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September 8, 2009

Vangent and Centers for Disease Control Partner with Morehouse School of Medicine to Support CDC-Info

Candidates for Master of Public Health Program Will Serve on CDC-INFO Team

ARLINGTON, VA, September 8, 2009 – Vangent, Inc., a leading global provider of information management and strategic business process outsourcing solutions, announced it has partnered with the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) in Atlanta, GA to provide job opportunities for some of Morehouse’s second year graduate students pursuing a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree.

At present, up to six students have part-time jobs supporting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) while completing their graduate degrees. In their role, the students will respond directly to emails and postal mail submitted by the public and health care professionals to CDC-INFO, CDC’s National Contact Center staffed and operated by Vangent for CDC. CDC-INFO provides up-to-date health information round-the-clock via multiple channels.

“These students will have an excellent opportunity to gain valuable on-the-job Public Health training to prepare them for their professional careers,” said Mac Curtis, President and CEO of Vangent. “They will interact with the public on a wide-range of health information topics through one of the world’s most recognized sources of credible information.”

According to Dr. Patricia Rodney, Associate Dean for Public Health Education and Director of the MPH Program at Morehouse School of Medicine, “The MPH Program is excited about this new partnership. This on the job training experience will provide our students with unique opportunities to put theory into practice in a real world setting early in their academic career.” 

Established in 1995, the MPH Program incorporates a strong community component with public health agencies, non-governmental organizations and community-based organizations.  This element enhances the student’s ability to become engaged in community-based participatory research, student-directed learning, problem solving, and the development of skills and competencies essential to the practice of public health.  In 2007, the program earned the maximum seven-year re-accreditation period, and is currently accredited through December, 2014.

Vangent has more than five years of experience supporting CDC and the CDC-INFO program. CDC-INFO currently responds to more than 800,000 phone and email inquiries a year on such topics as influenza, H1N1, international travel, childhood immunizations, obesity, heart disease and stroke, adolescent health, terrorism preparedness, disease outbreaks, injuries, birth defects, HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, and environmental threats. 

CDC-INFO can be accessed 24 hours a day, every day through multiple channels: 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636), TTY: (888) 232-6348, or email at cdcinfo@cdc.gov.

About Vangent, Inc. 
Vangent, Inc. is a global provider of consulting, systems integration, human capital management, and business process outsourcing services to the U.S. Federal and international governments, higher education institutions, and corporations.  Vangent’s 7,000 employees support clients including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the U.S. Departments of Defense, Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor; and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, as well as Fortune 500 companies.  Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the company has offices throughout the U.S. and in the U.K., Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, and Argentina.  For more information, visit www.vangent.com.

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