Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Health Marketing
Mail Stop E-90
1600 Clifton Rd, NE
Atlanta
GAUSA
30333
Biographical Sketch: Ann Aikin, MA works for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in health marketing on the Interactive Media Team. She leads the new media research activities and works to develop innovative health communications products that engage users and expand the reach of CDC’s science. Additionally, she recently began leading the social media strategy for CDC’s emergency communications responses, including the novel H1N1 pandemic. Before working for CDC, she spent two years in the U.S. Peace Corps, working for the Jamaican Ministry of Health and the Kingston and St. Andrew Health Department. She holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in journalism and political science and a Master of Arts in communications, with an emphasis in health communications.