CDC Foundation
Danielle Fernandez, MPH, is a Health Scientist at the CDC Foundation since February 2022, leading a drowning data collection project in Ghana to analyze fatal and non-fatal drownings and build local capacity for public health data collection. Previously, Danielle served as a PHI/CDC Global Health Surveillance Fellow, providing expertise in HIV epidemiology and response to COVID-19 at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Danielle's earlier experience includes conducting epidemiological investigations at the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County, where a significant outbreak of Zika virus was managed, and engaging in community health research at both Drexel University and the Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children. Danielle holds a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from Drexel University and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, with a focus on International Humanitarian Assistance and Development from the University of Florida.
CDC Foundation
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The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has raised over $2 billion and launched more than 1,300 programs impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of programs in the United States and in more than 90 countries last year.