Last updated: 6/8/2011
1600 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30306
Mon-Fri 9-5PM with extended hours to 7PM on Thursdays.
Closed on all federal holidays.
Admission and parking are free.
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Judy Gantt
phone: 404-639-0830
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Nasheka Powell
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Louise Shaw
phone: 404-639-0830
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The Global Health Odyssey Museum (GHO) is an educational facility designed to teach about CDC, public health, and the benefits of prevention. Located in Building 2 in the former CDC cafeteria, the original Global Health Odyssey presented permanent exhibitions about the history and work of CDC through dioramas, an interactive timeline, and displays of artifacts and objects.
In 2000 as part of its master plan, CDC made the decision to expand GHO to the new Global Communications Center that was scheduled for completion in 2005. Planning for new exhibition, education, and support areas provided opportunities for the GHO staff to professionalize its operations to meet the highest museum standards, including collections management, education, and outreach.
The GHO is a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate which provides GHO with access to unique programming, content and expertise, and provides a network and forum for GHO to showcase itself on a national stage and at a national level. This affiliation is a testament to the quality of GHO’s offerings and validates GHO′s mission within CDC as a whole.
Since opening in 2005, the new Global Health Odyssey Museum has demonstrated the highest levels of accomplishments in all of its activities, including:
•Critically regarded changing exhibition program of both CDC–curated and traveling exhibitions
•Installation of sophisticated permanent exhibitions about the history of CDC, including GHO′s media installation—the Global Symphony
•Cataloguing of GHO collection and archives according to professional museum standards
•Adoption of collection policies and manuals
•Providing access to qualified researchers to CDC archives and collections
•Collaboration with Emory University to preserve and present CDC′s global health collections on–line
•Implementation of highly–regarded education programs, including the annual CDC Disease Detective Camp
•Provision of tours to CDC staff, special groups, and the general public
The GHO′s mission is to educate visitors about the value of prevention–based public health, while presenting CDC′s rich heritage and vast accomplishments.
The museum was established in 1996 in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)′s 50th anniversary and to coincide with the Centennial Olympic Games.
The Global Health Odyssey Museum offers professional development teacher workshops designed to support science education and the incorporation of public health concepts into existing classroom curriculum.
The museum also offers an annual CDC Disease Detective Camp (DDC), an educational program started by CDC′s Global Health Odyssey Museum in 2005 as a mechanism for developing a public health camp curriculum for state and county health departments. The camp is open to upcoming high school juniors and seniors and is held at CDC′s headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
Visit www.cdc.gov/museum for more information about our teacher workshops and Disease Detective Camp.
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