Past CDC Directors/Administrators Since 1942, CDC has had 15 Directors. Each CDC Director has made unique contributions to help CDC become the nation's premiere health promotion, prevention and preparedness agency and a global leader in public health. |
60th Anniversary July 2006 marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which was founded as the Communicable Disease Center on July 1, 1946, in Atlanta Georgia. |
Facilities CDC’s main Atlanta campus features four new environmentally friendly buildings; including its new Headquarters building. Each new facility being built by CDC is designed to be environmentally friendly and to support the technology necessary for modern CDC science. |
CDC's Timeline Commemorating over 60 years of CDC's contributions to public health. |
Achievements Ten Great Public Health Achievements in the 20th Century. |