CDC Organization

The CDC is one of the major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services.

CDC´s top organizational components include the Office of the Director, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and six Coordinating Centers/Offices:

• Coordinating Center for Environmental Health and Injury Prevention (CCEHIP)
  
  
  • National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)
    
    
  • The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
  
  
  
  • National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)
  
  
  
  
  

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• Coordinating Center for Health Information and Service (CCHIS)
  
  
  • National Center for Health Marketing (NCHM)
  
  
  
  • National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
  
  
  
  • National Center for Public Health Informatics (NCPHI)
  
  
  
  
  

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• Coordinating Center for Health Promotion (CoCHP)
  
  
  • National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)
  
  
  
  • National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)
  
  
  
  • Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention
  
  
  
  
  

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• Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases (CCID)
  
  
  • National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP)
  
  
  
  • National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
  
  
  
  • National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases (NCZVED)
  
  
  
  • National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID)
  
  

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• Coordinating Office for Global Health (COGH)



• Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (COTPER)

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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ensures safety and health for all people in the workplace through research and prevention.

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The Office of the Director manages and directs the activities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; provides overall direction to, and coordination of, the scientific/medical programs of CDC; and provides leadership, coordination, and assessment of administrative management activities.

• CDC Washington
• Office of Chief of Public Health Practice
• Office of Health and Safety
• Office of Strategy and Innovation
• Office of the Chief Science Officer (OCSO)

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Coordinating Centers/Offices allow the CDC to be more responsive and effective when dealing with public health concerns. Each Coordinating Center/Office implements CDC´s response in their areas of expertise; while also providing intra-agency support and resource-sharing for cross-cutting issues and specific health threats.

To learn more about each of CDC´s Coordinating Centers/Offices, click on the Coordinating Center/Office title above.

 

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