CDC 24/7 Health Security Report

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WE INVESTIGATE
We investigate

24/7 central command to monitor health and respond to health crises.

WE FIGURE OUT WHAT WORKS
We Figure Out What Works

Research that leads to the best data and solutions to fight disease and protect health.

WE GET RESULTS
We get results

Science-based, data-driven, lifesaving ways to defend against health threats.

CDC WORKS to Respond, Contain, and Eliminate Disease WHEREVER IT IS.

CDC WORKS to DetectRespond, and Eliminate Disease WHEREVER IT IS.

CDC works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to keep America healthy, safe, and secure.
WE PUT SCIENCE & DATA INTO ACTION
  • Turning new research into tools and actions that save more lives
  • Tracking diseases to take the pulse of America’s health

WE DETECT, RESPOND, & ELIMINATE HEALTH THREATS
  • 150+ labs identify diseases, food-borne outbreaks, biosecurity threats, and environmental hazards
  • Trusted world-class scientists discovering microbes that threaten Americans

WE STRENGTHEN & PROTECT YOUR COMMUNITY
  • Working with state, local, and territorial public health departments to investigate and protect against health threats
  • Providing states with support and technical know-how to increase their impact

WE KEEP YOU SAFE.

24/7 U.S. emergency public health response

Rapid disease detection and elimination

Stopping diseases from reaching the U.S.

Lifesaving vaccines for outbreak response and prevention

CDC’s Funding in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018: $8.25 Billion*

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Page last reviewed: October 10, 2018