And granted, proscription of the terms may only apply in budget documents/grant requests, there is still one significant thing to remember when assessing this situation:
The Director of the CDC is a political appointee, not a civil service merit promotion.
Bill
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The plot thickens. To be honest I am clueless as to the timeline of events. However, I am disturbed that the word banning just might have happened.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/cdc-director-disputes-trump-ban-231219555.html
Excerpt:
"However, on Sunday morning CDC Director Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, disputed the ban.
Fitzgerald took to Twitter to assure the public that there is not a ban on the following words: “vulnerable,” “entitlement,” “diversity,” “transgender,” “fetus,” “evidence-based” and “science-based.”"
disclaimer: these thoughts are mine alone and not of my place of employment
Janice Flahiff
Toledo, OH
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Topics of the day:
1. 7 Words That the CDC Can No Longer Use
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Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2017 14:53:11 -0500
From: Gail Hart <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: 7 Words That the CDC Can No Longer Use
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/cdc-gets-list-of-forbidden-words-fetus-transgender-diversity/2017/12/15/f503837a-e1cf-11e7-89e8-edec16379010_story.html?utm_term=.91faabff45bb
Health & Science
CDC gets list of forbidden words: Fetus, transgender, diversity
By Lena H. Sun and Juliet Eilperin By Lena H. Sun and Juliet Eilperin
Health & Science
December 15 at 6:53 PM
The Trump administration is prohibiting officials at the nation’s top public health agency from using a list of seven words or phrases — including “fetus” and “transgender” — in official documents being prepared for next year’s budget.
Policy analysts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta were told of the list of forbidden words at a meeting Thursday with senior CDC officials who oversee the budget, according to an analyst who took part in the 90-minute briefing. The forbidden words are “vulnerable,” “entitlement,” “diversity,” “transgender,” “fetus,” “evidence-based” and “science-based.”
You may read the rest of the article for free through the following link:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/cdc-gets-list-of-forbidden-words-fetus-transgender-diversity/2017/12/15/f503837a-e1cf-11e7-89e8-edec16379010_story.html?utm_term=.91faabff45bb
I sincerely apologize if this post offends anyone, but I do feel that the ramifications of this edict will affect our field and need to be discussed.
Gail
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