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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Annual budget:$14.5 billion (2023)
Year created:1946
Official website:Office website

TheCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an agency in theU.S. Department of Health and Human Services responsible for monitoring health risks both in the U.S. and abroad.[1]

History

The Communicable Disease Center was opened in 1946 with the intent of stopping the spread of malaria throughout the United States. The beginning budget was $10 million for an agency employing 400 people. In 1949, the U.S. was declared malaria free. The Epidemic Intelligence Service was established in 1953, working to defend against biological warfare as well as man-made disease outbreaks. The agency assisted in curing smallpox in 1962, polio in 1994 and rubella in 2005. Additionally, the CDC runs anti-smoking campaigns.[2]

The agency changed names in 1970 to the Center for Disease Control.[2]

Structure

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Mission

The official mission statement of the CDC is as follows:

CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.


CDC increases the health security of our nation. As the nation’s health protection agency, CDC saves lives and protects people from health threats. To accomplish our mission, CDC conducts critical science and provides health information that protects our nation against expensive and dangerous health threats, and responds when these arise.[3]

—CDC[1]

Leadership

CDC Director History
CDC DirectorYears in officeAppointed by
L.L. Williams1942-1943Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mark D. Hollis1944-1946Franklin D. Roosevelt
Raymond A. Vonderlehr1947-1951Harry Truman
Justin M. Andrews1952-1953Harry Truman
Theodore J. Bauer1953-1956Dwight Eisenhower
Robert J. Anderson1956-1960Dwight Eisenhower
Clarence A. Smith1960-1962Dwight Eisenhower
James L. Goddard1962-1966John F. Kennedy
David J. Sencer1966-1977Lyndon B. Johnson
William H. Foege1977-1983Jimmy Carter
James O. Mason1983-1989Ronald Reagan
William L. Roper1990-1993George H.W. Bush
David Satcher1993-1998Bill Clinton
Jeffrey P. Koplan1998-2002Bill Clinton
Julie L. Gerberding2002-2008George W. Bush
Tom Frieden2009-2017Barack Obama
Brenda Fitzgerald2017-2018Donald Trump
Robert Redfield2018-2021Donald Trump
Rochelle Walensky2021-2023Joe Biden
Mandy Cohen2023-2025Joe Biden
Susan MonarezJuly 31, 2025-August 27, 2025Donald Trump


Organizational chart

Click here to view the CDC's organizational chart.

Analysis

Budget

CDC Annual Budget
YearBudget (in billions)% Difference from previous year
2025$9.86.52%
2024$9.2−1.08%
2023$9.39.41%
2022$8.5N/A
  • Note: 2025 only represents the CDC's budget request, not an enacted budget.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.01.1CDC, "Mission, Role and Pledge," accessed February 26, 2024
  2. 2.02.1CDC.gov, "CDC Timeline," accessed September 5, 2014
  3. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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