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Who is the CDC funded by?
Who owns or runs the CDC?
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Annual budget | US$11.1 billion (FY18) |
| Agency executives | Rochelle Walensky, Director Debra Houry, Acting Principal Deputy Director |
| Parent agency | United States Department of Health and Human Services |
| Website | www.cdc.gov |
Is the CDC a US government agency?
Who is the biggest funder of CDC?
What nationality is Dr Rochelle Walensky?
Who are the members of the CDC?
- David Warren Fleming, M.D.
- Adaora Alise Adimora, M.D., M.P.H.
- Michelle A. Albert, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.C., F.A.H.A.
- Daniel E. Dawes, J.D.
- Cristal A. Gary, M.P.H.
- Lynn R. Goldman, M.D., M.S., M.P.H.
- Rachel R. Hardeman, Ph. D., M.P.H.
- Octavio N. Martinez, Jr., M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., F.A.P.A.
Who oversees CDC?
Is the CDC Foundation the same as the CDC?
Overview
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, and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
The agency’s main goal is the protection of public healthand safety through th…
History
The Communicable Disease Center was founded July 1, 1946, as the successor to the World War II Malaria Control in War Areas program of the Office of National Defense Malaria Control Activities.
Preceding its founding, organizations with global influence in malaria control were the Malaria Commission of the League of Nations and the Rockefeller Fou…
Organization
The CDC is organized into “Centers, Institutes, and Offices” (CIOs), with each organizational unit implementing the agency’s activities in a particular area of expertise while also providing intra-agency support and resource-sharing for cross-cutting issues and specific health threats. Generally, CDC “Offices” are subdivided into Centers, which in turn are composed of Divisions and Branche…
Budget
CDC’s budget for fiscal year 2018 is $11.9 billion. The CDC offers grants that help many organizations each year advance health, safety and awareness at the community level throughout the United States. The CDC awards over 85 percent of its annual budget through these grants.
Workforce
As of 2021, CDC staff numbered approximately 15,000 personnel (including 6,000 contractors and 840 United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers) in 170 occupations. Eighty percent held bachelor’s degrees or higher; almost half had advanced degrees (a master’s degree or a doctorate such as a PhD, D.O., or M.D.).
Common CDC job titles include engineer, entomologist, epidemiologist, biologist, physician, veteri…
Leadership
The Director of CDC is a Senior Executive Service position that may be filled either by a career employee, or as a political appointment that does not require Senate confirmation, with the latter method typically being used. The director serves at the pleasure of the President and may be fired at any time. The CDC director concurrently serves as the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Subst…
Datasets and survey systems
• CDC Scientific Data, Surveillance, Health Statistics, and Laboratory Information.
• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), the world’s largest, ongoing telephone health-survey system.
• Mortality Medical Data System.
Areas of focus
The CDC’s programs address more than 400 diseases, health threats, and conditions that are major causes of death, disease, and disability. The CDC’s website has information on various infectious (and noninfectious) diseases, including smallpox, measles, and others.
The CDC targets the transmission of influenza, including the H1N1swine flu, an…