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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC): Fighting Diseases
Worldwide
Presented by:
Angela Permon
Resident Scientist
Snook ISD
Background of the CDC
• Founded in 1946 to fight the disease malaria
• Located in Atlanta, Georgia
• Composed of 13 major component organizations
• Included as part of the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS)
Mission of the CDC
CDC seeks to accomplish its mission by working
with partners throughout the nation and the world in
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monitor health
detect and investigate health problems
conduct research to enhance prevention
develop and advocate sound public health policies
implement prevention strategies
promote healthy behaviors
foster safe and healthful environments
provide leadership and training
Major Facilities of the CDC
Motto:
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Designed for Health
Built for Science
Prepared for Tomorrow
Global Communications Center
Features high-tech, cutting-edge meeting spaces for training public health
professionals.
Houses a visitor education center, a multimedia facility that offers the public
an opportunity to study and learn about public health.
Question:
1. Why do you think that it is important for the CDC to be able to
communicate effectively with other countries around the world?
Facilities of the CDC
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Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory
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Triples the CDC’s capacity to research pathogens that require the
highest levels of safety precautions, such as Ebola, viral hemorrhagic
fevers, monkeypox, and avian influenza.
Question:
1. Which one of these diseases has been studied in your science
class this semester?
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Enables world-class scientists at the CDC to extend the boundaries of
scientific knowledge and meet the challenges posed by the health
threats of the 21st century.
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Includes the Special Pathogens Branch.
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Headquarters and Emergency Operations Center
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Promotes collaboration by consolidating in one building employees
from across the agency, including the following:
a. Office of the Director
b. Emergency Operations Center
c. Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response.
Questions:
1. Why is it important to have all of the major offices in the same
operations center?
2. Why might it be a bad idea to have all of the major offices in the
same operations center?
Facilities of the CDC
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• Environmental Health Laboratory
– Allows CDC scientists to use advanced laboratory science and
innovative techniques to prevent diseases resulting from toxic chemical
exposures in the environment.
– Enables CDC scientists the capacity to respond to terrorism and public
health emergencies involving chemicals and to improve laboratory
methods to diagnose and prevent diseases.
Question:
1. What potentially dangerous chemicals or materials were used in
your science laboratory exercise this semester?
Diseases and Conditions Studied at the
CDC
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Infectious & Other Diseases
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Escherichia coli (E. coli)
Rabies virus
West Nile virus
Mad Cow Disease
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Disorders
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Hemophilia
Diseases and Conditions Studied at the
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• Chronic Diseases and Conditions
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Asthma and allergies
Cancer
Diabetes
Overweight and Obesity
Stroke
Heart Disease
• Risk Factors
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Alcohol
Lack of Physical Activity
Poor Nutrition
Smoking and Tobacco Use
Virtual Tour of the U.S. Army Medical Research
Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)
• USAMRIID
– Military research center located
in Fort Detrick, Maryland, which
is very similar to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
• Mission
– To conduct basic and applied
research on biological threats
resulting in medical solutions to
protect the warfighter (military
personnel).
• Tour
– http://www.usamriid.army.mil/
Inquiry-Based Thinking for the Week of
11/06/06
– Next week, each team of 3 doctors will
research a disease or disorder listed on the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
website located at www.cdc.gov.
– Handouts will be provided on Thursday,
November 9th, which will require each team
of doctors to answer inquiry-based questions
regarding its chosen disease or disorder.