At a glance
Leadership of CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, including senior leaders in the Office of the Director and the center's nine divisions.
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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. September 2024.
Office of the Director
- Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, Director
- Gregory Crawford, PhD, MSPH, Deputy Director for Management, Operations, and Policy
- Dee Wetterhall, Management Officer
- Sean Cucchi, MHA, Associate Director for Policy
- Gabbi Promoff, MA, Associate Director for Communication Science
- Jyotsna Blackwell, MPH, Diversity, Equity, Belonging, Accessibility, and Inclusion Officer
- Laura Chanchien Parajón, MD, MPH, Principal Deputy Director/Distinguished Consultant
- Romeo Galang, MD, MPH, Medical Director
- Rachel Kaufmann, PhD, MPH, Associate Director for Science
- Stacy De Jesus, MPH, Associate Director for the Office of Public Health Practice
- Tim Carney, PhD, MPH, MBA, Associate Director for Informatics
- Leonard Jack, Jr., PhD, MSc, Editor in Chief, Preventing Chronic Disease
- Raegan Tuff, PhD, MPH, Senior Advisor for Health Equity/Social Determinants of Health
Divisions
Division of Adolescent and School Health
- Kathleen Ethier, PhD, Director
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
- Lisa C. Richardson, MD, MPH, Director
Division of Diabetes Translation
- Christopher S. Holliday, PhD, MPH, MA, FACHE, Director
Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
- Janet S. Wright, MD, FACC, Director
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity
- Ruth Petersen, MD, MPH, Director
Division of Oral Health
- Gina Thornton-Evans, DDS, MPH Director
Division of Population Health
- Craig W. Thomas, PhD, Director
Division of Reproductive Health
- Wanda D. Barfield, MD, MPH, FAAP, RADM USPHS (ret.), Director
Office on Smoking and Health
- Deirdre Lawrence Kittner, PhD, MPH, Director