Show Notes
In this episode of Library Talks, the former director of the CDC Dr. Tom Frieden, joins Library Talks to discuss his new book The Formula for Better Health: How to Save Millions of Lives – Including Your Own. He's joined in conversation by Chelsea Clinton, vice chair of the Clinton Foundation.
Dr. Tom Frieden led New York's health department after 9/11, directed the CDC during the Ebola epidemic, and has fought tuberculosis and other lethal threats around the world. His new book draws on his decades of experience to outline practical approaches to winning the battle for health. Using real-world examples—from laboratories solving deadly mysteries to frontline fights against tuberculosis and drug-resistant outbreaks—Frieden shows how to spot invisible threats, pursue seemingly impossible solutions, and build a world where people live healthier, longer lives.
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