CDC's mission is "to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability." That mission covers a lot of ground and many different areas of public health. Some of our activities may be more familiar, such as our disease investigations, while other activities may be less well known, such as our day to day technical assistance to state and local public health departments. Addressing everything from AIDS to yellow fever, CDC's scientists, nurses, statisticians, nutritionists, doctors, industrial hygienists, laboratorians, veterinarians, information technology specialists, policy analysts, and others are working together for healthy people in every stage of life.
To help provide a better idea of what CDC's staff do every day to ensure healthy people in a healthy world, we have prepared these short accounts of CDC at Work. Each one is a snapshot of a specific CDC activity and how CDC is making an impact on health at the national, community and/or individual level.
CDC at Work
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Birth Defects & Developmental Disabilities
Chronic Diseases
- Addressing High Infant Mortality Rates Among African Americans
- Program Inspires Thousands to Walk for Health
- Promoting Physical Activity and Nutrition in an American Indian Community
- REACHing Hispanics in New Mexico with Diabetes Education
Environmental Health
- Environmental Health Lab and International Collaboration Save Lives in Panama
- Routine Surveillance Prevents Disease, Saves Agricultural Resources
Global Health
Infectious Diseases
- Pioneering Innovations in Early Infant HIV Diagnosis in Botswana
- Working with Partners Around the World to Make Rabies History
Influenza
- Community-Based Surveillance Helps Fight Bird Flu in Vietnam
- Needs Assessment and Response for Flu Outbreaks in Poultry
Injury Prevention & Control
- Helping Coaches Prevent, Recognize, and Manage Concussions
- Making Alcohol Screening and Intervention Common Practice
- Preventing Injuries with the Meals on Wheels Association of America
Occupational Safety & Health
Public Health Data & Statistics
Public Health Informatics
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