# Preparing the Next Generation of Public Health Responders

Think of a public health emergency in the last 60 years, and chances are a CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officer was among the first on the scene. As the EIS program’s new director, Joshua Mott is committed to training the next generation of EIS officers, ensuring they are skilled not only in the tried-and-true methods of outbreak response, but also the current and more complicated needs of public health in a data-driven and globally connected world.

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- Kind: Short
- Year: 2016
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Preparing_the_Next_Generation_of_Public_Health_Responders.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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