CDC Fast Facts

Mission & Vision

CDC's Mission is to collaborate to create the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health – through health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness for new health threats.

CDC's Vision for the 21st Century is "Health Protection…Health Equity"

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Director

Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, is the current Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). » learn more

Address & Phone

1600 Clifton Rd. NE
Atlanta, GA 30333
CDC Press Line: (404) 639-3286
CDC Info: 1-800-CDC-INFO

Center, Institute and Offices

CDC's Center, Institute, and Offices (CIOs) allow the agency to be more responsive and effective when dealing with public health concerns. Each group implements CDC's response in their areas of expertise, while also providing intra-agency support and resource-sharing for cross-cutting issues and specific health threats. The CIOs are:

• Center for Global Health
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Office of Infectious Diseases
  • National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
  • National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
  • National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention
• Office of Noncommunicable Diseases, Injury and Environmental Health
  • National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
  • National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
  • National Center for Environmental Health / Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
  • National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
• Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response
• Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support
• Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services
  • National Center for Health Statistics
  • Offices of Surveillance, Epidemiology, Informatics, Laboratory Science, and Career Development
• Office of the Chief of Staff
• Office of the Chief Operating Officer
• Office of Diversity Management and Equal Employment Opportunity
• Office of the Associate Director for Communication
• Associate Director for Policy
• Associate Director for Program
• Associate Director for Science

State of CDC

CDC's annual report: Go behind the scenes with the nation's premier public health agency to explore the stories of health protection, cutting-edge research, and real-world disease investigation CDC conducts every day. » learn more

Date Founded

July 1, 1946. » learn more

Locations

Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia

U.S. Sites: Cincinnati, Ohio; Morgantown, West Virginia; Hyattsville, Maryland; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Washington, DC; Spokane, Washington; Durham, North Carolina; and Fort Collins, Colorado

At the heart of our highly capable and committed global health staff are the more than 280 assignees in 50-plus countries, including approximately 40 staff detailed to international organizations. They are supported by the expertise and efforts of approximately 1,500 locally employed staff, 100 contract staff, and 30 fellows working overseas and supplemented by hundreds of headquarters staff who travel overseas each year to provide temporary technical assistance and expertise.

Employees

CDC and ATSDR have more than 9,000 full-time, permanent staff; 118 part-time staff; and approximately 5,000 contract employees, totaling more than 14,000 employees.

Budget

CDC Fiscal Year 2009 Budget is $8.8 billion. » learn more

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