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CDC honors CHC’s Rabauliman
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Posted on Feb 15 2006
The Center for Disease Control in Atlanta recently honored a CNMI resident for her contribution to the Department of Public Health’s tuberculosis prevention program in the Pacific.
DPH medical director for Division of Public Health Richard Brostrom presented the service award to Marcie Rabauliman Thursday last week at the Commonwealth Health Center.
Brostrom said the division and the program were very proud of Rabauliman for snagging the award giving out by the CDC in Atlanta, Georgia. The plaque was signed by CDC chair Zachary Taylor.
Brostrom said the CDC has chosen Rabauliman for her dedication and unconditional service toward TB prevention in the Pacific.
DPH acting Secretary Joseph Kevin Villagomez said he is equally proud of the TB program staff. He acknowledged the entire team’s effort in continuing to support the program. “Their roles are important to be very effective in addressing tuberculosis in the CNMI,” he added.
Rabauliman joined the DPH Tuberculosis Program office in 1999. She thanked the acting secretary and the medical director for their support. “I especially thank Dr. Brostrom for recognizing my work,” she said.
Rabauliman currently takes care of all the referrals in the program.
In related news, Brostrom said the number of tuberculosis cases in the CNMI have not changed for the year. “The cases in the Commonwealth did not change significantly,” he said, although the CNMI still ranks high in the rate of TB cases among 15 U.S. states.
The TB program in the CNMI started in the mid-’80s. It was only in 1997 through 1998 that DPH started to involve the private sector in the fight against the lung disease.
Brostrom said the TB program in the CNMI is one of the most aggressive programs in the Pacific.
