Coordinating Office for Global Health

The Division of Global Public Health Capacity Development (DGPHCD) works to improve the health of the people of the United States and other nations by partnering with national and international organizations and foreign governments to build strong, transparent, sustained public health systems.

DGPHCD aims to strengthen public health systems through training, consultation, capacity building, and assistance in applied epidemiology, public health surveillance, evaluation, instructional design, and other disciplines.

Since 1980, DGPHCD and its international partners have built numerous long-term applied public health training programs on six continents.

See our new publication entitled
CDC Stories from the Field
 and our 2007 Annual Report.