Famous Epidemiologists
This “Father of epidemiology” is famous for using mapping techniques to identify a contaminated water pump as the source of a cholera outbreak in London during the 1850s.
Who is John Snow?
This BeeGee's song can help keep the proper beat for chest compressions during CPR.
What is "Stayin' Alive"?
This document outlines an organization’s mission, vision, values, and strategic goals.
What is a strategic plan?
The percentage of states and territories that completed the 2024 ECA.
What is 100%?
This gold medal-winning Olympian received a master’s in epidemiology from the University of Texas.
Who is Gabby Thomas?
Name the Athens, Georgia, band that released "Everybody Hurts" in 1992.
Who is R.E.M.?
These are the specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound objectives set during strategic planning.
What are SMART goals?
Name the public health partner organization with whom CSTE co-launched the 2024 ECA.
What is the Big Cities Health Coalition?
This CSTE book first published in 2013 highlights the stories of applied epidemiologists.
What is "Deadly Outbreaks"?
Complete the Destiny's Child lyric: "Can you keep up, baby boy? Make me..."
What is "Lose My Breath"
This term refers to the long-term direction and scope of an organization.
What is the strategic vision?
What is the top training need identified by state and territorial epidemiologists in the 2024 ECA?
What is data analytics?
This epidemiologist launched the first disease surveillance program at the CDC—a CDC building also bears their name.
Who is Alexander Langmuir?
A body temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, or the name of a Peggy Lee song.
What is "Fever"?
This term refers to the guiding principle or overarching goal that provides direction and focus for an organization.
What is a North Star?
State epidemiologists anticipate losing this percentage of the current applied epi workforce due to the loss of COVID-19 funding.
What is 20%?
He was the co-founder of Partners in Health and was described in the book "Mountains beyond Mountains" as the “man who would cure the world."
Who is Paul Farmer?
This could be sepsis—or the title to a Taylor Swift song from the 1989 album.
What is "Bad Blood"?
This source funds most epi personnel and activities at the state and territorial level.
What is the federal government?