United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Also known as CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Centers for Disease Control, Center for Disease Control, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The CDC, CDC Organization, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

United States government public health agency

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Formed: July 1, 1946 ; 79 years ago ( 1946-07-01 )
Preceding agencies: Office of National Defense Malaria Control Activities (1942) Office of Malaria Control in War Areas (1942–46) Communicable Disease Center (1946–67) National Communicable Disease Center (1967–70) Center for Disease Control (1970–80) Centers for Disease Control (1980–92)
Jurisdiction: Federal government of the United States
Employees: 11,815
Annual budget: US$11.581 billion (FY24)
Agency executive: Jay Bhattacharya , Acting Director
Parent agency: United States Department of Health and Human Services
Website: www .cdc .gov

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the national public health agency of the United States. It is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

The agency's main goal is the protection of public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability in the US and worldwide. The CDC focuses national attention on developing and applying disease control and prevention. It especially focuses its attention on infectious disease, food borne pathogens, environmental health, occupational safety and health, health promotion, injury prevention, and educational activities designed to improve the health of United States citizens. The CDC also conducts research and provides information on non-infectious diseases, such as obesity and diabetes, and is a founding member of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes.