Center for Disease Control (CDC)
The CDC collaborates to create the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities needto protect their health - through health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability, andpreparedness for new health threats. CDC seeks to accomplish its mission by working with partnersthroughout the world to monitor health, detect and investigate health problems, conduct research toenhance prevention, develop and advocate sound public health policies, implement prevention strategies,promote healthy behaviors, foster safe and healthful environments, and provide leadership and training.