AACR CANCER POLICY MONITOR

                                                                                                              JUNE 2009

CDC DIRECTOR NAMED

President Selects Former New York City Health Department Commissioner, Thomas Frieden, M.D., M.P.H.

President Obama has appointed Dr. Thomas Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., former commissioner of the New York City Health Department, as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

During the announcement, President Obama praised Frieden for leading anti-tobacco efforts that substantially reduced the number of smokers in New York City. President Obama also noted that under Frieden's leadership, New York City has increased cancer screening, improved collection and availability of community health information, and implemented the country's largest community electronic health records project.

Links:

• President Obama Appoints Dr. Thomas Frieden as CDC Director (The White House, May 15, 2009)

Read More from the June Edition of the AACR Cancer Policy Monitor:

• Appropriators Question President's Plan to Double Funding for Cancer Research
• Tobacco Regulation Bill Set to Become Law 
• Senator Contemplates Extending NIH Timeline for Allocating Stimulus Funds
• Congress Preparing to Vote on Health Reform Legislation by August
• Hamburg Assumes Position as FDA Commissioner

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