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{"id":26255,"date":"2023-02-23T11:00:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T16:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/?p=26255"},"modified":"2023-08-17T14:15:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T18:15:33","slug":"remembering-the-syphilis-study-at-tuskegee-and-macon-county-al","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/02\/23\/remembering-the-syphilis-study-at-tuskegee-and-macon-county-al\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering the Syphilis Study at Tuskegee and Macon County, AL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>In 1973, Dr. R.C. Backus, Executive Secretary of the Tuskegee Syphilis Ad Hoc Advisory Panel, donated to the National Library of Medicine (NLM) photocopies of original correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes, reports, and scientific articles on the origin, development, and investigation of the<\/em> <em>U.S. Public Health Service <\/em><em>Syphilis Study at Tuskegee. NLM\u2019s stewardship of <a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.nlm.nih.gov\/repositories\/ammp\/resources\/2934097r\">this collection<\/a> supports the Library\u2019s mission to enable biomedical research, support health care and public health, and promote healthy behavior. Today, <\/em>Circulating Now<em> welcomes our Health and Human Services (HHS) colleagues Susan K. Laird and Termika N. Smith from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to relate their experience with hosting a special event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the closing of the study.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26247\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26247\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_1583.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26247\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/02\/23\/remembering-the-syphilis-study-at-tuskegee-and-macon-county-al\/img_1583\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_1583.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"900,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1583\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Copy of the Final Report of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study Ad Hoc Advisory Panel, 1973. National Library of Medicine #2934097R<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_1583.jpg?fit=225%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_1583.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-26247 size-medium\" title=\" Final Report of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study Ad Hoc Advisory Panel\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_1583.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1\" alt=\"A printed report with the title on the front.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_1583.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_1583.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_1583.jpg?resize=600%2C800&ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_1583.jpg?resize=300%2C400&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_1583.jpg?resize=150%2C200&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_1583.jpg?resize=840%2C1120&ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_1583.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Copy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.indiana.edu\/collection-digital-archive-tuskegee-report\"><em>Final Report of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study Ad Hoc Advisory Panel<\/em><\/a>, 1973. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nlm.nih.gov\/permalink\/01NLM_INST\/1o1phhn\/alma993005723406676\"><em>National Library of Medicine #2934097R<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The year 2022 marked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9872801\/\">50 years<\/a> since the ending of the U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee and Macon County, AL. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) played an active role in both the continuation and subsequent ending of the study. This important, yet somber, event presented an opportunity for CDC to provide an educational experience that would not only present what happened, but why it happened, lessons learned, the implementation of regulatory and other policies that would ensure human subjects protection and prevent this type of unethical research from ever occurring again, and CDC\u2019s on-going role in addressing health equity. Notably, with so many years passing since the end of the Study, those who could provide a first-person perspective have only a limited number of opportunities to continue to share their story. Additionally, new, and even seasoned public health professionals may not be as familiar with the legacy of the study. Importantly, Syphilis Study survivors had but two requests when the Study ended: (1) to never be forgotten and (2) that this would never be allowed to happen again.\u00a0 This event sought to continue CDC\u2019s role in honoring both those requests.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NLM\u2019s Collection on the US Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O1LE6gED9LI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In 1932, the United States Public Health Service began a study of the effects of untreated <a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/syphilis.html\">syphilis<\/a> on black men in Macon County, Alabama. Participants\u2019 informed consent was not collected.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2022, a small workgroup* came together with one mission\u2014to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the ending of the Study. It began with a conversation between colleagues who reached out to gain support from the CDC leadership. After gaining buy-in, the workgroup identified potential speakers by reviewing the history of the study and its impact. To present the best event the workgroup agreed to create panels that would be divided into \u201cacts.\u201d \u00a0The discussants included descendants of the men from the study, historians, authors, ethicists, and former and current CDC staff.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26248\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26248\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Termika-Smith-speaking.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26248\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/02\/23\/remembering-the-syphilis-study-at-tuskegee-and-macon-county-al\/termika-smith-speaking\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Termika-Smith-speaking.jpg?fit=1600%2C1069&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1069\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Termika-Smith-speaking\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Termika Smith welcomes the audience and introduces President Joe Biden\u2019s surprise remarks, November 30, 2022<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Termika-Smith-speaking.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Termika-Smith-speaking.jpg?fit=840%2C561&ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-26248\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Termika-Smith-speaking.jpg?resize=840%2C561&ssl=1\" alt=\"A Black woman at a CDC podium gestures widely below a large projection screen.\" width=\"840\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Termika-Smith-speaking.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Termika-Smith-speaking.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Termika-Smith-speaking.jpg?resize=768%2C513&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Termika-Smith-speaking.jpg?resize=1536%2C1026&ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Termika-Smith-speaking.jpg?resize=1200%2C802&ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Termika-Smith-speaking.jpg?resize=840%2C561&ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Termika-Smith-speaking.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Termika Smith welcomes the audience and introduces President Joe Biden\u2019s surprise remarks, November 30, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The workgroup engaged the White House, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Office of the Surgeon General. These efforts resulted in a surprise video introduction from President Joseph Biden, live virtual remarks from U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, recorded remarks from the 21st Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Vivek Murthy, and an in-person welcome from CDC Director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky.<\/p>\n<p>Each panel was moderated by a member of the workgroup. The first act addressed the history of the Study, and featured Lillie Tyson Head, president of the Voices for Our Fathers Legacy Foundation. The focus of the second act (Never Forget) was about events leading up to the ending of the study and featured former President William (Bill) Clinton\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov\/New\/Remarks\/Fri\/19970516-898.html\">formal apology<\/a> (May 1997). The third act (Never Again) highlighted the Survivor\u2019s requests to: (1) not be forgotten and (2) for this to never happen again. The second and third acts enlightened the audience on how measures were put in place to ensure that both requests were honored. Dr. Vivek Murthy also shared Dr. Satcher\u2019s advice on how building a healthy present and resilient future could only be achieved after the hard work of remembering and reflecting. Act Four acknowledged the contributions of former CDC staff who tried to stop the study and included tributes to Bill Jenkins and Peter Buxtun.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26254\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26254\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UCV6_Tuskegee_Rememberance_0160.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26254\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/02\/23\/remembering-the-syphilis-study-at-tuskegee-and-macon-county-al\/ucv6_tuskegee_rememberance_0160\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UCV6_Tuskegee_Rememberance_0160.jpg?fit=1600%2C1067&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"7.1","credit":"","camera":"NIKON D850","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1669834237","copyright":"","focal_length":"32","iso":"4000","shutter_speed":"0.0125","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"UCV6_Tuskegee_Rememberance_0160\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>A video clip of former President Bill Clinton\u2019s historic formal apology on behalf of the United States to the men and their family members was played during the event.<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UCV6_Tuskegee_Rememberance_0160.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UCV6_Tuskegee_Rememberance_0160.jpg?fit=840%2C560&ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-26254\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UCV6_Tuskegee_Rememberance_0160.jpg?resize=840%2C560&ssl=1\" alt=\"A stage with a CDC podium and several people seated as a panel under a screen showing former President Clinton speaking.\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UCV6_Tuskegee_Rememberance_0160.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UCV6_Tuskegee_Rememberance_0160.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UCV6_Tuskegee_Rememberance_0160.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UCV6_Tuskegee_Rememberance_0160.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UCV6_Tuskegee_Rememberance_0160.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UCV6_Tuskegee_Rememberance_0160.jpg?resize=840%2C560&ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UCV6_Tuskegee_Rememberance_0160.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A video clip of former President Bill Clinton\u2019s historic formal apology on behalf of the United States to the men and their family members was played during the event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With a focus on the study\u2019s historical significance and a goal of educating internal and external audiences, the event, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/tuskegee\/tuskegee-remembrance\/\">Recognition, Remembrance, and Reflection: The Syphilis Study at Tuskegee and Macon County, Alabama<\/a>,\u201d was held on November 30, 2022, with 4,183 people watching via live webcast and over 300 people in-person at CDC\u2019s Roybal campus.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Recognition, Remembrance, and Reflection: The Syphilis Study at Tuskegee and Macon County, Alabama\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uSI35MAotoc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/tuskegee\/tuskegee-remembrance\/\">Recognition, Remembrance, and Reflection: The Syphilis Study at Tuskegee and Macon County, Alabama<\/a> event held at the CDC in 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Importantly, the audience included 70 participants from the Public Health Apprentice Program, the youngest of public health professionals and the generation that will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4934615\/\">leading decision-making into the future<\/a>. These fellows were able to experience history through the voices and recollections of the panelists, and this will likely have a profound impact on their public health careers moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Universities, schools, and programs of public health used this event as training for faculty and staff and classroom opportunities for students, incorporating the event into their own learning management systems to facilitate tracking participants. Mississippi State University and Duke University were two of the universities that gave classroom credit for viewing the event. The workgroup invited deans and faculty from public health programs at Emory University, Emory\u2019s health equity leadership, Georgia State University, Morehouse College, and Mercer University, who all attended in person along with students from their programs, further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6957600\/\">impacting current and future public health professionals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the recording of the event, there is a \u201cPersonal Reflections\u201d video featuring family members of the men in the study, ethicists, current and former CDC staff and leadership who share their personal thoughts on what the study means to them, its overall impact on public health, and how we use lessons learned from the study to ensure CDC\u2019s work to achieve health equity is ethical, just, and community engaged.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Personal Reflections\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ctznPPRe7gE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The event was intended as a space for authentic, accurate storytelling and discussion regarding current and future opportunities for public health leaders at CDC and beyond to move from trust to trustworthiness.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The event also reinvigorated the community\u2019s demands to cease referring to the study as \u201cThe Tuskegee Study,\u201d but rather as the \u201cU.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee\u201d\u2014acknowledging the true investigators and backers of the study and removing the stigma imposed upon Tuskegee and Macon County, Alabama for so many years.<\/p>\n<p>Comprised of people from various CIOs, programs, and areas of expertise, the group focused on acknowledging the wrongdoing, honoring those impacted, and moving towards healing through five core principles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Authentic accurate storytelling;<\/li>\n<li>Illuminating that racism, class, and complacency each played a significant role in the Study;<\/li>\n<li>Sharing the tenets of the Public Health Framework;<\/li>\n<li>Providing an inside look into what we have learned; and<\/li>\n<li>Remembering the Syphilis Study so it never happens again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This 50th anniversary commemoration elaborated details of the dark history of this experiment that allowed 40+ years of the denial of healthcare to unsuspecting African American men in Macon County, Alabama. \u00a0The tragedy of the Syphilis Study <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC1780164\/\">continues to undermine trust in governmental institutions<\/a>. Bringing this history to the public in 2022 reinforced that we must value all people equally and remain diligent in our efforts to protect and promote the health and wellbeing of all communities equitably.<\/p>\n<p><em>The <a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.nlm.nih.gov\/repositories\/ammp\/resources\/tuskegee264\">NLM finding aid<\/a> for the collection includes <\/em><em>copies of articles, reports and correspondence compiled for the ad hoc advisory panel commissioned to investigate the Public Health Service\u2019s syphilis study in Tuskegee in 1973. To access the collection, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/readingroom\/index.html\">NLM Reading Room<\/a>. Learn more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/hmd\/collections\/archives.html\">NLM Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collection<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 50px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Susan-Laird_-2022.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26245\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/02\/23\/remembering-the-syphilis-study-at-tuskegee-and-macon-county-al\/susan-laird_-2022\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Susan-Laird_-2022.jpg?fit=1172%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1172,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Susan Laird\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Susan-Laird_-2022.jpg?fit=293%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Susan-Laird_-2022.jpg?fit=840%2C860&ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-26245 size-thumbnail\" title=\"Susan K. Laird, DNP, MSN, RN\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Susan-Laird_-2022-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1\" alt=\"Candid portrait of a white woman.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Susan-Laird_-2022.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Susan-Laird_-2022.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Susan-Laird_-2022.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Susan-Laird_-2022.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Susan-Laird_-2022.jpg?zoom=2&resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Susan-Laird_-2022.jpg?zoom=3&resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><em>Susan Laird, DNP, MSN, RN, is the Training and Health Education Lead in CDC\u2019s Division of Communication Science and Services. She is an emergency department specialist, and is passionate about health equity, having witnessed the impact of disparities firsthand in her clinical work. She led the communications efforts for the event.<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 50px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Termika-Smith.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26246\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2023\/02\/23\/remembering-the-syphilis-study-at-tuskegee-and-macon-county-al\/termika-smith\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Termika-Smith.jpg?fit=548%2C614&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"548,614\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"10","credit":"LAUREN BISHOP - CDC","camera":"NIKON D810","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1669828547","copyright":"","focal_length":"200","iso":"6400","shutter_speed":"0.00625","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Termika Smith\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Termika-Smith.jpg?fit=268%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Termika-Smith.jpg?fit=548%2C614&ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-26246 size-thumbnail\" title=\"Termika N. Smith, EdD, MPA\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Termika-Smith-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1\" alt=\"Candid portrait of a Black woman.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Termika-Smith.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Termika-Smith.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Termika-Smith.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Termika-Smith.jpg?zoom=2&resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Termika-Smith.jpg?zoom=3&resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><em>Termika N. Smith, Ed.D, MPA, is <\/em><em>Associate Director for Policy, Communications, and Strategy in the Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention at CDC. She served as the chair of the workgroup who worked diligently for several months to bring the event to the public.<\/em><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>*Workgroup members in alphabetical order:<br \/>\n<small><strong>Karen Bouye<\/strong>, PhD, MPH, MS, health scientist, Office of Minority Health & Health Equity<br \/>\n<strong>Catina Conner<\/strong>, MPH, senior policy analyst, Office of Science, Office of Scientific Integrity<br \/>\n<strong>Paula Eriksen<\/strong>, health communication specialist (CTR) Division of Communication Science and Services<br \/>\n<strong>Anne-Rene\u00e9 Heningburg<\/strong>, MPA, lead public health advisor, Global Immunization Division<br \/>\n<strong>Susan K. Laird<\/strong>, DNP, MSN, RN, training and health education lead, Division of Communication Science and Services<br \/>\n<strong>Mary Leinhos<\/strong>, PhD, MS, (ad hoc) acting team lead, Public Health Ethics and Strategy Unit Office of Science, Office of Scientific Integrity<br \/>\n<strong>Leonard W. Ortmann<\/strong>, PhD senior ethics consultant, Office of Science, Office of Scientific Integrity<br \/>\n<strong>Christopher S. Parker<\/strong>, PhD, chief, Management and Operations Branch Center for Global Health, Division of Global HIV and TB<br \/>\n<strong>Ted Pestorius<\/strong>, MPA deputy director, Management and Overseas Operations Center for Global Health<br \/>\n<strong>Hilary Joy Polk<\/strong>, MPH, (ad hoc) DEIAB communications lead Office of the Director, Office of the Associate Director for Communication<br \/>\n<strong>Tony Richardson<\/strong>, MS, MPH, MSCJ public health analyst (issues management) Office of Science<br \/>\n<strong>Termika N. Smith<\/strong>, EdD, MPA, associate director for Policy, Communications, and Strategy Division of Adolescent and School Health National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention<br \/>\n<strong>Jo A. Valentine<\/strong>, MSW associate director, Office of Health Equity,\u00a0Division of STD Prevention,\u00a0National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP)<br \/>\n<strong>Paul R. Young<\/strong>, MD, commander, U.S. Public Health Service, regional associate director, The Americas and Kenya Division of Global HIV & TB, Center for Global Health<\/small><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Susan K. Laird and Termika N. 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