Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| Formed | July 1, 1946 |
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| Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Employees | 15,000 |
| Annual budget | US$7.010 billion (2016 FY) |
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| Parent agency | United States Department of Health and Human Services |
| Website | www |
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the leading national public health institute of the United States. The CDC is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services, headquartered near Atlanta, Georgia.
Its main goal is to protect public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability in the US and internationally. 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. In addition, the CDC researches 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.
The Communicable Disease Center was founded July 1, 1946, as the successor to the World War II Malaria Control in War Areas program of the Office of National Defense Malaria Control Activities.
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