What Does the CDC Foundation Do?
The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) do more, faster to make the world healthier and safer. CDC is the lead federal agency responsible for protecting Americans from diseases, injuries, environmental hazards, and other threats to health and safety. CDC experts work both behind the scenes and on the front line’s to improve people’s daily lives and respond to health emergencies. But CDC could never battle all the world’s health threats alone. That is why Congress established the CDC Foundation to connect outside partners and resources with CDC to build programs that enhance CDC’s impact. CDC scientists rely on the many vital alliances forged through the CDC Foundation to help address many critical health concerns at home and around the world.
