CDC's 60th anniversary : director's perspective--William L. Roper, M.D., M.P.H., 1990-1993

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Roper, William L.
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  The years 1990-1993 saw tremendous change in public Health CDC expanded its effectiveness and capacity by building key partnerships with academia, public health agencies, and the private sector. The explosion of telecommunications greatly enhanced CDC's ability to communicate the results of studies and Rec.directly with the public, which increased the visibility of the agency and the public health community. The agency's priorities were clear: strengthening the public health infrastructure, improving the health of children, and making Prevention a practical reality in the nation's health system.
• Subjects:
  Anniversaries And Special Events CDC--History Communicable Disease Control/History History, 20th Century Public Health U.S. Government Agencies/History
• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2007 May 11;56(18):448-52.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Name as Subject:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; Centers for Disease Control (U.S.)
• Place as Subject:
  U.S.
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  56
• Issue:
  18
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4fc7fbd2dd98961459ad5550ed19ed3b78c38f9e336e235198db88c969babc40f23ea3603323b341ad6194ba4bd51e8acedb9f41d3803495e428388002a1fe81
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/97717/cdc_97717_DS1.pdf
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