I Am CDC - Alice Wang

About

I've been with CDC for a little over two years. I'm an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer, otherwise known as a Disease Detective. I work in the National Center for Environmental Health on disaster epidemiology and public health emergency preparedness and response. If I didn't work for CDC, I think my dream job would be… to be an artist…maybe throwing pottery or painting pet portraits. In 2016, I was deployed to Flint, Michigan three times after the Flint water crisis. I worked on all aspects of the CDC response, from case management for children with elevated blood lead levels, to studying an outbreak of rashes, to a community assessment to understand behavioral health concerns. The work we did not only helped us better understand the community's health after this man-made disaster, it also helped us rebuild community trust. I love what I do because I'm always learning and expanding my horizons. I like knowing the work I do empowers communities. I help people understand and prepare for disasters, ultimately making them safer and healthier, which is a goal of CDC. I'm Alice Wang and I AM CDC!

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