The Formula for Better Health: How to Save Millions of Lives--Including Your Own

“Compelling … powerful and memorable … touching … refreshing …enough to pep up the most hard-bitten cynic …Hope is what The Formula For Better Health is best at giving us with its message that public health still has a place – and an important one – in creating a better world… Exactly what is needed at this moment in time.”
—The Lancet

“A well-researched argument for the central role of public health in saving lives… the author balances the book’s academic underpinnings with an engaging writing style that will be accessible to readers outside of the medical profession.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“A masterclass in improving health at scale. Frieden transforms decades of global experience into actionable insights to protect and improve your health and that of your family, community, our nation and our world.”
—Helene Gayle, MD, President Emerita, Spelman College and former President and CEO of the international organization CARE

“Based on a masterful distillation of global health victories, Dr. Frieden reveals critical personal and community steps for longer, healthier lives.”
—Bill Frist, MD, former United States Senate Majority Leader and co-chair of the Future of Health Advisory Board at the Bipartisan Policy Center

“Tom Frieden is the most effective health messenger there is. His book, The Formula for Better Health is succinct, specific, and powerful.”
—Dr. Frank Luntz, Political Commentator, Analyst, and Pollster

“A powerful guide to better health from one of the world’s leading health experts. As we face today’s urgent threats, Tom Frieden offers a path forward with trademark clarity and wisdom.”
—Vivek Murthy, MD, former Surgeon General of the United States and author of the New York Times Bestseller Together: The Healing Power of Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World