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Contributors

Department of Health and Human Services
Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jeffrey P. Koplan, M.D., M.P.H., Director
David Fleming, M.D., Deputy Director for Science and Public Health
Stephen B. Blount, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Office of Global Health

National Center for Infectious Diseases
James M. Hughes, M.D., Director

National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
Harold Jaffe, M.D., Acting Director

National Immunization Program
Walter A. Orenstein, M.D., Director

Epidemiology Program Office
Stephen B. Thacker, M.D., M.Sc., Director

Public Health Practice Program Office
Edward L. Baker, M.D., M.P.H., Director

The following CDC staff members prepared this report:
Scott F. Dowell, M.D., M.P.H., National Center for Infectious Diseases
Alexandra M. Levitt, Ph.D., National Center for Infectious Diseases

With input from the Global Infectious Diseases Strategy Working Group
Jay McAuliffe, M.D., Office of Global Health
Kenneth Castro, M.D., National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
Eugene McCray, M.D., National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
Stephen Cochi, M.D., M.P.H., National Immunization Program
Stephen Hadler, M.D., National Immunization Program
Mark White, M.D., Epidemiology Program Office
Michael Malison, M.D., M.P.A., Public Health Practice Program Office

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Booklet Contents
item Contributors
item Table of Contents
item Preface
item Executive Summary
item Introduction
 
item International Cooperation To Combat Infectious Diseases
item U.S. Investment in Global Public Health
item Protecting the health of U.S. citizens at home and abroad
item Furthering U.S. humanitarian efforts
item Providing economic and diplomatic benefits
item Enhancing security
item CDC's Role in Promoting Global Public Health
item An evolving mission
item Vision for the Future
item Partnerships and Implementation
item Priorities and Objectives
 
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 1. International Outbreak Assistance
item Objectives
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 2. A Global Approach to Disease Surveillance
item Objectives
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 3. Applied Research on Diseases of Global Importance
item Objectives
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 4. Application of Proven Public Health Tools
item Objectives
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 5. Global Initiatives for Disease Control
item Objectives
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 6. Public Health Training and Capacity Building
item Objectives
item List of Boxes
item Acronyms
item Appendix A
item Appendix B
item Appendix C
item Appendix D
item Appendix E
item Acknowledgments
item References

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Date published: 2002

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