Updates from the Field…Protecting Health and Building Capacity Globally | Division of Global Health Protection | Global Health | CDC

Updates from the Field…Protecting Health and Building Capacity Globally | Division of Global Health Protection | Global Health | CDC

Updates from the Field…Protecting Health and Building Capacity Globally

A quarterly newsletter from CDC Center for Global Health, Division of Global Health Protection.

Winter 2017, Issue 24:

Division of Global Health Protection: 2016 Accomplishments

In 2016 the Division of Global Health Protection contributed immensely toward making Americans and the world at large safer. In this issue of Updates from the Field, you will learn about our accomplishments in the areas of preparedness, response, systems, building country capacity, and improving global health security.

In This Issue

"The health and safety of Americans is inextricably linked to the health and 

safety of the world. We must make sure every nation is able to prevent, detect, 

and respond to infectious disease threats where they occur."

— Rebecca Martin, PhD
    Director, Center for Global Health

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Director's Message

Enhancing Disease Detection and Outbreak Response

• Global Rapid Response Team (Global RRT): Enhancing CDC's Global Emergency Response Capacity
• CDC Establishes Command Center In Response to Hurricane Matthew
• GDD Operations Center: Detecting and Monitoring Health Threats Across the Globe 24/7
• Global Response Preparedness Work in Jordan
• Enhanced Ebola Detection and Response in Guinea and Liberia
• Leveraging Resources and Program Expertise to Respond to Zika

Advancing Public Health Capacities Globally

• Field Epidemiology Training Program: Building Workforce Capabilities on the Frontline of Surveillance
• Improving Public Health Management for Successful Public Health Action
• Joint External Evaluation
• Strengthening National Public Health Institutes Globally

Building Sustainable Partnerships

• CDC and WHO Launch New Global Heart Initiative to Strengthen CVD Prevention
• Bloomberg Data for Health Initiative: Making Strides in NCD Mobile Phone Survey Platforms
• Central America and the Caribbean Region's United Front to Fight Zika is a Winning Formula
• CDC Global Health Security Agenda and Ebola Preparedness Grantee Meeting
• Science, Policy, Applied Research and Evaluation and Communication: An Integrated Approach

"Not only is it the right thing to do, but the relationships and systems we build during emergencies can help protect us all in the future."

— RADM Jordan W. Tappero, MD, MPH
    Senior Global Health Advisor, CGH