CDC, NCHHSTP
Division of STD Prevention
1600 clifton road, MS E44
Atlanta,
GA
USA
30333
Email:
alf8@cdc.gov
Biographical Sketch:
Ms. Friedman is a Health Communication Specialist in the Behavioral Interventions & Research Branch at CDC's Division of STD Prevention, where she has been since 2003. She has directed national campaigns to raise awareness of STDs and their potential consequences, reduce STD-associated stigma, and promote STD prevention and screening. She directed CDC’s HPV Awareness and Education Effort, and currently directs DSTDP’s National Chlamydia Screening Social Marketing Effort, and African-American Health Disparities Social Marketing Research Project. She is Co-Director of CDC’s Preteen Vaccination Campaign for special populations, and is actively involved in the planning of CDC's National STD Awareness Month efforts. She is working closely with MTV and the Kaiser Family Foundation to provide technical assistance and support for “GYT” (Get Yourself Tested), a public information campaign promoting STD awareness and testing among youth.
Ms. Friedman has received CDC awards for her contributions to HPV communications, minority health programs and efforts to address STD disparities, and program collaboration and service integration.
Prior to her career at CDC, Allison spent four years in Washington DC, working in public health policy at the World Federation for Public Health Associations (WFPHA), and in behavioral health research at the National Academy of Science’s Institute of Medicine (IOM).