Field Trip to CDC

Here is our blog of our virtual field trip to the CDC. It was Meg Goodfellow, Rachael Warren, Travis Cox, and me, Molly London.


On February 19th, we met in Second Life at the Centers of Disease Control. While we were there, we looked around and saw a multitude of posters expressing ways that the CDC affects the public. We saw bulletins with information on MMWR (Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report), a publication and it informed the visitor of what it entails. There was also a section for global health with various pictures, and there were some bulletins on promotion of vaccines and booster shots. Included in posters were pictures of people of various ages and ethnicities, participating in a plethora of activities; some receiving care and some promoting wellness. There was a section about preparedness showing HAZMAT teams, firefighters, hand washing and mask-wearing, etc.


We saw the introduction page with Julie L. Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H, CDC Director, with the mission statement of the CDC. Finally, there was a box that said you could teleport to the second floor, however, it was a big tease because it was a platform that looked about 10X10 feet, but nothing else. I recommend checking it out, there was a decent amount to check out.
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