Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Samuel F. Posner, PhD
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The findings and conclusions in this presentation
have not been formally disseminated by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
should not be construed to represent any agency
determination or policy.
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Current Issues and Activities

• Collaboration
• Conferences
• CDC Goals
• Budget
• New frontiers

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Collaborations

• Three Cities Project
• MCH Assignee to CityMatCH
• Gestational Diabetes Project
• State Infant Mortality Collaborative
• Preconception Care

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Upcoming CDC Conferences

• 2nd Summit on Preconception Health and
  Healthcare---October 2007, Oakland CA
• National Prevention and Health Promotion
  Conference, November 2007, Washington DC
• 13th Annual Maternal and Child Health Epi
  Conference, December 2007, Atlanta GA

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CDC Goals Anything New?

• Where we were last year
• 21 Goals across life stages, places and
  preparedness
• What is new in the last year
• Goal teams reports nearly done
• MCH issues in adult, infant and global goals

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Budget

• Expect level in FY08
• Demonstrating impact of activities is critical
• Focusing on partnerships to leverage funds

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Continuing to Work in the Frontier

• Alignment with goals
• External review process and planning for the
  future
• Preterm---SG Taskforce
• Emergency response
• Preconception Health and Healthcare