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Recorded presentation

Mary Woolley, MA, Research!America, 1101 King Street, Suite 520, Alexandria, VA VA 22314, 703-739-2577, ext. 38, mwoolley@researchamerica.org

In January 2005, CDC/ATSDR embarked on a landmark effort to develop the first-ever comprehensive, long-term national public health research agenda – the Health Protection Research Guide, 2006-2015 – shining a spotlight on public health as never before. The Research Guide was designed as a blueprint for research areas that should be addressed during the next decade by CDC and its partners to meet critical public health needs at home and abroad. The Research Guide was developed with great transparency and extensive engagement of CDC staff, diverse partners and the public at every phase.

Now that the Research Guide has been developed, the next step is to use it to frame a national dialogue on how to build broad support for public health research. In this session, we will hear from a number of perspectives. CDC/ATSDR will set the stage by describing how the Research Guide was developed and how it is intended to be used. We will next learn the views of the American public on its understanding of public health and its support for research. We will hear from a state health department representative on how a national research agenda can support state and local public health research needs to improve public health programs and services. Finally, we will engage in a dialogue on the role APHA can play in realizing the vision of a national public health research agenda.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the attitudes of the American public towards funding of public health research in order to more effectively communicate the importance of supporting such research.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No

Recorded presentation