Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)
Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC)
The Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) is an advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The BSC will advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the CDC Director, and the OPHPR Director concerning strategies and goals for preparedness programs and research; conduct peer-review of scientific programs; perform secondary reviews of research grants; and monitor OPHPR’s overall strategic direction and focus.
About the OPHPR BSC
The BSC is managed by OPHPR’s Office of Science and Public Health Practice. It will meet at least two times a year.
Membership
The BSC charter specifies that the Board have 10 members, and 3 voting ex officios from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Defense (DoD).
The BSC charter specifies that the Board have 10 members, and 3 voting ex officios from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Defense (DoD). The charter also includes provisions for non-voting liaison representatives from the following organizations:
- Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
- Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)
- Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
- Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)
- National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)
- National Indian Health Board (NIHB)
Board members and liaisons are authorities knowledgeable in disciplines relevant to emergency preparedness and response, including behavioral science, business, crisis leadership, engineering, epidemiology, informatics, laboratory science, medicine, and social science.
Upcoming Meeting Information
Past Meeting Resources
- August 5-6, 2008 Minutes and Information
(745 KB/73 pages) - April 27, 2009 Minutes and Information (108 KB/11 pages)
- August 13-14, 2009 Meeting Minutes (629 KB/83 pages) or text-only version
- April 26, 2010 Meeting Minutes (140KB/23 pages) or text-only version
Contact
Questions regarding the activities of the OPHPR Board of Scientific Counselors may be addressed to Marinda Logan, Coordinator, OPHPR Board of Scientific Counselors.
- E-mail: OPHPR.BSC.Questions@cdc.gov
- Page last reviewed November 22, 2010
- Page last updated November 22, 2010
- Content source: Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR, formerly the Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response [COTPER])
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