President Obama announced his intention to appoint NYC's Health Commissioner the head of the CDC. Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, an infectious disease specialist, is expected to begin work in a month. This is the second time the Obama administration has pulled an official from NYC; former city health commissioner Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg is expected to be confirmed as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.
Dr. Frieden's efforts as commissioner are well known to most New Yorkers: no smoking in bars and restaurants, free condoms, and more accessible HIV testing. The appointment was met with enthusiasm by public health advocates in New York City: Dennis deLeon, president of the Latino Commission on AIDS in New York City, told the NY Times of Dr. Frieden: “I found he’s willing to challenge the status quo in an effort to make a difference."
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