Knowra Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a U.S. federal agency that protects public health through disease surveillance, research, guidance, and prevention programs.
Public health surveillance : The ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and use of health data to guide public-health action. The CDC tracks disease patterns to detect threats and guide prevention.
Malaria Control in War Areas : A wartime U.S. public-health program established in 1942 to control malaria near military training sites. It was the CDC’s institutional predecessor, created to address a specific wartime threat.
Vaccination : The administration of a vaccine to stimulate protection against an infectious disease. The CDC develops schedules and recommendations that guide vaccination in the United States.
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States : The spread and consequences of COVID-19 across the United States beginning in 2020. The pandemic tested CDC surveillance, communication, and response under intense public scrutiny.
Food and Drug Administration : A U.S. federal agency that regulates food, medicines, vaccines, medical devices, and related products. The FDA regulates products; the CDC monitors health and issues public-health guidance.
National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System : A U.S. system that collects reports of diseases designated as nationally notifiable. It aggregates state and local reports into a national picture of infectious disease.
Joseph W. Mountin : A U.S. public-health official who led the federal agency that became the CDC. Mountin helped establish the agency’s early mission and organizational direction.
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices : A federal advisory committee that recommends vaccine use for U.S. populations. Its recommendations inform the CDC’s immunization schedules and official guidance.
CDC eviction moratorium : A 2020–2021 federal order that temporarily restricted many residential evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CDC’s use of public-health authority prompted legal disputes over agency power.
National Institutes of Health : A U.S. federal agency that funds and conducts biomedical research. NIH centers on biomedical research, while the CDC emphasizes population health and disease control.
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