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Health Security Report 2017

CDC Keeps America Safe, Healthy, and Secure

2017 CDC Health Security Brochure [PDF – 815 KB]

We investigate.

WE INVESTIGATE

24/7 central command to monitor health and respond to health crises

We figure out what works.

WE FIGURE OUT WHAT WORKS

Research that leads to the best solutions to fight disease and protect health

We get results.

WE GET RESULTS

Proven, lifesaving ways to defend against health threats

CDC WORKS to Respond, Contain, and Eliminate Disease
WHEREVER IT IS.

CDC 24-7

​CDC works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to keep America healthy, safe, and secure.

WE PUT SCIENCE INTO ACTION

  • Turning new research into tools and actions that save more lives
  • Tracking diseases to take the pulse of America’s health

WE RESPOND, CONTAIN, AND ELIMINATE HEALTH THREATS

  • 100+ labs identify diseases, food-borne outbreaks, biosecurity threats, and environmental hazards
  • Trusted world-class scientists discovering microbes that threaten Americans

WE STRENGTHEN YOUR COMMUNITY

  • Working with state, local, and territorial public health departments to investigate and protect against health threats
  • Providing states with support and technical know-how to increase their impact

WE KEEP YOU SAFE.

24/7 U.S. emergency public health response

Rapid disease detection and containment

Stopping diseases from reaching the U.S.

Lifesaving medicines for disasters and attacks

CDC’s Funding in Fiscal Year (FY) 2017: $7.2 Billion*

CDC Budget Pie Chart - 2017

 

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