- Mission [1]
- The Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC), Office of Infectious Diseases (OID) met three times during FY 2011 (twice in person
in Atlanta and once by teleconference) to review and advise on CDC's infectious disease programs. Examples of the board's
assistance during the past year include helping to evaluate and determine lessons learned from CDC's response to the H1N1
influenza outbreak; and providing expert advice and comment on OID's work to develop a strategic roadmap for prioritizing
CDC's efforts to prevent and control infectious diseases (A CDC Framework for Preventing Infectious Diseases). The board has
also provided timely advice to CDC in helping identify opportunities for advancing infectious disease prevention across a
changing landscape for U.S. healthcare and the U.S. public health system occurring during challenging econominc times. The
board provides advice concerning strategies, goals, and priorities for the programs and research within the national centers
and monitors the overall strategic direction and focus of OID and the national centers. The board may also administer and
oversee peer review of scientific programs. The board's input is critical to ensuring broad expertise and perspectives on
optimizing infectious disease prevention and control.
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