Snider D E, Satcher D
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
Am Psychol. 1997 Feb;52(2):140-2. doi: 10.1037//0003-066x.52.2.140.
The mission of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. Fifty years ago, CDC's efforts were focused on epidemiologic and laboratory studies of malaria, typhus, and plague. Today, CDC's activities cover a broad range of diseases and conditions, and a broader range of disciplines are required to address these diverse public health problems. The behavioral and social sciences have a critical role to play in helping the public understand risk group characteristics and the frequency, context, and determinants of risky behaviors and in developing, implementing, and assessing prevention programs. CDC is taking steps to foster an environment in which behavioral and social sciences can flourish and to integrate these sciences into all of CDC's prevention activities. Other articles in this section describe the breath and nature of the contributions of behavioral and social sciences at CDC.
疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）的使命是通过预防和控制疾病、伤害及残疾来促进健康和提高生活质量。五十年前，CDC的工作重点是疟疾、斑疹伤寒和鼠疫的流行病学及实验室研究。如今，CDC的活动涵盖广泛的疾病和状况，需要更广泛的学科来应对这些多样的公共卫生问题。行为科学和社会科学在帮助公众了解风险群体特征、危险行为的频率、背景及决定因素，以及制定、实施和评估预防项目方面发挥着关键作用。CDC正在采取措施营造一个能让行为科学和社会科学蓬勃发展的环境，并将这些学科融入CDC的所有预防活动中。本节中的其他文章描述了行为科学和社会科学在CDC所做贡献的广度和性质。
