“The way we work in public health is, we make the best recommendations ...” — Tom Frieden Quote

“The way we work in public health is, we make the best recommendations and decisions based on the best available data.”

“We want people to take responsibility for how healthy they are, and we want to help them live longer, healthier lives.”

“I love... cheesecake in New York. I love whatever is sweet.”

“From all the available evidence, the body has an excellent immune response to Zika. Therefore, once you get it once, you will never get it again.”

“If we vaccinate well, if we increase those vaccination rates, we can stop measles just as we stopped it before.”

“Stopping TB requires a government program that functions every day of the year, and that's hard in certain parts of the world. And partly it's because of who tuberculosis affects: It tends to affect the poor and disenfranchised most.”

“'A Streetcar Named Desire' is one of the best, if not the best, modern American plays. It deals with family dynamics, mental health, PTSD, war, and love. It's hard to beat.”

“Of course, plenty of people don't think that guaranteeing affordable health insurance is a core responsibility of government.”

“Biologists have determined brookies to be indicators of ecosystem health and have been recently campaigning to get the word out. If brookies inhabit a stream, the odds are good that the waterway is in excellent condition.”

“Laziness works. And the simple way to incorporate its health benefits into your life is simply to take a nap.”

“Every evil is a sickness of soul, but virtue offers the cause of its health.”

“The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the next worst his health, the next worst his reputation.”