Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or CDC) are a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services.  CDC main office is in Druid Hills, a neighborhood in northeastern Atlanta, Georgia. Home Page. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved on November 19, 2008. Groundbreaking held for new CDC virus research labs . Atlanta Journal-Constitution. December 3, 1985. A21. Retrieved on February 5, 2011. "[The new facility will sit behind and be connected to CDC's red-brick complex of buildings on Clifton Road in DeKalb County[...]""Druid Hills CDP, GA ." United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 5, 2009.  It works to protect public health and safety. It provides information to enhance health decisions. It promotes health as a partner with state health departments and other organizations. When an infectious disease or bad food can cause health problems, the CDC will tell the nation how to fight it. The CDC works on environmental health, occupational safety and health, health promotion, injury prevention and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States of America.

Agencies under the CDC
The CDC has agencies that work under it:
 NIOSH, which checks things people wear for job safety.
 ATSDR, which lists chemicals that make people sick.

Foundation
The CDC FoundationCDCfoundation.org is separate from CDC as a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. It is incorporated in the State of Georgia. Section 399F of the Public Health Service Act created the foundation to help the CDC work with the private sector.

Leadership
Up to mid-August 2025, Susan Monarez was supposed to be the leader of the CDC. However, in late-August, a decision was made to fire her, and that decision was later confirmed by the US President. Monarez disagreed with the firing, and clarified that she had not resigned. The reason for firing her is very controversial. 

List of directors
PortraitDirectorTerm startTerm end170pxLouis L. Williams Jr.19421943270pxMark D. Hollis194419463Raymond A. Vonderlehr1947December 1951470pxJustin M. AndrewsJanuary 1952January 1953570pxTheodore J. BauerJanuary 15, 1953August 1956670pxRobert J. AndersonOctober 1, 1956June 30, 1960770pxClarence A. SmithJuly 1960August 1962870pxJames L. GoddardSeptember 1, 1962January 1966970pxDavid J. SencerFebruary 1966May 19771070pxWilliam H. FoegeMay 1977November 30, 19831170pxJames O. MasonDecember 1, 1983April 1989Acting70pxWalter DowdleApril 1989February 28, 19901270pxWilliam L. RoperMarch 1, 1990June 30, 1993Acting70pxWalter DowdleJuly 1, 1993November 14, 19931370pxDavid SatcherNovember 15, 1993February 13, 1998Acting70pxClaire V. BroomeFebruary 14, 1998October 4, 19981470pxJeffrey P. KoplanOctober 5, 1998March 31, 2002acting70pxDavid FlemingApril 1, 2002June 2, 20021570pxJulie GerberdingJune 3, 2002January 20, 2009interim70pxWilliam GimsonJanuary 20, 2009January 22, 2009acting70pxRichard BesserJanuary 22, 2009June 7, 20091670pxThomas R. FriedenJune 8, 2009January 20, 2017acting70pxAnne SchuchatJanuary 20, 2017July 6, 20171770pxBrenda FitzgeraldJuly 7, 2017January 31, 2018acting70pxAnne SchuchatFebruary 1, 2018March 26, 20181870pxRobert R. RedfieldMarch 26, 2018January 20, 20211970pxRochelle WalenskyJanuary 20, 2021June 30, 2023acting70pxNirav D. ShahJuly 1, 2023July 10, 20232070pxMandy CohenJuly 10, 2023January 20, 2025acting70pxSusan MonarezJanuary 23, 2025March 24, 2025acting70pxMatthew BuzzelliMarch 24, 2025July 30, 20252170pxSusan MonarezJuly 31, 2025August 27, 2025acting 70pxJim O'NeillAugust 28, 2025Incumbent

References

Other websites

 The CDC Homepage
 CDC Online Newsroom
 CDC Health Topics A to Z
 CDC Public Health Image Library
 CDC Global Communications Center
 CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory– Atlanta, Georgia 
 Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Meeting Notices and Rule Changes  from The Federal Register RSS Feed 
 Proposed and finalized federal regulations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

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