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 CDC's Mission To promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability

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

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NHANES II Blood Lead Measurements, Year Predicted blood lead Gasoline lead Observed blood lead Source: Pirkle et al JAMA 272:284-91, 1994 Lead used in gasoline (thousands of tons) Mean blood lead levels  g/dl

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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

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

Anthrax Investigation Boca Raton, FL (West Palm Beach MSA - Pop. 934,331) 9% affected Washington, DC (Washington, DC PMSA - Pop. 4,739,999) 21% affected Trenton/Princeton, NJ (Trenton, NJ PMSA - Pop. 328,368) 19% 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.

West Nile Virus

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

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

Lifestyle Changes that Promote Sedentary Behavior

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