Prevention and Control Objective IV-B. Develop, evaluate, and promote strategies to help health care providers and other individuals change behaviors that facilitate disease transmission. It will make increased use of the Internet to ensure that this information is widely disseminated. The importance of partners in developing and disseminating public health information is illustrated in a new CDC effort to address the problem of hepatitis C, an emerging infectious disease that affects an estimated 3.9 million persons in the United States. This campaign will involve professional organizations, private industry, public health agencies, and many others. Work with other organizations to develop and implement programs to improve public health practices in the target areas.
Human behaviors are major factors in the spread of infectious diseases.
In many cases, a combination of approaches will be employed. Develop, implement, and evaluate disease prevention guidelines that can be used by the public, health care providers, and health care systems. The development of disease prevention guidelines is a multistep process that begins with field research on risk factors, transmission patterns, and the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different prevention strategies. In developing guidelines, CDC relies on the expertise and experience of many different groups and integrates many different kinds of data into easily understood documents that guide clinical and public health practice. Once completed, prevention guidelines are implemented in partnership with physicians, professional societies, nongovernmental organizations, and others.