Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Agency overview
Formed	July 1, 1946
Preceding agencies	Office of National Defense Malaria Control Activities (1942); Office of Malaria Control in War Areas (1942–46); Communicable Disease Center (1946–67); National Communicable Disease Center (1967–70); Center for Disease Control (1970–80); Centers for Disease Control (1980–92);
Jurisdiction	Federal Government of the United States
Headquarters	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.; 33°47′58″N 84°19′42″W / 33.79944°N 84.32833°W
Employees	11,814
Annual budget	US$11.581 billion (FY24)
Agency executives	Susan Monarez, Nominee for Director; Nirav D. Shah , Acting Principal Deputy Director;
Parent agency	United States Department of Health and Human Services
Website	www.cdc.gov

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the national public health agency of the United States. It is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.^[2]^[3] The CDC's current nominee for director is Susan Monarez. She became acting director on January 23, 2025, but stepped down on March 24, 2025 when nominated for the director position.^[4]^[5] There is presently no CDC director.^[4]

The agency's main goal is the protection of public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability in the US and worldwide.^[6] The CDC focuses national attention on developing and applying disease control and prevention. It especially focuses its attention on infectious disease, food borne pathogens, environmental health, occupational safety and health, health promotion, injury prevention, and educational activities designed to improve the health of United States citizens. The CDC also conducts research and provides information on non-infectious diseases, such as obesity and diabetes, and is a founding member of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes.^[7]

As part of the announced 2025 HHS reorganization, CDC is planned to be reoriented towards infectious disease programs. It is planned to absorb the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, while the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is planned to move into the new Administration for a Healthy America.^[8]

^ "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Salary Statistics". federalpay.org. Retrieved July 4, 2019. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had 10,899 employees in 2015 ...
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^ Niesse, Mark. "City of Atlanta's expansion to Emory and CDC approved". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Faust, Jeremy (April 9, 2025). "Scoop: CDC has no Acting Director, sources confirm". Inside Medicine. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
^ Tin, Alexander (January 23, 2025). "Trump administration expected to go outside CDC for acting director - CBS News". CBS News. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
^ "Mission, Role and Pledge". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. April 14, 2014. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017.
^ "Home: CDC". cdc.gov. Retrieved November 19, 2008.
^ "HHS Announces Transformation to Make America Healthy Again". U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. March 27, 2025. Archived from the original on March 27, 2025. Retrieved March 27, 2025.