“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or CDC) is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services based in Atlanta. It works to protect public health and safety by providing information to enhance health decisions, and it promotes health through partnerships with state health departments and other organizations. The CDC focuses national attention on developing and applying disease prevention and control (especially infectious diseases), environmental health, occupational safety and health, health promotion, injury prevention and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.”
From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centers_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention_(CDC)
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) – Home
http://www.cdc.gov/
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) – Faststats
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/Default.htm
CDC Products – Selected Estimates – Data From 2008 – June 2009
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/released200906.htm
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