Question

 

A) A brief description of what the agency/organization does ( the mission of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

B) please list three to 5 interesting facts about Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Answer 1

A) Answer:-

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a federal agency that conducts and supports health promotion, prevention and preparedness activities in the United States, with the goal of improving overall public health.

Established in 1946 and based in Atlanta, the CDC is managed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Mission of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

As the nation's health protection agency, CDC saves lives and protects people from health threats. To accomplish our mission, CDC conducts critical science and provides health information that protects our nation against expensive and dangerous health threats, and responds when these arise.

Control and prevention:-

* Increasing support to local and state shealth departments - We are only as strong as our partnerships. We are passionate about offering the best technical, financial, and direct assistance possible for the good of the whole in public health.

* Decreasing leading causes of death - We are fiercely devoted to improving the social determinants of health — disparities in the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. These imbalances are largely responsible for health inequities in everything from obesity to heart disease.

* Improving global health - Provide unwavering leadership in health policy development. We strengthen the ability of governments and organizations across the globe to achieve their health goals and deepen the effectiveness and efficiency of their health systems.

* CDC focus is not only on scientific excellence but also on the essential spirit that is CDC – to protect the health of all people. CDC keeps humanity at the forefront of its mission to ensure health protection through promotion, prevention, and preparedness.

* Composed of the Office of the Director, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Center for Global Health, and five Offices, including Public Health Preparedness and Response; State and Local Support; Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services; Noncommunicable Diseases, Injury and Environmental Health; and Infectious Diseases. CDC employs more than 15,000 employees in more than 50 countries and in 168 occupational categories.

B) Answer:-

Interesting facts about the centers for the Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):-

• One of the CDC’s goals is to promote optimal health nationwide. One way in which they do this is to composite the qualities and behaviors of individuals who lead healthy lifestyles.

• The CDC is made up of health professionals who approach the issues from a number of different angles. They have different kinds of training and use different methods to obtain and analyze information.

• The CDC is the founding institute of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes. This is a group of national health centers that communicate to share knowledge and policy and to discuss essential issues.

• Representatives from the CDC are locally available to visit classrooms, workplaces, and community centers to give talks and presentations, as well as to give occasional testing and prevention.

• The CDC hires professionals from many different fields, including doctors, public health advisors, chemists, information technology professionals, economists, and computer scientists.