Public Health Topics & Resources

Overview

CDC works with the US territories and freely associated states to address several critical public health topics, including chronic diseases, infectious diseases and outbreaks, and emergency preparedness and response.

Resources

Chronic Disease

• Asthma
  • Asthma Cooperative Agreement Partner Profile
    
• Comprehensive Cancer Control Plans
  • Pacific Regional Comprehensive Cancer Control Strategic Plan, 2022–2027 (cdc.gov)
  • American Samoa [PDF – 2 MB]
  • Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands [PDF – 39 MB]
  • Federated States of Micronesia [PDF – 2 MB]
  • Guam [PDF – 1.5 MB]
  • Puerto Rico [PDF – 15 MB]
  • Republic of the Marshall Islands [PDF – 1.9 MB]
  • Republic of Palau [PDF – 2.6 MB]
• Diabetes
  • Hispanic and Asian Subgroups Are at Higher Risk for Diabetes
    
• HIV
  • Health Disparities in Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders

• Tobacco Prevention
  • Hispanic and Latino People Experience a Health Burden From Commercial Tobacco
• Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage | Health Equity Feature

Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

• COVID-19 Resources for Health Departments
• Health Alerts
• Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
  • Preparing for Hurricanes or Other Tropical Storms
    
• Tuberculosis Information for Emergencies and Disasters
• USVI Emergency Preparedness

Infectious Disease

• Chikungunya
• Dengue
• HIV
• Parasites
• Parasites – Lymphatic Filariasis
• Tuberculosis
• Vector-Borne Diseases
• Zika Virus

Grant Management Resources

• Grants Management Training Resources