Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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federal agency of the United States national public health agency research institute

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the leading U.S. public health agency responsible for disease surveillance, prevention, and health promotion domestically and globally.

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 8
CDC 2
CDC Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services 1

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instanceOf federal agency of the United States ⓘ
national public health agency ⓘ
research institute ⓘ
abbreviation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: CDC
collaboratesWith World Health Organization ⓘ
state and local health departments in the United States ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateFounded 1946-07-01 ⓘ
employerOf epidemiologist ⓘ
laboratory scientist ⓘ
medical officer ⓘ
public health scientist ⓘ
fieldOfWork bioterrorism preparedness ⓘ
chronic diseases ⓘ
environmental health ⓘ
epidemiology ⓘ
global health ⓘ
health promotion ⓘ
immunization ⓘ
infectious diseases ⓘ
injury prevention ⓘ
occupational safety and health ⓘ
public health ⓘ
focusesOn disease prevention ⓘ
health promotion ⓘ
health statistics collection and analysis ⓘ
formerName Centers for Disease Control and Prevention self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Center for Disease Control

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Communicable Disease Center

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Communicable Disease Center
headquartersLocation Atlanta ⓘ
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
jurisdiction United States government ⓘ
surface form: Federal government of the United States
legalStatus government agency ⓘ
locationFounded Atlanta ⓘ
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mission promote health and quality of life through prevention and control of disease ⓘ
protect public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability ⓘ
notableProgram Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System ⓘ
Epidemic Intelligence Service ⓘ
National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System ⓘ
Vaccines for Children Program ⓘ
notablePublication Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ⓘ
parentOrganization United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
primaryLanguage English ⓘ
role lead federal agency for disease surveillance in the United States ⓘ
lead federal agency for public health emergency preparedness and response in the United States ⓘ
national focal point for implementation of the International Health Regulations in the United States ⓘ
subsidiary Center for Global Health ⓘ
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion ⓘ
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Center for Environmental Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ⓘ
Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response ⓘ
website https://www.cdc.gov ⓘ

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention → abbreviation → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: CDC
Public Health Service Act → administeredBy → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Vaccines for Children Program → administeredBy → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
this entity surface form: CDC Immunization Services Division
Emory University → affiliatedOrganization → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers → canBeAssignedTo → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
American Academy of Pediatrics → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
AAP → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
subject surface form: American Academy of Pediatrics
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Bureau for Global Health (USAID) → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Center for Veterinary Medicine → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Chicago Department of Public Health → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Commission on Cancer → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Committee on Infectious Diseases → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Florida Department of Health → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Food Safety and Inspection Service → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Indian Health Service → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Massachusetts Department of Public Health → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
National Cancer Institute director → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
National Eye Institute → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
National Institute on Drug Abuse → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
New York State Department of Health → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Office of Rare Diseases Research → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Office of the Surgeon General → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
San Francisco Department of Public Health → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Ukrainian Ministry of Health (through joint initiatives) → collaboratesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
subject surface form: Ukrainian Ministry of Health
U.S. Federal Statistical System → componentAgency → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Center for Health Statistics
DeKalb County → containsInstitution → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
this entity surface form: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters
National Cancer Program → coordinatesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Office of National Drug Control Policy → coordinatesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health → coordinatesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator → coordinatesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Puerto Rico Department of Health → coordinatesWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox → describesOrganization → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
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subject surface form: William H. Foege
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention → formerName → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Communicable Disease Center
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention → formerName → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Communicable Disease Center
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention → formerName → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Center for Disease Control
Global Polio Eradication Initiative → foundedBy → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
DeKalb County, Georgia → hasMajorInstitution → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
United States Department of Health and Human Services → hasPart → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Public Health Service → hasPart → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Public Health Service
National HIV/AIDS Strategy of the United States → implementedBy → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ
Flint water crisis → involvesOrganization → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ