Holtzman Deborah, Neumann M, Sumartoj E, Lansky A
Office of Scientific Regulatory Services, Office of the Chief Science Officer, CDC, MS D-50, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
MMWR Suppl. 2006 Dec 22;55(2):14-6.
Although the history of CDC spans 60 years, only during the last 2 decades of the 20th century did the agency come to recognize and better understand the importance of the behavioral and social sciences to its overall mission. This recognition was a consequence of several events, notably the growing public awareness of the many conditions and diseases linked to unhealthy behavior and the creation of three new organizational units at CDC--the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in 1988, the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control in 1992, and the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention in 1993--that focused on conditions, diseases, and injuries with clear behavioral risks. Accordingly, the relatively small number of CDC behavioral and social scientists were initially concentrated in these three centers. In 1995, to raise awareness of behavioral and social sciences at CDC and to integrate these fields into CDC-conducted and -supported research and practice activities, the agency's behavioral and social scientists established the Behavioral and Social Sciences Working Group (BSSWG). The application of the behavioral and social science disciplines to public health attests to the success of the working group. Today, BSSWG continues as a formal organization sponsored by the Office of the Chief Science Officer within the CDC Office of the Director.
尽管美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）已有60年历史，但直到20世纪的最后20年，该机构才开始认识到并更好地理解行为科学和社会科学对其整体使命的重要性。这种认识是由几个事件促成的，特别是公众越来越意识到许多与不健康行为相关的状况和疾病，以及CDC设立了三个新的组织单位——1988年的国家慢性病预防与健康促进中心、1992年的国家伤害预防与控制中心，以及1993年的国家艾滋病毒、性传播疾病和结核病预防中心——这些单位专注于具有明确行为风险的状况、疾病和伤害。因此，CDC相对较少的行为和社会科学家最初集中在这三个中心。1995年，为了提高CDC对行为科学和社会科学的认识，并将这些领域纳入CDC开展和支持的研究及实践活动中，该机构的行为和社会科学家成立了行为和社会科学工作组（BSSWG）。行为科学和社会科学学科在公共卫生领域的应用证明了该工作组的成功。如今，BSSWG仍然是一个由CDC主任办公室首席科学官办公室赞助的正式组织。
