What is the focus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?

• A. Founded in 1946 to help control malaria; Located in Atlanta Georgia, division of USDHHS; Forefront of public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats.
• B. Founded in 1960 primarily for cancer research.
• C. Focuses only on hospital administration.
• D. Is a nongovernmental organization.

Answer: (A)

The CDC is a federal public health agency focused on preventing and controlling a broad range of health threats. It was established in 1946 to combat malaria and is based in Atlanta, Georgia as part of the Department of Health and Human Services. Its mission covers infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats, making it a comprehensive public health leader rather than a single-disease research center or hospital administrator, and it is not a nongovernmental organization.