CDC: Method To Their Madness

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Dying for another interview on Generation Invincible? Well, your patience has been rewarded. This week, Generation Invincible brought in Dr. Paula Yoon, Director of Health Informatics and Surveillance at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The intelligent and inspirational Dr. Yoon has worked all over the world: from her start in public health in the Peace Corps in Kenya, to working the World Health Organization and the U.N. International Labour Office in Geneva, Switzerland, and finally ending with the CDC. Her projects in the CDC have ranged from heart disease and stroke prevention to birth defects to where she is today, where she focuses on national health surveillance programs. You'll hear her talk today about what those are and why they're important in public health, and how she came to be so successful while covering so many areas throughout her career. To submit feedback for Generation Invincible, email [email protected]. Please subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes! And don't forget to keep up with Generation Invincible on tumblr! Find it here: generationinvincible.tumblr.com/ Music: "Mine" by Phoebe Ryan Credits: Generation Invincible is produced by Abigail Meller.