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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead United States agency for protecting the health and safety of people by providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships. CDC serves as a national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control (especially infectious diseases), environmental health, health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States. The centers are:Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the CDC is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. It used to be the Communicable Disease Center until 1946, then the Center for Disease Control until 1970.
- Center for Infectious Diseasess,
- Center for Environmental Health,
- Center for Health Promotion and Education,
- Center for Prevention Services,
- Center for Professional Development and Training, and
- Center for Occupational Safety and Health
External links
- Official site
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."
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