The Prevention Health and Health Services Block Grant provides support to all 50 states and eight territories, the District of Columbia, and two Native American tribes for preventive health services to improve quality of life by reducing illness and premature deaths. CDC works with a wide range of partners to implement HIV prevention programs. CDC established the Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Program to coordinate a national effort to protect the public's health in the event of a biological or chemical terrorist attack.
Vaccines are one of the most cost-effective tools in preventing disease and death.
CDC is taking steps to improve adult immunization rates through interventions recommended in the CDC-sponsored Guide to Community Preventive Services. The countries targeted represent those with the most severe HIV epidemic and where the potential impact is greatest.