CDC AIDS Task Force

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The CDC AIDS Task Force was an early U.S. public health team within the Centers for Disease Control dedicated to investigating and responding to the emerging AIDS epidemic in the early 1980s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf AIDS task force
United States federal health program
public health task force
country United States of America
surface form: United States
fieldOfWork HIV/AIDS
epidemiology
public health
hasRole advising U.S. health officials on AIDS
communication with state and local health departments about AIDS
coordination of CDC activities on AIDS
development of public health recommendations on AIDS
epidemiologic investigation of AIDS
surveillance of AIDS cases
headquartersLocation Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia
inception early 1980s
locatedIn Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia
mainFocus AIDS epidemic
investigation of AIDS cases
response to emerging AIDS epidemic
notableFor being one of the first organized U.S. public health responses to AIDS
early recognition of AIDS as a public health crisis
operatedBy Centers for Disease Control NERFINISHED
parentOrganization Centers for Disease Control NERFINISHED
United States Public Health Service NERFINISHED
partOf Centers for Disease Control NERFINISHED
significantEvent early federal response to AIDS in the United States
topicOf histories of CDC’s response to HIV/AIDS
history of the AIDS epidemic in the United States

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Dr. Don Francis in And the Band Played On employerInStory CDC AIDS Task Force
subject surface form: Dr. Don Francis (And the Band Played On)