About ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø

At a glance

  • ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø is the nation's leading science-based, data-driven, service organization that protects the public's health.
  • ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø puts science into action to help children stay healthy so they can grow and learn; to help families, businesses, and communities fight disease and stay strong; and to protect the public's health.
  • Learn more about ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's mission, priorities, role, and core values.
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Our mission

ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.

ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø increases the health security of our nation. As the nation's health protection agency, ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø saves lives and protects people from health threats. To accomplish our mission, ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø conducts critical science and provides health information that protects our nation against expensive and dangerous health threats and responds when these arise.

Priorities

The 2022-2027 ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Strategic Plan advances science and health equity and affirms the agency's commitment to one unified vision— equitably protecting health, safety, and security. The plan continues to leverage 5 core capabilities of the agency, reflecting our commitment to equity and diversity and lifting up where we have invested through the COVID-19 pandemic. Our work is underscored by the agency's Pledge to the American People and dedication to use timely data and science to drive and communicate customer-centered, high-impact public health action.

ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Moving Forward‎

In April 2022, ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø launched an effort to refine and modernize its structures, systems, and processes around developing and deploying our science and programs. The goal was to learn how to pivot our long-standing practices and adapt to pandemics and other public health emergencies, then to apply those lessons across the organization. The effort included a review of key workflows, with a particular focus on ensuring ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's science reaches the public in an understandable, accessible, and implementable manner as quickly as possible.
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Moving Forward

ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø in the 21st century

  • On the cutting edge of health security – confronting global disease threats through advanced computing and lab analysis of huge amounts of data to quickly find solutions.
  • Putting science into action – tracking disease and finding out what is making people sick and the most effective ways to prevent it.
  • Helping medical care – bringing new knowledge to individual health care and community health to save more lives and reduce waste.
  • Fighting diseases before they reach our borders – detecting and confronting new germs and diseases around the globe to increase our national security.
  • Nurturing public health – building on our significant contribution to have strong, well-resourced public health leaders and capabilities at national, state and local levels to protect Americans from health threats.

ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Role

  • Detecting and responding to new and emerging health threats
  • Tackling the biggest health problems causing death and disability for Americans
  • Putting science and advanced technology into action to prevent disease
  • Promoting healthy and safe behaviors, communities and environment
  • Developing leaders and training the public health workforce, including disease detectives
  • Taking the health pulse of our nation

Resources

ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Tobacco–Free on Social Media. ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Tobacco Free provides content on Facebook and Twitter that encourages participation with our science-based messages and discussion of tobacco-related health information.

Search for ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø employees in the Health and Human Services employee directory.

Visiting ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø

ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø visitor center
Plan your trip to ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø in Atlanta. Print the Visitor Information Guide. Explore the David J. Sencer ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Museum in the Tom Harkin Global Communications Center.
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Content Source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention