The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Lauren Cornelius
Professional Practices in Health
Care
June 27, 2012

Vaccines are a hot topic. I personally have done
research to decide what vaccines I should give to
my children, which I should hold off on and which
could be avoided entirely. In the past I have
been frustrated as I try to find unbiased
information on the subject. I selected this topic
because the CDC supplies information about
vaccines.

 Center for Disease Control and Prevention

 Government Program that functions under
the Department of Health and Human
Services

 Vision: “Health Protection…Health Equity”

Imagefromhttp://www.cdc.gov/about/organization/mission.htm

COLLABORATING TO METHODS:
CREATE:
 expertise  health promotion
 Information  prevention of disease
 tools that people and  injury
communities need to  disability
protect their health  preparedness for new
and safety health threats.

The CDC seeks to accomplish its mission by
working with partners throughout the nation
and the world to:
 monitor health
 detect and investigate health problems
 conduct research to enhance prevention
 develop and advocate sound public health
policies
 implement prevention strategies
 promote healthy behaviors
 foster safe and healthful environments
 provide leadership and training

 CDC pledges to the American people:
 To be a diligent steward of the funds entrusted
to it
 To provide an environment for intellectual and
personal growth and integrity
 To base all public health decisions on the
highest quality scientific data, openly and
objectively derived
 To place the benefits to society above the
benefits to the institution
 To treat all persons with dignity, honesty, and
respect

In order to be successful in its mission and
goals, the CDC works through a number of
Centers, Agencies and Offices (CIO’s)

The CDC’s Centers, Agencies and Offices
include but are not limited to:

 Center for Global Health
 National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health
 Office of Infectious Diseases
 National Center for Immunization and
Respiratory Diseases
 National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic
Infectious Diseases
 National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD
and TB Prevention

 Office of Noncommunicable Diseases, Injury
and Environmental Health
 National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities
 National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion
 National Center for Environmental Health/Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
 National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

 Office of Public Health Preparedness and
Response

First:
- Find out what’s making people sick and
killing them
Second:
-Do the things that work to protect them and
make them healthier.
The CDC has a particular focus in the
following areas:

 Increasing support to local and state health
departments - We are only as strong as our
partnerships. We are passionate about
offering the best technical, financial, and
direct assistance possible for the good of
the whole in public health.

 Improving global health - Provide
unwavering leadership in health policy
development. We strengthen the ability of
governments and organizations across the
globe to achieve their health goals and
deepen the effectiveness and efficiency of
their health systems.

 Decreasing leading causes of death - We
are fiercely devoted to improving the
social determinants of health — disparities
in the conditions in which people are
born, grow, live, work, and age. These
imbalances are largely responsible for
health inequities in everything from obesity
to heart disease.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 Strengthening surveillance and
epidemiology - Rigorous surveillance and
epidemiology are our most powerful tools.
They form our ethos and the foundation of
our authority.

 Reforming Health Policies - Prevention is on
the map as never before; it is key to the
future of health in this country and is a part
of the legislation currently under debate.
We are closely monitoring the legislation
and potential impacts on public health
entities and are working closely.

HIV is a disease that affects 1.1 million Americans but as
many as 20% don’t know they carry the disease

 True or False? Those at high risk of contracting HIV
should be tested at least once for AIDS

False
Since 2006, the CDC has recommended that all
Americans ages 13 to 64 get tested at least once, not
just those considered at highest risk: gay men and
intravenous drug users. But fewer than half of adults
younger than 65 have been tested, according to the
agency's most recent statistics.

 Tuesday, June 26, 2012
the CDC announced
that they would begin a
program doing free HIV
tests in drugstores and in
store clinics
 This increases availability
and decreases stigma.

 Whooping cough is a
highly contagious
respiratory tract infection.
Whooping cough is most
contagious before the
coughing starts.
 Whooping cough can
cause serious
illness―especially in infants
too young to be fully
vaccinated.
 In December 2011 there
were 91 cases of
Whooping Cough in
Vermont. In 2010 there
were 18 cases of
whooping cough in the
entire year.

 Vaccines contain germs that have been
killed or weakened. When given to a
healthy person, the vaccine triggers the
immune system to respond and thus build
immunity.
 Before vaccines, people became immune
only by actually getting a disease and
surviving it. Immunizations are an easier
and less risky way to become immune.

CHILDREN ADOLESCENTS AND
ADULTS
- A single dose of
DTaP(Diptheria, Tetan Tdap(Tetanus,
us, and Pertussis) diphtheria and pertussis)
should be given to:
 Children should get 5  adolescents 11-18 years
doses of DTaP, one of age (preferably at
dose at the age of age 11-12 years
 adults 19 through 64
 2
years of age
 4  adults 65 and older
 6 who have close
 15-18 months contact with an infant
and have not previously
 4-6 years received Tdap

 These two scenarios give a brief overview
of how the CDC can help increase public
health. There are many other ways and
means the CDC uses to do so.
 However this one group cannot control or
fix public health on its own.

In an effort to reach as much of the
population as possible, the CDC works with
community partners:
 drugstores
 in store clinics
 other government agencies
 health care centers

HEALTH CARE WORKERS WILL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WILL
ADMINISTER TESTS AND EDUCATE PATIENTS ON PREVENTION
AND TREATMENT
VACCINES
 pharmacists  doctors
 medical assistants  nurse practitioners
 Nurses  specialists

 Fewer than 70 percent of children in
Vermont between the ages of 18 months
and 3 years received all of the
recommended vaccines, according to a
2010 National Immunization Survey by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
-- a rate lower than the 73 percent national
average. Vermont has one of the highest
philosophical exemption rates among
those 20 states

Nicole Matten spoke about the sudden
death of her 7-year-old daughter.
She was perfectly healthy. Kaylynne was
healthy, until she was given a routine flu
shot at her pediatrician's office last
December. She fell ill almost instantly and
was dead within days.

Kayla Thomas, 19, of
Rutland, Vt., emotionally described losing
her 2-year-old brother to meningitis more
than a decade ago. Now there is a
vaccine available to prevent that illness.

If the shot was around then he would still
be here, Thomas said.

 Testimonials from both sides of the
spectrum influence decisions about
vaccination. However testimonials are
subject to personal bias.

When making decisions about situations that
could affect the health and safety of individuals
and the public it is important that people have
access to accurate information, facts, and
research to make informed decisions. The CDC
can be a good resource for this type of
information.

 http://www.cdc.gov/
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insurance/news.aspx?feed=AP&date=2012062
6&id=15266233
 http://www.cdc.gov/Features/Pertussis/
 http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-
vac/pertussis/default.htm#vacc
 http://www.wcax.com/story/16592603/whoopi
ng-cough-cases-on-the-rise-in-vt
 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/immuniz
ation.html
 http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-
vac/pertussis/default.htm#vacc

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