes itself. #HealthForUS

Investing in global health makes the world a safer home for all, but did you know it also has direct returns on investment for American research and development? From creating hundreds of thousands of jobs to stimulating economic activity in our borders, the numbers are…

Across the globe, tuberculosis is a leading cause of death and health security concern. Since 2000, global efforts to combat TB have saved about 79 million lives — thanks in large part to U.S. investments to eliminate this infectious disease. With funding currently disrupted,…

Just this year, we have seen the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in U.S. history—and Kansas City is the epicenter. To date, 168 people in Kansas have been infected since the start of the outbreak in 2024. Even though TB remains a leading cause of death worldwide, access to…

“The COVID-19 pandemic and large-scale outbreaks of Ebola virus and mpox highlight that health security is a collective responsibility. Any threat to collective global action, sustained investment in health, and strong technical leadership risks allowing local health problems to…

TB used to be one of the leading killers in the United States. Thanks to public health measures — like improved water and sanitation — and effective antibiotics, cases declined steadily over the 20th century and the U.S. has one of the lowest incidences in the world. But today,…

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world’s oldest and deadliest diseases—and it’s still the leading infectious cause of death worldwide.   It may seem distant, but did you know that TB is also a threat within our borders? Not only is it dangerously close to home—cases are rising.…