Abstract: The Office of Public Health Scientific
Services (OPHSS), within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), oversees two CDC national centers, the National Center for Health
Statistics and the Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory
Services. OPHSS also has CDC-wide functions, and is responsible for
leading, promoting and facilitating science, standards and policies to
reduce the burden of diseases in the U.S. and globally. One of OPHSS’
key duties is to ensure that public health surveillance activities are
performing as needed. Over the past several years, state and local
health departments and the U.S. Congress have called for enhancement’s
to CDC’s public health surveillance systems. In response, the CDC
Director has charged OPHSS with leading the CDC Surveillance Strategy to
make these enhancements. The challenges, opportunities for
improvement, and activities to date under the Surveillance Strategy will
be presented. Concluding thoughts about future directions, including
collaboration opportunities, will be offered and may serve as a basis
further discussion.
Bio: Dr. Chesley Richards is the CDC Deputy Director for Public Health Scientific Services and Director of OPHSS
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