The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA

Abstract #74879

Julie Louise Gerberding, MD, MPH, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA 30333, 404-639-3311, donna.wright@apha.org

The numbers of new and emerging communicable diseases that have affected large groups of people have steadily risen in the past 20 years, and it is predicted that the number of such diseases will increase markedly in the remainder of the 21st century. The organized public health system’s present responses to these diseases will be illustrated, and lessons learned for the future from these responses will be presented.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand which new and emerging communicable diseases are likely to emerge in the 21st century, and how CDC and other major public health organizations expect to deal with them.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.