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Ali Mokdad

Bio

Ali Mokdad, PhD, is Director of Middle Eastern Initiatives and Professor of Global Health [2] at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington. In this role, he is building IHME's presence in the region through new research projects, dissemination and uptake of IHME's methods and results, and consultation with regional leaders in population health.

Prior to joining IHME, Dr. Mokdad worked at the CDC, starting his career there in 1990. He served in numerous positions with the International Health Program; the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity; the National Immunization Program; and the National Center for Chronic Diseases Prevention and Promotion, where he was Chief of the Behavioral Surveillance Branch.

Dr. Mokdad also managed and directed the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), the world’s largest standardized telephone survey, which enables the CDC, state health departments, and other health and education agencies to monitor risk behaviors related to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States.

Dr. Mokdad has published more than 250 articles and numerous reports. He has received several awards, including the Global Health Achievement Award for his work in Banda Aceh after the tsunami, the Department of Health and Human Services Honor Award for his work on flu monitoring, and the Shepard Award for outstanding scientific contribution to public health for his work on BRFSS.

He received his BS in Biostatistics from the American University of Beirut and his PhD in quantitative epidemiology from Emory University.

Related Publications & Presentations

Research Articles
Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in United States counties, 2001-2009 [3]
A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 [4]
Disability‐adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 [5]
Common values in assessing health outcomes from disease and injury: disability weights measurement study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 [6]
Results of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey and implementation of WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in former Soviet Union countries [7]
In denial: misperceptions of weight change among adults in the United States [8]
Characteristics associated with the uptake of influenza vaccination among adults in the United States [9]
Socioeconomic inequalities and infectious disease burden. [10]
High total serum cholesterol, medication coverage and therapeutic control: an analysis of national health examination survey data from eight countries [11]
A novel framework for validating and applying standardized small area measurement strategies [12]
Linking Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) data to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: The case for Lebanon. [13]
Comparison of address-based sampling (ABS) versus random-digit dialing (RDD) for general population surveys. [14]
Chronic disease in health emergencies: in the eye of the hurricane. [15]
Actual causes of death in the United States, 2000. [16]
Public health surveillance for disease prevention: lessons from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. [17]
The continuing epidemics of obesity and diabetes in the US. [18]
The spread of the obesity epidemic in the US. [19]
Disability among older American Indians and Alaska Natives: disparities in prevalence, health-risk behaviors, obesity, and chronic conditions. [20]
Trends in obesity and abdominal obesity among hypertensive and nonhypertensive adults in the United States. [21]
Ischemic heart disease and ambient air pollution of particulate matter 2.5 in 51 counties in the U.S. [22]

Related News & Events

News Releases Events
IHME Professor, Ali Mokdad, receives 2011 Warren J. Mitofsky Innovators Award (Announcement) [23]
IHME Professor Ali Mokdad helps open global health discussion series [24]
IHME to release county life expectancy results at 14th annual health journalism conference [25]
IHME’s Ali Mokdad presents at the 2nd EMPHNET/ 5th TEPHINET Scientific Regional Conference [26]
IHME’s Ali Mokdad presents at the World Diabetes Congress [27]
IHME Professor Ali Mokdad and Post-Graduate Fellow Casey Olives lead workshops in Brazil [28]
IHME researchers share study results on Lebanese health costs and services [29]
IHME Professor Dr. Ali Mokdad receives award from the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) [30]
IHME co-hosts Global Health Metrics and Evaluation (GHME) conference 2011 [31]

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[1] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/category/team-bio-type/faculty
[2] http://depts.washington.edu/deptgh/index.php
[3] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/content/prevalence-awareness-treatment-and-control-hypertension-united-states-counties-2001-2009
[4] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/gbd/publications/burden-disease-and-injury-attributable-67-risk-factors-21-regions-1990%E2%80%932010-c
[5] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/gbd/publications/disability%E2%80%90adjusted-life-years-dalys-291-diseases-and-injuries-21-regions-199
[6] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/gbd/publications/common-values-assessing-health-outcomes-disease-and-injury-disability-weights
[7] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/content/results-global-youth-tobacco-survey-and-implementation-who-framework-convention-tobacco-cont
[8] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/publications/summaries/denial-misperceptions-weight-change-among-adults-united-states
[9] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/publications/summaries/characteristics-associated-uptake-influenza-vaccination-among-adults-united-s
[10] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/content/socioeconomic-inequalities-and-infectious-disease-burden
[11] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/publications/summaries/high-total-serum-cholesterol-medication-coverage-and-therapeutic-control-anal
[12] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/publications/summaries/novel-framework-validating-and-applying-standardized-small-area-measurement-s
[13] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/content/linking-global-youth-tobacco-survey-gyts-data-who-framework-convention-tobacco-control-case-
[14] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/content/comparison-address-based-sampling-abs-versus-random-digit-dialing-rdd-general-population-sur
[15] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/content/chronic-disease-health-emergencies-eye-hurricane
[16] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/content/actual-causes-death-united-states-2000
[17] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/content/public-health-surveillance-disease-prevention-lessons-behavioral-risk-factor-surveillance-sy
[18] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/content/continuing-epidemics-obesity-and-diabetes-us
[19] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/content/spread-obesity-epidemic-us
[20] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/content/disability-among-older-american-indians-and-alaska-natives-disparities-prevalence-health-ris
[21] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/content/trends-obesity-and-abdominal-obesity-among-hypertensive-and-nonhypertensive-adults-united-st
[22] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/content/ischemic-heart-disease-and-ambient-air-pollution-particulate-matter-25-51-counties-us
[23] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/news-events/news-release/ihme-professor-ali-mokdad-receives-2011-warren-j-mitofsky-innovators-award-
[24] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/news-events/event/ihme-professor-ali-mokdad-helps-open-global-health-discussion-series
[25] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/news-events/event/ihme-release-county-life-expectancy-results-14th-annual-health-journalism-conferen
[26] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/news-events/event/ihme%E2%80%99s-ali-mokdad-presents-2nd-emphnet-5th-tephinet-scientific-regional-conference
[27] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/news-events/event/ihme%E2%80%99s-ali-mokdad-presents-world-diabetes-congress
[28] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/news-events/event/ihme-professor-ali-mokdad-and-post-graduate-fellow-casey-olives-lead-workshops-bra
[29] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/news-events/event/ihme-researchers-share-study-results-lebanese-health-costs-and-services
[30] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/news-events/event/ihme-professor-dr-ali-mokdad-receives-award-american-association-public-opinion-re
[31] http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/news-events/event/ihme-co-hosts-global-health-metrics-and-evaluation-ghme-conference-2011