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What is CDC doing to address the public health opportunities presented by advances in human genetics?

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What is CDC doing to address the public health opportunities presented by advances in human genetics?

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In September 1996, Dr. David Satcher, former Director of the CDC, appointed an agency-wide Task Force on Genetics and Disease Prevention to develop a strategic plan for coordinating and strengthening CDC s activities in genetics and public health. In October 1997, the Strategic Plan was approved and CDC s National Office of Public Health Genomics (NOPHG) was formed. In May 1998, CDC and collaborators sponsored the First Annual Conference on Genetics and Public Health to increase awareness among public health professionals of the scope and process of integrating genetics into public health programs and to strengthen partnerships for disease prevention and health promotion efforts. In December, 1999 the Second National Conference on Genetics and Public Health was held in Baltimore, Maryland in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Health and Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health.