The CDC Field Epidemiology Manual

Sonja A. Rasmussen, MD, MS, was the Director of CDC's Division of Public Health Information Dissemination in the Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (CSELS) and Editor-in-Chief of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series while serving as the editor of this book. She is currently CDC's Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases and Director of CDC's Office of Infectious Diseases. She has held leadership positions in several CDC emergency responses, including 2009 H1N1 influenza, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Coronavirus, and Ebola and Zika viruses.Richard A. Goodman, MD, JD, MPH, is Professor of Medicine at Emory University's School of Medicine and Rollins School of Public Health. Dr. Goodman held leadership and senior staff positions at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1978 to 2015, serving as Editor-in-Chief of CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series for a decade, Co-Director of CDC's Public Health Law Program, and Associate Director of CDC's Epidemiology Program Office.

• Dedication About the Editors PrefaceSonja A. Rasmussen, Richard A. Goodman Preface to Michael Gregg's Field Epidemiology (2008) Carl W. Tyler, Jr. Acknowledgements Contributors Part One: Field Investigation 1. Defining Field Epidemiology Richard A. Goodman, James W. Buehler, Joshua A. Mott 2. Initiating Operations Duc J. Vugia, Richard A. Goodman, James Hadler, Danice K. Eaton 3. Conducting a Field Investigation Michael King, Diana Bensyl, Richard A. Goodman, Sonja A. Rasmussen 4. Collecting Data Katrina Hedberg, Julie Maher 5. Using Technologies for Data Collection and Management Janet J. Hamilton 6. Describing Epidemiologic DataRobert E. Fontaine 7. Designing and Conducting Analytic Studies in the Field Brendan R. Jackson, Patricia M. Griffin 8. Analyzing and Interpreting Data Richard Dicker 9. Optimizing Epidemiology-Laboratory Collaborations M. Shannon Keckler, Reynolds M. Salerno, Michael W. Shaw 10. Collecting and Analyzing Qualitative Data Brent Wolff, Frank Mahoney, Anna Lena-Lohivina, Melissa Corkum 11. Developing Interventions James Hadler, Jay K. Varma, Duc J. Vugia, Richard A. Goodman 12. Communicating during an Outbreak or Public Health InvestigationAbbigail J. Tumpey, David Daigle, Glen Nowak Part Two: Special Considerations 13. Legal Considerations James D. Holt, Sudevi N. Ghosh, Jennifer R. Black 14. Coordination of Multiple States and Federal Agencies Timothy Jones, Craig Hedberg 15. Multinational Outbreak Investigations Frank Mahoney, James W. Le Duc 16. Emergency Operations Centers and Incident Management StructureJeffrey L. Bryant, Daniel M. Sosin, Tim W. Wiedrich, Stephen C. Redd 17. Geographic Information System Data Stephanie Foster, Erica Adams, Ian Dunn, Andrew Dent 18. Health-Care Settings Bryan E. Christensen, Ryan P. Fagan 19. Community Congregate Settings Amra Uzicanin, Joanna Gaines 20. Exposures and Conditions of Acute Environmental Origin Sharon M. Watkins, Jerry Fagliano 21. Occupational Disease and Injury Kathleen Kreiss, Kristin J. Cummings 22. Natural and Human-Made Disasters Ron Waldman 23. Acute Enteric Disease Outbreaks Ian T. Williams, Laura Whitlock, Matthew E. Wise 24. Suspected Intentional Use of Biologic and Toxic Agents Stephen Papagiotas, Kelly Shannon 25. Suicide, Violence, and Other Forms of Injury Joseph E. Logan, James A. Mercy Index

This text offers a comprehensive overview of field investigations and includes easy-to-understand figures and tables that walk the reader through all steps of a field investigation. The knowledge presented in this text will help the next generation conduct quality field investigations at the local, national, or multinational level. When urgent public health crises arise, they will be ready to take action immediately.