Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention

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Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDC)

Agency overview
Formed	23 December 1983; 40 years ago (1983-12-23)
Headquarters	155 Changbai Road, Changping District, Beijing, China
Employees	2120 (2016)
Agency executive	Shen Hongbing[1], Director
Parent department	National Health Commission
Website	en.chinacdc.cn

The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDC; Chinese: 中国疾病预防控制中心) is an institution directly under the National Health Commission, based in Changping District, Beijing, China.^[2]

Established in 1983, it works to protect public health and safety by providing information to enhance health decisions, and to promote health through partnerships with provincial health departments and other organizations. The CCDC focuses national attention on developing and applying disease prevention and control (especially infectious diseases), environmental health, occupational safety and health, health promotion, prevention and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the People's Republic of China.^[3][4][5]