Thomas R. Frieden (lahir 7 Desember 1960) adalah seorang dokter kesehatan masyarakat dan penyakit menular Amerika Serikat. Ia menjabat sebagai presiden dan CEO Resolve to Save Lives, sebuah inisiatif lima tahun $225 juta untuk mencegah epidemi dan penyakit kardiovaskular.[1][2][3][4][5]
Ia adalah direktur Pusat Pengendalian dan Pencegahan Penyakit Amerika Serikat, dan ia menjadi administrator Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry dari 2009 sampai 2017,[6][7] yang diangkat oleh Presiden Barack Obama.[8]
Sebagai komisioner New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene dari 2002 sampai 2009, ia memberlakukan larangan merokok di tempat-tempat makan kota tersebut serta penyajian lemak trans.[9]
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- ^ Cole, Diane. "Tom Frieden's New Venture Combines 2 Disparate Health Threats". National Public Radio (NPR). Diakses tanggal June 18, 2019.
- ^ "Dr. Tom Frieden to Lead New Global Health Initiative, Backed by $225 Million in Funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation". Bloomberg Philanthropies (Siaran pers). Diakses tanggal June 18, 2019.
- ^ "Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, Begins Role as CDC Director and ATSDR Administrator" (Siaran pers). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). June 8, 2009. Diakses tanggal July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Past CDC Directors/Administrators". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). January 31, 2018. Diakses tanggal July 23, 2019.
- ^ Wilgoren, Debbi; Shear, Michael D. (May 16, 2009). "Obama Chooses NYC Health Chief to Head CDC". The Washington Post. Diakses tanggal January 31, 2017.
- ^ Khalife, Gabrielle (September 4, 2018). "Three Years After FDA Released Its Determination the U.S. Is Now Trans-Fat Free". NYC Food Policy. Hunter College New York City. Diakses tanggal October 8, 2019.