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Who is Betty C. Jung?
- Currently, the Cardiovascular Epidemiologist in the CT Department of Public Health's Health Information Systems and Reporting Division, and funded by the CDC's Cardiovascular Health Program. Developed and manages a Web-based Cardiovascular Disease Surveillance System; is CT's Get with the Guidelines Project Manager, and the State CVH Web site Project Manager. - Also, adjunct lecturer at Southern Connecticut State University's Department of Public Health, teaching required university Wellness course. - Before present, was state child welfare agency's lead associate research analyst in its Quality Assurance Division. Prior to that, was state health department's Health Program Associate/Data Specialist for the Family Health Division and before that, staff epidemiologist, serving as CT Adult Lead Registry and Case Management Coordinator, HUD Core Consultant Epidemiologist and data manager for Yale University's Connecticut Road Industry Surveillance Project (CRISP). - Epidemiology drives everything that's Public Health (my opinion). Not only is it the scientific backbone of the discipline, but the philosophical foundation from which its practitioners can look at the world. The most ambitious outreach activities of Public Health are health promotion and health education - all for keeping everyone healthy and happy. These activities can be more effective when an epidemiological approach is used to prioritize our energies, monitor our progress and then evaluate our efforts. In essence, as a public health practitioner, it's always advantagous to be an epidemiologist at heart. Then, the head can't help but follow. Betty C. Jung efax: (603)807-5694 e-mail: bcj17@columbia.edu Web sites: http://www.bigfoot.com/~bettycjung |