The Needs of Regulators & the Policy Process: CDC Perspective

Prioritizing Opportunities Workshop 1
Ensminger International Room
1204 Kildee Hall
Iowa State University
June 15-16, 2004

Agenda

Food Safety Roles

What drives priority setting?

“. . .science rules in CDC culture." 
- Price Waterhouse Report

Slide 6

Slide 7

Prophylaxis after Occupational Exposure to HIV

Prophylaxis after Occupational Exposure to HIV

Not all decisions are rational & data driven

Decision Making

Decision Tools

The literature suggests. . .

Slide 14

Need for models / Decision Tools?

Challenges facing Regulators

Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

Epidemiologists’ Uncertainty Principle
dp x dx > h / (2 x pi) = Planck's constant / ( 2 x pi )
P = agent = microorganism

"Epidemiologists’"

Challenges in the area of food safety

…during the period 1986 - 89 in the...

Challenges

Basic Priority Rating (BPR)

Overall Priority Rating (OPR)

Challenges

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