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Science at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Science at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Donna F. Stroup, PhD, MSc Acting Associate Director for Science. West Nile Anthrax Smallpox Listeriosis E. coli.

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Science at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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  1. Science at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Donna F. Stroup, PhD, MSc Acting Associate Director for Science

  2. West Nile Anthrax Smallpox Listeriosis E. coli CDC's MissionTo promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability

  3. Scientists are people of very dissimilar temperaments doing different things in different ways. Among scientists are collectors, classifiers, and compulsive tidiers-up; many are detectives by temperament and many are explorers; some are artists and others artisans. There are poet scientists and philosopher scientists and even a few mystics. -- Peter Medewar

  4. CDC Employees and Locations Approximately 6,700 Employees in 170 Occupations Cincinnati, OH Ft Collins, CO Washington,DC Morgantown, WVa Research Triangle Park, NC Atlanta, GA Anchorage, AK San Juan, PR

  5. OFFICE OF GLOBAL HEALTH CDC WASHINGTON OFFICE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATION NATIONAL VACCINE PROGRAM OFFICE OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT Centers for Disease Control and Prevention OFFICE OF WOMEN’S HEALTH OFFICE OF HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICE OF PROGRAM PLANNING AND EVALUATION OFFICE OF EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OFFICE OF PROGRAM SERVICES OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OFFICE OFFICE OF SCIENCE POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION & HEALTH PROMOTION NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL NATIONAL CENTER FOR HIV, STD, AND TB PREVENTION NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH EPIDEMIOLOGY PROGRAM OFFICE NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE PROGRAM OFFICE

  6. Characteristics of CDC Science • Drive to serve the public • Devotion to truth • Spirit of collaboration • Professional modesty • Commitment to fairness • Sense of responsibility

  7. Task Force onCommunity Preventive Services Guide to Community Preventive Services

  8. Alice Hamilton Founder of occupational medicine First woman professor at Harvard Medical School First woman to receive Lasker Award in public health

  9. 110 18 Predicted blood lead 100 16 90 80 Gasoline lead 14 70 12 60 Observed blood lead 50 10 40 30 8 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 Year NHANES II Blood Lead Measurements, 1975-1981 Mean blood lead levels g/dl Lead used in gasoline (thousands of tons) Source: Pirkle et al JAMA 272:284-91, 1994

  10. STOP PolioGlobal AIDS Prevention

  11. Professional Modesty “ If you really know and understand science, you realize that nay contribution you make is very small compared to the total amount of information that needs to be added.” --Dr. Charles Shepard

  12. Number of Years Difference in Life Expectancy Between Blacks and Whites, by Cause of Death and Sex — United States, 1998 Male Female Life Expectancy Difference (Yrs) Adapted from: MMWR 2001;50:780–783

  13. Anthrax Investigation Trenton/Princeton, NJ (Trenton, NJ PMSA - Pop. 328,368) 19% affected Washington, DC (Washington, DC PMSA - Pop. 4,739,999) 21% affected Boca Raton, FL (West Palm Beach MSA - Pop. 934,331) 9% affected US Bureau of the Census, 1999; Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Survey Project on Americans’ Response to Biological Terrorism, November 29-December 3, 2001.

  14. West Nile Virus

  15. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

  16. EXCITE

  17. EIS Officers Class of 2003 Rachel Nonkin Avchen Sandra I. Berrios-Torres Marta Guerra Jennita Reefhuis

  18. Chronic Diseases and Related Risk Factors Most Common Causes of Death, United States, 1996* Actual Causes of Death, United States, 1990† Total cardiovascular disease (includes ischemic heart and stroke) Tobacco Poor diet/lack of exercise Cancer Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and allied conditions Alcohol Infectious agents Injuries Pneumonia/influenza Pollutants/toxins Diabetes Firearms HIV infection Sexual behavior Suicide Motor vehicles Chronic liver disease/cirrhosis Illicit drug use 0 5 10 15 20 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Percentage (of all deaths) Percentage (of all deaths) *National Vital Statistics Report; 47 (9) November 10, 1998 †McGinnis JM, Foege WH. Actual causes of death in the United States. JAMA 1993; 270:2207-12 Note: Dark shading denotes chronic conditions and risk behaviors

  19. Lifestyle Changes that Promote Sedentary Behavior

  20. Comments? Questions?

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