How CDC’s Quarantine Stations Welcome New Arrivals to the United States and Protect the Health of U.S. Communities
With 1 billion people crossing international borders each year, there is nowhere in the world from which we are remote and no one from whom we are disconnected. That is why the CDC’s Quarantine Stations, often called Q-stations, are so important. U.S. Quarantine Stations are part of a broad system that serves to limit the introduction and spread of infectious diseases into the United States.

CDC works for you 24-7
In uncertain times, safeguarding America's health and security is more important than ever. Whether the threat is a disease outbreak, chronic condition, environmental hazard, natural disaster or deliberate attack,CDC works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to keep Americans safe - in the U.S. and around the world.

100 Years in Mining History and Service
For more than 100 years the CDC/NIOSH Bruceton Experimental and Safety Research Coal Mine, has been the site of test explosions, simulated rescue exercises, and research in health and safety interventions for mine workers.

CDC Celebrates National Nurses Week
At CDC there are over 200 nurses that serve as branch chiefs, deputy directors, EIS officers, public health advisors, senior scientists, communicators, educators, and occupational health nurses. National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6 to May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, founder of modern nursing.

Folic Acid: Helping to Prevent Birth Defects
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the US Public Health Service recommendation that women of childbearing age should daily consume 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid to help prevent certain neural tube defects (NTDs), namely, spina bifida and anencephaly.