Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, is recognized as the lead United States agency for protecting the public health and safety of people by providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships with state health departments and other organizations. CDC focuses national attention on developing and applying disease prevention and control (especially infectious diseases), environmental health, health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.

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Atlanta - Georgia - United States - Agency - Public health - Safety - Disease prevention - Infectious diseases - Environmental health - Health promotion - Education

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The CDC Centers include:

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• National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
• National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• National Center for Environmental Health
• National Center for Health Marketing
• National Center for Health Statistics
• National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
• National Center for Infectious Diseases
• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
• National Center for Public Health Informatics
• National Immunization Program
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the CDC is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. Previously known as the Communicable Disease Center until 1946 and as the Center for Disease Control until 1970, the agency was founded in 1946 to help control malaria. The CDC has remained at the forefront of public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats.

Related Topics:
Atlanta, Georgia - Department of Health and Human Services - 1946 - 1970

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