President Obama selected Dr. Thomas Frieden as CDCs new director. Dr. Frieden served as New York City Department of Health’s Health Commissioner for 7 years. He has spearheaded several (then controversial) initiatives such as no smoking in offices, restaurants/bars, condom distribution, posting food calorie counts on menus in restaurants chains and most recently decreasing the salt content in meals. He is often mocked and ridiculed in the halls and offices of various New York City advocates due to his style but love him or hate him you must respect him. He has made a tremendous impact on the health of all New Yorkers. In response to his appointment a recent New York magazine online post read, “Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden to Take Fun-Hating National.” America get ready to get healthier. Here comes a little guy with a giant health push.
Below are some recent articles and posts regarding Dr. Frieden and his Bio:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/commish/combio.shtml
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/15/thomas-frieden-cdc-direct_n_203828.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/19/nyregion/19lives.html
Yours In Good Health
