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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Observed surface forms (15)

Surface form	Occurrences
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	8
CDC	2
CDC Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services	1
CDC Immunization Services Division	1
Center for Disease Control	1
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)	1
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters	1
Communicable Disease Center	1
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases	1
National Center for Environmental Health	1
National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention	1
National Center for Health Statistics	1
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases	1
National Communicable Disease Center	1
United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention main campus	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
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 ⓘ

Referenced by (95)

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Atlanta → isHeadquartersOf → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Atlanta → isHeadquartersOf → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention main campus

2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak → majorResponseActor → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

COVID-19 pandemic → monitoredBy → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Vaccines for Children Program → monitoredBy → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Epidemic Intelligence Service → operatedBy → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Global Health Security programs → operatedBy → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion → operatedBy → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Vaccines for Children Program → operatedBy → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System → operator → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

this entity surface form: CDC

National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System → operator → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee → oversees → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

HELP Committee → overseesAgency → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

United States Secretary of Health and Human Services → overseesAgency → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Center for Global Health → parentOrganization → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion → parentOrganization → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health → parentOrganization → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response → parentOrganization → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Center for Global Health → partOf → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Epidemic Intelligence Service → partOf → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

this entity surface form: CDC Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion → partOf → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response → partOf → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Global Polio Eradication Initiative → partner → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Let’s Move! → partner → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

subject surface form: Let's Move!

Oak Ridge Associated Universities → partner → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Contagion (2011 film) → portrays → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

House on Fire → portraysOrganization → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report → publisher → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Ebola virus disease → recognizedBy → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

HIV/AIDS → researchedBy → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

2015–2016 Zika virus outbreak → responseBy → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry → sharesHeadquartersWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System → sponsor → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention → subsidiary → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention → subsidiary → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention → subsidiary → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention → subsidiary → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Center for Environmental Health

Guinea Worm Eradication Program → supportedBy → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

American Cancer Society → worksWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

Office of National AIDS Policy → worksWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ

White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator → worksWith → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ⓘ