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News Briefs CDC Director Names Two New ManagersOctober 9, 2002 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information! CDC Director Dr. Julie Gerberding has named two new members of her management team. Dr. Ed Thompson, Mississippi's state health officer, will be deputy director for public health programs and services, a new position that will serve as a liaison between the CDC and state and local health departments. Gerberding also named long-time AIDS expert Dr. Harold Jaffe as director of the CDC's National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention. Jaffe, who was acting director of the CDC for 13 months, joined the agency in 1974 and collaborated on its earliest AIDS research in 1981. Associated Press 10.09.02 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information! This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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