Type of Document Master's Thesis Author Kelsey, Hugh J. Author's Email Address hughkelsey@yahoo.com URN etd-11102006-092322 Title "Bright, Aggressive, and Abrasive:" A History of the Chief Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1951 – 2006 Degree Master of Arts Department History Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Stuart Galishoff Committee Chair Clifford M. Kuhn Committee Member J. Lyle Conrad Committee Member Keywords
- EIS
- CDC
- Alexander D. Langmuir
- Public health
Date of Defense 2006-04-20 Availability unrestricted Abstract The history of public health has suggested that the progress of societies cannot be understood without understanding community health conditions. The federal government of the United States established the Communicable Disease Center (CDC) in 1946 to assist the states in controlling outbreaks of infectious disease. This coincided with the early days of the Cold War. The concern of some health officials of the time, most notable among them was the CDC’s Chief of Epidemiology, Alexander D. Langmuir, was to address the 1950s threat of “germ warfare,” or bio-terrorism. To do this effectively the CDC established the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) to train field epidemiologists as the first line of defense against biological attack. The role of the Chief EIS Officer was vital to its success. An examination of the Chiefs’ performance from 1951 through 2006 supports this contention.Files
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