Seminar on public health policy with the CDC, including the response to the Ebola epidemic

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Friday November 14, 2014
      12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
  • Location: Suddath Room (1128), Petit Institute
  • Phone:
  • URL:
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  • Fee(s):
    Free
  • Extras:
Contact

David Gibbs

dgibbs7@gatech.edu

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Public policy officials from the CDC will discuss the CDC's approach to public health and the Ebola epidemic

Full Summary: Public policy officials from the CDC will discuss the CDC's approach to public health and the Ebola epidemic

Three officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention policy office (Drs. Corinne Graffunder, Elizabeth Skillen, and Cecilia Joshi) will lead a seminar on public health policy as seen from the CDC. This will be a broad overview with highly-placed officials in the CDC, so come with questions. Another CDC official (Dr. Miriam Kelly) will give a brief overview of the CDC-GT collaboration. They will also talk about the CDC's response to the Ebola epidemic.

Dr. Graffunder is the acting Associate Director for Policy.

Dr. Skillen is the acting Deputy Director for Policy.

Dr. Joshi is in the Policy Research, Analysis and Development Office.

Food will be provided.

 

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
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General

Invited Audience
Undergraduate students, Faculty/Staff, Public, Graduate students
Categories
Seminar/Lecture/Colloquium
Keywords
Ebola
Status
  • Created By: Kristen Bailey
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Nov 11, 2014 - 5:21am
  • Last Updated: Apr 13, 2017 - 5:21pm