Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Centers for Disease Control

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are an agency of the United States Government in the Department of Health and Human Services. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is responsible for protecting the public health of the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is commonly called the "CDC". Their main office is in Atlanta, GA.

The current director is Rochelle Paula Walensky, who received an M.D.[a 1] from Johns Hopkins (noted for the contributions it receives from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and its advocacy of male circumcision) and am M.P.H.[a 2] from the Harvard School of Public Health.[1] Dr. Walenksky presents herself as an an expert on HIV. Dr. Walensky, who is a member of Temple Emanuel of Newton, MA with three sons presumably circumcised in accordance with the Abrahamic covenant, is a Biden-appointee who took office on 20 January 2021.

The CDC and male circumcision

The CDC began to promote male circumcision as a HIV-prevention method as of February 2008.[2] The CDC currently funds mass circumcision campaigns run by BOTUSA.[3]

The CDC seems to be obsessed with male circumcision. A search on the CDC website now produces 760 files that mention circumcision.There evidently is a strong pro-circumcision culture at the CDC.

Proposed fuidelines for counseling male patients and parents

On 2 December 2014, the CDC released an anonymous proposed guideline for counseling male patients and parents regarding male circumcision and the prevention of HIV infection, STIs and other health outcomes to which the authors declined to affix their names. The proposed guidelines seem to be in line with the AAP's Policy Statement of 2012 and also includes considerations for counseling of adolescents and adults in accordance with their HIV risk behavior, HIV status, sexual preferences and other factors. While the media tried to present these guidelines as an immediate endorsement of circumcision, the guidelines are far from recommending universal circumcision and in fact acknowledge that neonatal circumcision presents ethical concerns over the violation of autonomy.

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Abbreviations

  1. ↑ REFweb Doctor of Medicine, Wikipedia. Retrieved 14 June 2021. In the United Kingdom, Ireland and some Commonwealth countries, the abbreviation MD is common.
  2. ↑ REFweb Master of Public Health or Master of Philosophy in Public Health, Wikipedia. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

References

  1. ↑ REFweb (6 October 2021). Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ↑ REFweb (February 2008). Male Circumcision and Risk for HIV Transmission and Other Health Conditions: Implications for the United States. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  3. ↑ REFweb (March 2007). Success Stories: Male Circumcision: A Question and Answer Session. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
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