Cheryl Anderson

Cheryl Ann Marie Anderson is an American epidemiologist. Anderson is a professor at and founding Dean of the University of California, San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science. Quotes Contact tracing is an activity that is commonly done to interrupt transmission of communicable diseases, or diseases that are passed from one person to another. It is critically important in interrupting transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. Anderson's definition of contact tracing and why it is important These two terms are commonly confused. Contact tracing is a very specific method for public health intervention that requires in-depth investigation of potential exposure, risk for severe disease, and risk for transmission of the virus to others. Alternatively, exposure notification is usually conducted completely digitally on an opt-in basis. This process involves the use of smartphones to create a log of potential close contacts. Anderson's view on difference between contact tracing and exposure notification External links Category:Epidemiologists Category:Women academics from the United States Category:African Americans Category:Brown University alumni Category:University of Pennsylvania faculty Category:Johns Hopkins University faculty Category:Living people