NCPHI Leadership

CDC's National Center for Public Health Informatics (NCPHI), located within the Coordinating Center for Health Information and Service (CoCHIS), provides leadership in the application of information and computer science and technology to public health practice, research, and learning.

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Office of the Director

The NCPHI Office of the Director provides overall direction for communications, strategy, science, and policy.

	Director (Acting) Retired Rear Admiral Stephen B. Thacker, MD, MSc, USPHS
	Deputy Director (Acting) Walter Harris, MBA
	Associate Director for Communication Science John Anderton, PhD, MPA
	Associate Director for Policy Sharon R. Coleman
	Associate Director of Science Scott McNabb, PhD, MS

Divisions

Alliance Management and Consultation (DAMC):
Partnerships and communications supporting informatics initiatives such as Public Health Information Network.

DAMC Division Director
Lynn Gibbs-Scharf, MPH

Emergency Preparedness and Response (DEPR):
Solutions for emergency preparedness and response.

DEPR Director (Acting)
Barry Rhodes, PhD

Informatics Shared Services (DISS):
Common framework of shared informatics components and services.

DISS Director (Acting)
Terry Boyd, PhD

Integrated Surveillance Systems and Services (DISSS):
Standards and applications for national surveillance programs.

DISSS Division Director (Acting)
Enrique Nieves, MS

Knowledge Management (DKM):
Science of knowledge sharing to improve practice and innovation: Epi-X, communities of practice.

DKM Division Director
Jason Bonander, MA

Page last reviewed: May 4, 2009
Page last updated: May 4, 2009
Content source: National Center for Public Health Informatics
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