April 29, 2004

Gretchen Cook-Anderson/Etta Jane Pagani 
Headquarters, Washington 
(Phone: 202/358-0836/1034)

Jill Smith
National Center for Environmental Health, Atlanta
(Phone: 404/498-0189) 

RELEASE: 04-143

NASA EARTH SCIENCE CAPABILITIES AID PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH

NASA's Office of Earth Science has signed a Memorandum of 
Understanding (MOU) with the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) to promote cooperation of U.S. agencies and 
departments in advancing the research and development of 
environmental public health. 

The MOU provides the interagency mechanism to accomplish the 
President's Management Agenda, which emphasizes the importance of 
integrated performance and budget to provide solutions for U.S. 
citizens. The MOU enables NASA and the CDC to work together to 
identify areas of mutual interest, implement projects or programs 
that address the goals and objectives of both agencies. 

NASA and the CDC will cooperate to provide services and support, 
conduct science and technology research and activities in the area of 
Earth remote sensing. NASA's unique capabilities in Earth 
observations, modeling, and systems engineering will help 
characterize the relationship between environmental hazards, human 
exposures to risks and potential health effects.

NASA's Earth Science Enterprise is dedicated to understanding the 
Earth as an integrated system and applying Earth System Science to 
improve prediction of climate, weather, and natural hazards using the 
unique vantage point of space. For information about NASA and agency 
programs on the Internet, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html 

For information about the CDC's environmental health program on the 
Internet, visit: 

http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/  

	
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