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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the national public health agency of the United States. It is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The agency's main goal is the protection of public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability in the US and worldwide. The CDC focuses national attention on developing and applying disease control and prevention. It especially focuses its attention on infectious disease, food borne pathogens, environmental health, occupational safety and health, health promotion, injury prevention, and educational activities designed to improve the health of United States citizens. The CDC also conducts research and provides information on non-infectious diseases, such as obesity and diabetes, and is a founding member of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes. As part of the announced 2025 HHS reorganization, CDC is planned to be reoriented towards infectious disease programs. It is planned to absorb the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, while the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is planned to move into the new Administration for a Healthy America.

Infobox

Formed
July 1, 1946; 79 years ago (1946-07-01)
Preceding agencies
mw- Office of National Defense Malaria Control Activities (1942)Office of Malaria Control in War Areas (1942–46)Communicable Disease Center (1946–67)National Communicable Disease Center (1967–70)Center for Disease Control (1970–80)Centers for Disease Control (1980–92)
Jurisdiction
Federal government of the United States
Headquarters
Atlanta, Georgia, U 33°47′58″N 84°19′42″W / 33.79944°N 84.32833°W / 33.79944; -84.32833
Employees
11,814
Annual budget
US$11.581 billion (FY24)
Agency executive
Jim O'Neill, Acting Director
Parent agency
United States Department of Health and Human Services
Website
www.cdc.gov

Tables

· Leadership › List of directors
1
1942
1942–1943
1
No.
1
Director
Louis L. Williams Jr.
Term start
1942
Term end
1943
2
1944
1944–1946
2
No.
2
Director
Mark D. Hollis
Term start
1944
Term end
1946
3
1947
1947–1951
3
No.
3
Director
Raymond A. Vonderlehr
Term start
1947
Term end
December 1951
4
1952
1952–1953
4
No.
4
Director
Justin M. Andrews
Term start
January 1952
Term end
January 1953
5
1953
1953–1956
5
No.
5
Director
Theodore J. Bauer
Term start
January 15, 1953
Term end
August 1956
6
1956
1956–1960
6
No.
6
Director
Robert J. Anderson
Term start
October 1, 1956
Term end
June 30, 1960
7
1960
1960–1962
7
No.
7
Director
Clarence A. Smith
Term start
July 1960
Term end
August 1962
8
1962
1962–1966
8
No.
8
Director
James L. Goddard
Term start
September 1, 1962
Term end
January 1966
9
1966
1966–1977
9
No.
9
Director
David J. Sencer
Term start
February 1966
Term end
May 1977
10
1977
1977–1983
10
No.
10
Director
William H. Foege
Term start
May 1977
Term end
November 30, 1983
11
1983
1983–1989
11
No.
11
Director
James O. Mason
Term start
December 1, 1983
Term end
April 1989
Acting
1989
1989–1990
Acting
No.
Acting
Director
Walter Dowdle
Term start
April 1989
Term end
February 28, 1990
12
1990
1990–1993
12
No.
12
Director
William L. Roper
Term start
March 1, 1990
Term end
June 30, 1993
Acting
1993
1993–1993
Acting
No.
Acting
Director
Walter Dowdle
Term start
July 1, 1993
Term end
November 14, 1993
13
1993
1993–1998
13
No.
13
Director
David Satcher
Term start
November 15, 1993
Term end
February 13, 1998
Acting
1998
1998–1998
Acting
No.
Acting
Director
Claire V. Broome
Term start
February 14, 1998
Term end
October 4, 1998
14
1998
1998–2002
14
No.
14
Director
Jeffrey P. Koplan
Term start
October 5, 1998
Term end
March 31, 2002
acting
2002
2002–2002
acting
No.
acting
Director
David Fleming
Term start
April 1, 2002
Term end
June 2, 2002
15
2002
2002–2009
15
No.
15
Director
Julie Gerberding
Term start
June 3, 2002
Term end
January 20, 2009
interim
2009
2009–2009
interim
No.
interim
Director
William Gimson
Term start
January 20, 2009
Term end
January 22, 2009
acting
2009
2009–2009
acting
No.
acting
Director
Richard Besser
Term start
January 22, 2009
Term end
June 7, 2009
16
2009
2009–2017
16
No.
16
Director
Thomas R. Frieden
Term start
June 8, 2009
Term end
January 20, 2017
acting
2017
2017–2017
acting
No.
acting
Director
Anne Schuchat
Term start
January 20, 2017
Term end
July 6, 2017
17
2017
2017–2018
17
No.
17
Director
Brenda Fitzgerald
Term start
July 7, 2017
Term end
January 31, 2018
acting
2018
2018–2018
acting
No.
acting
Director
Anne Schuchat
Term start
February 1, 2018
Term end
March 26, 2018
18
2018
2018–2021
18
No.
18
Director
Robert R. Redfield
Term start
March 26, 2018
Term end
January 20, 2021
19
2021
2021–2023
19
No.
19
Director
Rochelle Walensky
Term start
January 20, 2021
Term end
June 30, 2023
acting
2023
2023–2023
acting
No.
acting
Director
Nirav D. Shah
Term start
July 1, 2023
Term end
July 10, 2023
20
2023
2023–2025
20
No.
20
Director
Mandy Cohen
Term start
July 10, 2023
Term end
January 20, 2025
acting
2025
2025–2025
acting
No.
acting
Director
Susan Monarez
Term start
January 23, 2025
Term end
March 24, 2025
acting
2025
2025–2025
acting
No.
acting
Director
Matthew Buzzelli
Term start
March 24, 2025
Term end
July 30, 2025
21
2025
2025–2025
21
No.
21
Director
Susan Monarez
Term start
July 31, 2025
Term end
August 27, 2025
acting
acting
No.
acting
Director
Jim O'Neill
Term start
August 28, 2025
Term end
Incumbent
No.
Portrait
Director
Term start
Term end
Refs.
1
Louis L. Williams Jr.
1942
1943
2
Mark D. Hollis
1944
1946
3
Raymond A. Vonderlehr
1947
December 1951
4
Justin M. Andrews
January 1952
January 1953
5
Theodore J. Bauer
January 15, 1953
August 1956
6
Robert J. Anderson
October 1, 1956
June 30, 1960
7
Clarence A. Smith
July 1960
August 1962
8
James L. Goddard
September 1, 1962
January 1966
9
David J. Sencer
February 1966
May 1977
10
William H. Foege
May 1977
November 30, 1983
11
James O. Mason
December 1, 1983
April 1989
Acting
Walter Dowdle
April 1989
February 28, 1990
12
William L. Roper
March 1, 1990
June 30, 1993
Acting
Walter Dowdle
July 1, 1993
November 14, 1993
13
David Satcher
November 15, 1993
February 13, 1998
Acting
Claire V. Broome
February 14, 1998
October 4, 1998
14
Jeffrey P. Koplan
October 5, 1998
March 31, 2002
acting
David Fleming
April 1, 2002
June 2, 2002
15
Julie Gerberding
June 3, 2002
January 20, 2009
interim
William Gimson
January 20, 2009
January 22, 2009
acting
Richard Besser
January 22, 2009
June 7, 2009
16
Thomas R. Frieden
June 8, 2009
January 20, 2017
acting
Anne Schuchat
January 20, 2017
July 6, 2017
17
Brenda Fitzgerald
July 7, 2017
January 31, 2018
acting
Anne Schuchat
February 1, 2018
March 26, 2018
18
Robert R. Redfield
March 26, 2018
January 20, 2021
19
Rochelle Walensky
January 20, 2021
June 30, 2023
acting
Nirav D. Shah
July 1, 2023
July 10, 2023
20
Mandy Cohen
July 10, 2023
January 20, 2025
acting
Susan Monarez
January 23, 2025
March 24, 2025
acting
Matthew Buzzelli
March 24, 2025
July 30, 2025
21
Susan Monarez
July 31, 2025
August 27, 2025
acting
Jim O'Neill
August 28, 2025
Incumbent

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