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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
The CDC is located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.
CDC's Vision for the 21st Century:
Healthy People in a Healthy World - Through Prevention
At CDC, we work hard to make people safer and healthier. By chartinng decisive courses of action, collecting the right information, and working closely with other health community organizations, CDC has been putting science into action to tackle important health problems since 1946. With more than 8,500 employees across the country, CDC plays a critical role in protecting the public from the most widespread, deadly and mysterious threats against our health today and tomorrow.
