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Protecting America′s Public Health

In the last two years, CDC doctors and nurses, scientists and health educators, and other public health professionals have responded to over 750 disease outbreaks, environmental emergencies and other public health threats. Below is a small sample of the incidents in the last 10 years where CDC′s work has made a positive difference in the safety and health of people worldwide.

Can you remember a health threat in your community? You can be sure that CDC was there, often behind the scenes, working to save lives and protect people from harm. Protect yourself and your family by preparing for an emergency before it happens to you.

CDC has responded to emergencies affecting public health around the world since it was founded in 1946. This image depicts a sample of those responses in the last decade:
 

 

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