Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf government position
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:CDC
gptkbp:annualReport gptkb:CDC_Annual_Report
gptkbp:budget over $12 billion (2023)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Mandy_Cohen
gptkbp:focus gptkb:disease
environmental health
health promotion
injury prevention
non-infectious disease
occupational safety and health
preparedness for emerging health threats
gptkbp:founded July 1, 1946
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Atlanta,_Georgia,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:federal_government_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:logo CDC logo.svg
gptkbp:mission protect public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:COVID-19_pandemic
gptkb:Anthrax_attacks_(2001)
gptkb:Ebola_outbreak
gptkb:H1N1_influenza_pandemic
gptkb:Zika_virus_outbreak
HIV/AIDS epidemic
Polio eradication efforts
gptkbp:notableProgram gptkb:Epidemic_Intelligence_Service
gptkb:National_Center_for_Health_Statistics
gptkb:National_Institute_for_Occupational_Safety_and_Health
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:Morbidity_and_Mortality_Weekly_Report_(MMWR)
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 10,000
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:Communicable_Disease_Center
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:United_States
global
gptkbp:role responds to public health emergencies
lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people
develops public health policies
monitors and reports on disease outbreaks
provides health statistics
provides immunization guidelines
provides technical assistance to state and local health departments
collaborates with international health organizations
conducts research and provides information on infectious diseases
gptkbp:subordinateUnit gptkb:Center_for_Global_Health
gptkb:National_Center_for_Chronic_Disease_Prevention_and_Health_Promotion
gptkb:National_Center_for_Emerging_and_Zoonotic_Infectious_Diseases
gptkb:National_Center_for_Environmental_Health
gptkb:National_Center_for_Immunization_and_Respiratory_Diseases
gptkb:National_Center_for_Injury_Prevention_and_Control
gptkb:National_Center_on_Birth_Defects_and_Developmental_Disabilities
gptkb:National_Institute_for_Occupational_Safety_and_Health
gptkbp:type gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:website https://www.cdc.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Food_and_Drug_Administration_(FDA)
gptkb:BSL-3
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5